Pineberry Pi has really stepped up the plate since the release of theRaspberry Pi 5. We had the opportunity to review thePineberry Pi HatDrive!and HatDrive! Top modules when they were released and overall found them to be useful little boards, rating them at 4 out of 5 stars. Today we’re excited to share news of the release of six new boards that are also compatible with the Raspberry Pi 5, adding a slew of upgrades and modifications to the SBC. This information comes to us from a recent post shared to the official Pineberry PiX (formerly Twitter)page.
We are done with the updates to the store for today 🚀 There are 6 new products and we also updated the HatDrive! TopMarching into March with a smorgasbord of fresh boards available for preorder! Dual NVMe, NVMe with Coral Edge TPU, NVMe with Ethernet and more!We also have… pic.twitter.com/GdaXOjRLavMarch 6, 2024
These new boards could one day make it to our list of theBest Raspberry Pi HATsbut we won’t know until we review them. The new boards include support for dual NVMe drives, 2.5G Ethernet and even AI hardware viaGoogleCoral. Many of these boards can be stacked so it’s possible to indulge in a few of these if you’ve got a project that could use the extra features.
We’re particularly excited about theHatDrive! Dualwhich provides support for up to two NVMe drives. This board is similar toPimoroni’s NVMe Base Duo. It’s currently available for pre-order with a price of €39.99 EUR (or $43.82 USD). TheHatBRICK! Commanderis also up for pre-order for €34.99 (or $38.12 USD), this board provides support for two PCIe boards. You can also pre-order theHatDrive! AIboard for €39.99 EUR ($43.82 USD) which enables Coral Edge TPU support.
TheHatDrive! NET 1Gboard offers both NVMe support and Gigabit Ethernet at €42.99 EUR ($46.86 USD) for pre-order. If you need faster Ethernet, then theHatNET! 2.5Gboard is priced at €45.99 ($50.12 USD) and will give you 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet support. TheHatDrive! Top Litea cut-down version of the Top version offers NVMe 2230 and 2242 Gen 3 support for just €16.99 ($18.60 USD).
According to the Pineberry Pi store, there is an anticipated 2 - 4 week period before shipping will begin, starting March 20th. For more updates, be sure to followPineberry Piover at X (formerly Twitter).
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Ash Hill is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware with a wealth of experience in the hobby electronics, 3D printing and PCs. She manages the Pi projects of the month and much of our daily Raspberry Pi reporting while also finding the best coupons and deals on all tech.
