There are two capacities of M.2 2280 NGFF SATA III SSDs, please choose the preferred capacity under the options:
M.2 2280 SATA III SSD for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B and Raspberry Pi 400
We, at Cytron Technologies, are pretty excited with the stable release of USB boot firmware and have also released a reliable SSD in M.2 2280 (B+M Key) form factor. We called it MakerDisk! A Disk from Makers to Makers :) It is an M.2 2280 NGFF, SATA III (6.0 Gbps) Solid State Drive (SSD) with capacities of 240 GB or 120 GB.
You can always boot the latest Raspberry Pi 5 from this M.2 SATA III SSD via the USB3.0 port with a USB to NGFF adapter. The Raspberry Pi 5 is ready to boot from USB (USB 3.0) port, no firmware/bootloader upgrade is needed. And it is very stable.
Of course, many have been booting the preferred Operating System for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B from USB :) The USB Boot firmware for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is now officially released as a stable version. Check out this review video by leespsvideo on the MakerDisk M.2 SSD, booting up on Raspberry Pi 4 Model B/400 right out of the box. He also runs several speed tests with Raspberry Pi Diagnosis:
Booting Raspberry Pi OS and opening Apps/Programs from MakerDisk SSD is faster than the microSD card. Here are the speed test results that we get using Raspberry Pi Diagnostics:
- Sequential write speed 332670 KB/sec (target 10000) - PASS, over 33 times faster than the target
- Random write speed 22021 IOPS (target 500) - PASS, nearly 44 times faster than the target
- Random read speed 16769 IOPS (target 1500) - PASS, nearly 11 times faster than the target
Here is a comparison table between the 128GB MakerDisk microSD and MakerDisk 120GB M.2 SATA III SSD:
Note: Raspberry Pi Diagnosis result depends on many factors (New memory or used memory, interface, SATA interface, USB interface, USB cable, etc). It should be taken as a reference only.
This M.2 2280 MakerDisk SSD has a maximum sequential read and write speed of up to 550MB/s and 460MB/s respectively. The above results are limited by the USB 3.0 to SATA interface. The 240GB and 120GB SSD work perfectly and boot up without any issue in the Argon One M.2 Case.
Or you also use the USB 3.0 to M.2 SATA NGFF Case with Cable:
Note: This MakerDisk SSD is PRE-LOADED with the Raspberry Pi OS, so you can use it with Raspberry Pi 4 Model B or Raspberry Pi 400 right out of the box (if the Raspberry Pi is ready with USB boot). Of course, you will need a SATA to USB bridge such as Argon One M.2 Case or USB3.0 to M.2 NGFF SSD Expansion Board.
Is Your Raspberry Pi 4 Model B or Raspberry Pi 400 Ready with USB Boot?
Most of the latest Raspberry Pi 4 Model B comes with the latest USB bootable firmware. In case you have an older version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B board, or you are not sure, just check it using one of these methods:
Option 1: Do it from a Raspberry Pi OS desktop with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, going into the raspi_config, by leepspvideo:
Option 2: Format a blank microSD card (you need to back up the content in case you have only one microSD card) into FAT32, and load the Raspberry Pi 4 EEPROM firmware using Raspberry Pi Imager(download from here). From Operating System -> Misc Utility Images -> Raspberry Pi 4 EEPROM boot recovery, choose your microSD card and load the image into it:
After the Raspberry Pi Imager loads the EEPROM firmware into the microSD card, please insert it into your Raspberry Pi 4 Model B's microSD card slot and power it up. After just 5 seconds, the EEPROM is updated with new firmware and it is ready for USB boot.
Option 3: Boot it directly if your Raspberry Pi 4 Model B comes with the latest firmware in the EEPROM, nothing needs to be updated :)
You can always reload the image/Operating System into this SSD using an M.2 to USB 3.0 Adapter. We recommend using the official imager: Raspberry Pi Imager. Please check this video out on how to use the Advance features:
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