The Raspberry Pi SSD, a Raspberry Pi-branded NVMe SSD that is said to help Raspberry Pi 5 users get the most out of their tiny PCs, is now available for purchase in 256 GB and 512 GB capacities, Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton has announced. A Raspberry Pi SSD Kit, which bundles a Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ with a Raspberry Pi NVMe SSD, is also available for customers seeking a more complete package. Pricing details, including a lifestyle shot of the Raspberry Pi SSD Kit, can be found below.
The entry-level 256GB drive is priced at $30 on its own, or $40 as a kit; its 512GB big brother is priced at $45 on its own, or $55 as a kit. Both densities offer minimum 4KB random read and write performance of 40k IOPS and 70k IOPS respectively. The 256GB SSD and SSD Kit are available to buy today, while the 512GB variants are available to pre-order now for shipping by the end of November.