Pi 5 Storage Options Compared

Chapter: 14 — Raspberry Pi 5 Hardware: Storage, Camera, and Cooling

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About This Poster

The chapter's storage table and speed chart describe each option numerically — this poster pairs those facts with the physical form and connection method for each, directly relevant when choosing hardware to buy.

How to Use

• Explore — click a storage option to see its speed, setup, and best use.
• Quiz Me — test whether you can match a fact to the right storage option.
• Edit mode — open main.html?edit=true to drag the zone corner handles and calibrate boundaries once the poster image is generated.

Zones

1. MicroSD Storage — slowest, simplest, easiest to swap
2. USB 3.0 External Drive — fast, no adapter required
3. NVMe Storage via PCIe — fastest, needs an adapter board