Jacob is a tech and hardware writer with over four years of experience writing for some of the biggest PC gaming and technology websites such as PCGamer, PCGamesN, TechRadar, and now Pocket-lint. He's ...

In my previous post, I wrote about assembling and using the Farnell element 14 Pi-Desktop kit. I limited that post to the basic installation, configuration and use of the Pi-Desktop enclosure itself.

Although the Raspberry Pi 5 has a PCIe interface, it doesn’t have a slot for a PCIe SSD. There’s now a whole range of plug-in boards (HATs = Hardware Attached on Top) for retrofitting SSDs. They ...

Swapping microSD for SSD on Raspberry Pi dramatically boosts speed and reliability, crucial for resource-intensive projects. Minimal components needed for the upgrade include Raspberry Pi 4/5, SSD, ...

If you are looking to add faster, more reliable or simply just extra storage to your new Raspberry Pi 5 mini PC you will be pleased to know that Pi enthusiast Jeff Geerling has created a great video ...

Historically, booting a Raspberry Pi required an SD card. However, if you follow [tynick’s] instructions, you can get a Pi 4 to boot from the USB port. Combine it with a small solid state disk drive, ...

The Raspberry Pi is a great computer, even if it doesn’t have SATA. For those of us who have lost a few SD cards to the inevitable corruption that comes from not shutting a Pi down properly, here’s ...

This inexpensive microcomputer can be used for a variety of DIY projects. Here's what you need to know before you get started. Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has appeared on ...

The Raspberry PI Foundation has released beta firmware and a bootloader to enable booting the Raspberry Pi 4 from a USB mass storage device. The new firmware and bootloader could be useful to ...