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Why Not Smaller? Why is this board so (physically) large in size? You can see how much wasted space, by looking at this photo: https://bret.dk/wp-content/upl
by tiffanyh 3y ago
Why Not Smaller?
Why is this board so (physically) large in size?
You can see how much wasted space, by looking at this photo:
https://bret.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/radxa_rock_5_itx_cam_lcd_rtc_m2_mounting-jpg.webp https://bret.dk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/radxa_rock_5_itx_...
- msk-lywenn 3y agoThis is aimed at desktop use. I guess it would be hard to mount if it was smaller than mini-ITX spec and/or wouldn't mount firmly on some/many desktop cases.
- jayd16 3y agoIts as large as the IO Panel. Also that space is for an M2 drive, no?
- sthlmb 3y agoYes, those are the mounting holes for the M.2 that's connected to the left of the photo (visible in other photos)
- tiffanyh 3y agoBut Pico-ITX boards exist with M.2 support. And those boards are about 1/3rd the size of Mini-ITX Eg https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/pico-itx-boards-amd-ryzen-v2000-pico-v2k4 https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/pico-itx-boards-amd-ryzen-v2000-p...
- wtallis 3y agoThat board is double-sided: the CPU and the SSD slot are on the back, while this ITX board has all the connectors and the processor on the top. That makes a difference both for the complexity and cost of building the board, and the complexity of assembling a system with the board, heatsinks and all.
- ThatPlayer 3y agoBut there aren't really generic Pico-ITX cases are there? What's the point of designing a Pico-ITX board if you need a custom case anyways? Just use the Radxa Rock 5B at that point.
- sthlmb 3y agoI don't think they were saying that it has to be that big to fit an M.2 drive on it, they're pointing out that in the picture you shared, that space is for the M.2 NVMe drive to be mounted in
- stonogo 3y agoWhy not bigger? Why not a full-size ITX mainboard? There's no pleasing everyone.
- aidenn0 3y agoYour point stands, but I don't think there is such a thing as full-size ITX; Mini-ITX is the largest ITXl; Mini-ITX is backwards compatable with ATX, so perhaps you meant "full-size ATX?"
- zokier 3y agoThe whole point of this product is that it is standard ITX sized. Radxa has several sibling products with smaller footprints, e.g. Rock 5C https://radxa.com/products/rock5/5c/ https://radxa.com/products/rock5/5c/
- Findecanor 3y agoBecause the form factor is the point of this board. There are already other smaller SBCs with the same SoC but with much less connectivity.