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Its as large as the IO Panel. Also that space is for an M2 drive, no?
by jayd16 3y ago
Its 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