I have an idea for a new piece of hardware I think.

joe7dust · Post by **joe7dust** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:08 pm

I looked on eBay but don't see any micro SD to sata adapters. (For using an ssd with pi zero without using usb)

Fleder · Post by **Fleder** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:49 am

Because this would make as much sense as a tape deck to USB 3.0 adapter, speedwise.

Mad_Duke · Post by **Mad_Duke** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:05 am

Does anybody know what is the maximum transfer of the microSD port of the Raspberry?

But because there is no BIOS an option to boot from different ports would have been nice though.

Fleder · Post by **Fleder** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:13 am

Mad_Duke wrote:Does anybody know what is the maximum transfer of the microSD port of the Raspberry?

But because there is no BIOS an option to boot from different ports would have been nice though.

Please bear in mind that the maximum throughput of the card reader of the Raspberry Pi is 25 MB/s and that most likely read and write speed won't exceed 22 MB/s.

Mad_Duke · Post by **Mad_Duke** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:23 am

Must say that with a current status of the Pi I would really wish for a SATA port and/or USB 3.0 port in the next iteration.

@ joe7dust
20-25 MB/s, well. You could grab any card and just make it boot from the USB. Change the boot path on your SD card to boot from an USB and grab an USB-SATA adapter.

joe7dust · Post by **joe7dust** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 2:25 am

I think it would be neat if you could run the pi zero off an ssd and basically turn it into a slow speed Nas good enough for 1080p streaming. This adapter would save a port and I don't like using hubs.

You need a hub and keyboard to put in your WiFi password then you remove the hub and use the 1 usb slot for a WiFi dongle.

Mad_Duke · Post by **Mad_Duke** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:05 am

joe7dust wrote: I don't like using hubs.

You need a hub and keyboard to put in your WiFi password then you remove the hub and use the 1 usb slot for a WiFi dongle.

No you don't. You just buy a Raspberry Pi (not zero). Anyway. For any NAS operation added (and faster) cores are extremely helpfull.

Connecting any (younger than 10 years) HDD or SSD to a 25MB/s (max) interface doesn't add any value.

joe7dust · Post by **joe7dust** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:21 am

I still want a micro sd to sata adapter. Call me crazy but I think I could find a use for it. Maybe connect it to one of those sata to 10+ micro SD cards slots lol!

Fleder · Post by **Fleder** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:34 am

https://www.amazon.com/Micro-SATA-Adapt ... ta+microsd + https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-SATA-Dr ... +usb&psc=1

Will this work? I don't know.
I think it is a huge waste of money.

joe7dust · Post by **joe7dust** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:38 am

Fleder wrote:https://www.amazon.com/Micro-SATA-Adapt ... ta+microsd + https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-SATA-Dr ... +usb&psc=1

Will this work? I don't know.
I think it is a huge waste of money.

I did mention that first item as a possible use of the adapter I'm proposing here, but I am talking about connecting it directly to the micro SD slot so that usb thingy wouldn't be needed.

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