PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to Raspberry Pi board

Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by jmnicolas on Saturday September 05, 2020 @05:37AM (#24382469)

> Storage – TBD, likely MicroSD card

Meh. I wish they would realize that SD cards are not made to be a system disk. I need SATA or NVME ports and lots of them so I can build my own NAS!

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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by somedude11 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @05:49AM (#24382511)

So much this. Don't make this another unreliable toy wasting space in somebodys drawer.

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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by neilv on Saturday September 05, 2020 @05:56AM (#24382542)

Yeah, I don't have a lot of confidence in using MicroSD or USB flash for the software and OS in anything other than a hobby toy. I'd prefer that storage to be SSD or eMMC.

Separate from what the software&OS drive is, for a small NAS, 2 SATA ports for data storage (RAID mirrored) would be nice, but doesn't have to be in the general-purpose hobby $35 (or whatever) size board. For larger NAS needing more SATA ports, I definitely wouldn't expect or want that in the $35 board, but seems like there's probably a market for a board like that.

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