Based on real life tests:
The power supply will fail when the processor and SSD demand peak power at the same time or when you plug in a memory stick or any other peak. The official power supply is 5.1 volts to allow for drop in the supply wire. The official power supply is the best choice when on mains power.
Load the Pi OS on the 1 TB microSD card. Test. Configure. Put up with the slaggy speed. Then use the SD card copier program to copy to the SSD, remove the microSD card, and boot from SSD. Wow! The speed.
The microSD card is your backup or something you can use for experiments.
If any of your software uses a database, Wordpress etc, the millions of tiny updates will wreck the microSD card even if it is A2. They are not designed for that. SSD is what you need.
The support for Raspberry Pi OS in this forum is better. The other OS forums are mostly for experienced people who are expected to solve their own problems before asking questions. Plus we are better looking.![8-)]( "Cool")
The power supply will fail when the processor and SSD demand peak power at the same time or when you plug in a memory stick or any other peak. The official power supply is 5.1 volts to allow for drop in the supply wire. The official power supply is the best choice when on mains power.
Load the Pi OS on the 1 TB microSD card. Test. Configure. Put up with the slaggy speed. Then use the SD card copier program to copy to the SSD, remove the microSD card, and boot from SSD. Wow! The speed.
The microSD card is your backup or something you can use for experiments.
If any of your software uses a database, Wordpress etc, the millions of tiny updates will wreck the microSD card even if it is A2. They are not designed for that. SSD is what you need.
The support for Raspberry Pi OS in this forum is better. The other OS forums are mostly for experienced people who are expected to solve their own problems before asking questions. Plus we are better looking.
Statistics: Posted by peterlite — Tue Aug 05, 2025 12:23 am