It's actually much less in component cost, but if you add it up for the numbers sold, and consider that 99% of people, if not more*, will not use that connector, it's a lot of wasted money.Small rant
Why would they release that product WITHOUT populating the necessary hardware for an M.2 connector ? It can't save more than $5-$10 on the BOM !
That would certainly prevent me from buying one !
This product was NEVER intended to have an M.2 slot it in, the target market is quite OK with using the SD card. Read the other threads linked.
* How many people are willing to crack open the (not meant to be opened) case and add the drive? Not that many as a percentage.
Statistics: Posted by jamesh — Fri Jan 10, 2025 6:32 pm