Pi 5 HATs Rated. Which one is BEST?

Published at : 18 Dec 2025

There are so many Pi 5 HATs out in the market. Let's take a look at a few different Pi 5 HATs and decide which one is the best one I have tested so far.

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0:00 Intro
0:35 Pimoroni Base Duo
2:34 Pi M.2 HAT
4:30 HatDrive Nano
5:51 HatBrick Commander
7:14 PoE HATs
9:47 Pi AI Kit

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Pi 5 Battle: Raspberry Pi vs Orange Pi vs Radxa: https://youtu.be/2OQ5ascBuCw
Battle of the Zeros: https://youtu.be/Fyet0-L1IWI
How to Build a Pi 5 NAS (PCIe For The Win!!): https://youtu.be/xPaSXeriXUg

Pimoroni Base Duo (not affiliated): https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/nvme-base-duo-for-raspberry-pi-5?variant=41434434895955
HackerGadgets PoE+ and M.2 HAT (not affiliated): https://hackergadgets.com/products/nvme-and-poe-hat-for-raspberry-pi-5
Raspberry Pi AI Kit: https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/ai-kit/
HatDrive! Nano (not affiliated): https://thepihut.com/products/hatdrive-nano-for-raspberry-pi-5

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PCIe HATs:
Waveshare PoE HAT (F) - No M.e: https://amzn.to/4lZW1lj
Waveshare PoE HAT with M.2: https://amzn.to/4lZLypZ

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