Hardware recommendations

[patvdleer]

Any thoughts on hardware?

I was looking at the Waveshare RP2040-One as a usb stick, anything with a male USB A or C would be nice. Any thoughts or recommendations?

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EDIT - Updated 2024-10-30

Name	wiki	store (NL)
Waveshare RP2040-One	wiki	€5,75
M5Stack Atom U	wiki	€14.50
M5Stack AtomS3U	wiki	€13.50

[air-eat]

i'm using an rp2040-one as a fido2 key currently; they're fairly nice rp2040 based boards that cost only a euro or two more than a regular pico

i have two main problems with it: the pcb usb connector can sometimes not make contact with usb ports, and the reset (restart) button is very easy to press by mistake instead of the boot button - apart from that, i personally think they're a good choice due to their cost and size (if waveshare ever makes a rp2350 version, i feel like they would be a great choice for this)

[niutech]

There are some dirt-cheap USB stick boards on AliExpress:

• LC Raspberry Pi RP2040 USB for $3.00
• RP2350-One for $5.54

[polhenarejos]

Go for RP2350. It has hardware security specially to protect the keys.

[patvdleer]

There are some dirt-cheap USB stick boards on AliExpress:

* [LC Raspberry Pi RP2040 USB](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007557339976.html) for $3.00

* [RP2350-One](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008258590162.html) for $6.16

Go for RP2350. It has hardware security specially to protect the keys.

So I bought 3 of the RP2350 @niutech linked, 3 for € 5.89 each, € 4.02 shipping (to NL), so €21.69 in total.

[niutech]

@patvdleer You could get a better price at $4.50 for 3+ pcs on Alibaba.

And here is a compatible 3D printed case.