2026-07-29

Pimoroni, the Sheffield-based Pi and maker shop, is running a birthday sale with up to 40% off across their range. If you've been eyeing up Raspberry Pi HATs, RP2040 boards, sensors, or any of their own-brand gear, now's a decent time to pull the trigger.

Why homelabbers should care

Pimoroni stock a lot of kit that's genuinely useful beyond the maker/education crowd. Their NVMe bases for Pi 5, PoE boards, and various environmental sensors are popular picks for homelab dashboards, monitoring rigs, and lightweight automation nodes. A 20–40% discount on something like a Pi 5 NVMe base or an Automation HAT is real money saved.

Being UK-based also means no customs surprises and fast delivery — a genuine advantage over ordering from AliExpress or US-based shops.

Caveats

The headline "up to 40%" means the best discounts will be on specific items, not everything in the store. Check what's actually reduced before getting excited. Pimoroni sales also tend to move fast on popular stock — if you want something specific, don't sit on it. And as always, Pi 5 boards themselves aren't likely to be discounted (Pimoroni sell at RRP), so this is more about accessories and add-ons.

It's also worth noting there's no clear end date published yet, so treat it as time-limited.

What to do

Head over to Pimoroni's birthday sale page and see what's marked down. If you're building out a Pi-based homelab node or monitoring setup, accessories like NVMe bases, cases, and HATs at a discount are worth grabbing. If you need an NVMe enclosure for cloning or portable storage alongside your Pi projects, our M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure – USB-C 10Gbps with Magnetic Closure pairs nicely for drive prep work.