What would you look forward to being on the Raspberry Pi 5 ?

Here's some ideas : ) Some are highly specific to expected use-cases of course. For instance, PC-replacement could require a lot of USB ports, but I don't happen to use it as a PC (and have no intention to do so in the foreseeable future):

* Better power connector, just a DC barrel socket, at 5.0V (not 5.1V) or 12V, and on-board regulator. Screw terminals as robogary says would be nice-to-have too, but either way, the current silliness with 5.1V is crazy and it's a #1 annoyance for a lot of people, and the 'official pi power supply' is not a solution for everyone, for good reasons

* I'm personally OK with less USB : ) if it means lower profile. An embedded USB for Flash or external connections would be useful, so that Flash can be plugged onto the board, or other USB devices can be connected using that connector.

* External connections on just 2 sides, i.e. any microSD to be on the side with the video interface(s) for instance

* Latest WLAN standard support and BLE of course : )

* M.2 connector, totally agree with Nico, it would improve reliability and give performance gains

* 3 mm (not 2.5 mm) mounting holes, with space surrounding them

* More GPU : ) would be nice to see NVidia on-board.

* I'm OK with the current processor performance, even Pi 3B+ level performance is sufficient for my needs, and it's easier to power and doesn't need cooling usually

* Retain GigEth of course

* Power controller with with safe power-up/power-down capability

* Would be nice to see normal full-size HDMI connector for one of the monitor connections

* sound could be nice to see addressed, e.g. ability to plug in a small speaker (i.e. on-board audio and small amp)

Here's some ideas : ) Some are highly specific to expected use-cases of course. For instance, PC-replacement could require a lot of USB ports, but I don't happen to use it as a PC (and have no intention to do so in the foreseeable future):

* Better power connector, just a DC barrel socket, at 5.0V (not 5.1V) or 12V, and on-board regulator. Screw terminals as robogary says would be nice-to-have too, but either way, the current silliness with 5.1V is crazy and it's a #1 annoyance for a lot of people, and the 'official pi power supply' is not a solution for everyone, for good reasons

* I'm personally OK with less USB : ) if it means lower profile. An embedded USB for Flash or external connections would be useful, so that Flash can be plugged onto the board, or other USB devices can be connected using that connector.

* External connections on just 2 sides, i.e. any microSD to be on the side with the video interface(s) for instance

* Latest WLAN standard support and BLE of course : )

* M.2 connector, totally agree with Nico, it would improve reliability and give performance gains

* 3 mm (not 2.5 mm) mounting holes, with space surrounding them

* More GPU : ) would be nice to see NVidia on-board.

* I'm OK with the current processor performance, even Pi 3B+ level performance is sufficient for my needs, and it's easier to power and doesn't need cooling usually

* Retain GigEth of course

* Power controller with with safe power-up/power-down capability

* Would be nice to see normal full-size HDMI connector for one of the monitor connections

* sound could be nice to see addressed, e.g. ability to plug in a small speaker (i.e. on-board audio and small amp)

+1 for all of those.

And especially for the power supply!

The Pi4 has USB-C power input - it looks like that standard already includes the option to use 5, 9, 12, 15, or 20 volts - maybe just beef up the USB-C input so that an adapter with higher voltage can be used. For example, the USB-C powered iPads all seem to have adapters that support 9v.

Hi Nico,

That's a great idea too! If they could use that capability with the USB-C connection, that would be a very useful feature! I try to avoid Pi 4 partly because of the power awkwardness currently.