The Pi 2 only supports 32 bit operating systems while the Pi 3 and newer support 64 bit (aarch64) operating systems which is likely why they’ve separated the images.

It’s incredible how much the price of flash storage has fallen lately. I had to replace a 1tb 2.5’ drive lately and an SSD was €5 more than a mechanical drive.

Cheers Reddit (and all of my Karma). It’s great to have a good alternative.