Shared in Technology@lemmy.world 23 days ago

A 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs 50% more than it did at launch

Linked to https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/raspberry-pi-2gb-costs-how-much-now

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If you know polish then this guy made 1hr analysis of thin clients (2023) (with Raspberry PI included) inv.nadeko.net/watch?__goaway_challenge=js-refres…

kingkong@lemmy.world 23 days ago

the device is now fully worthless

carrylex@lemmy.world 23 days ago

make it impossible to replace board components or solder new RAM
increase prices
profit to boost your 2025 $21 Mio net income even higher

melfie@lemmy.zip 23 days ago

Yeah, don’t buy an overpriced Raspberry Pi; instead, you should buy a more reasonably priced…oh.

nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 22 days ago

$78 for a 2gb pi is insane, you can get a massively more powerful used nuc/mini-pc on eBay for like $5 more.

Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 days ago

Yeah, the best way to go is to have purchased a few of them 3+ years ago!

db2@lemmy.world 23 days ago

A Teensy is like 50 dollars now.

The Aristocrats Capitalists!

UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 23 days ago

Just get a used low power computer off ebay

trashman@feddit.org 23 days ago

Turns out, 80s cyberpunk movies were spot on. Soon all affordable consumer electronics will be based on vacuum tubes again.

wewbull@feddit.uk 23 days ago

Thermionic Valves or Pneumatic transport pipes?

psx_crab@lemmy.zip 23 days ago

So…any good alternative? Rpi has been very expensive in my country since the start as here we don’t have any dealer, so price will always be 60% to 100% more expensive than MSRP. I don’t mind chinese brand, there should be a shit tons of chinese brand.

djdarren@piefed.social 23 days ago

Keep an eye out for any thin clients that can’t support Win11 that businesses are getting rid of. You might have some luck with them.

PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 22 days ago

I was going to say this. Used thin clients is the cheapest route these days. I am happy I got a cheap used Intel N150 mini pc for my Jellyfin server a while ago.

psx_crab@lemmy.zip 23 days ago

I’m looking at old optiplex, it’s significantly cheaper than rpi5, bigger in size though. I wonder how much power it will consume while hosting cloud storage, jellyfin, and home assistant.

Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml 23 days ago

github.com/Mr-Bossman/pi-pico2-linux (Yes, I’m kidding)

sandwich@lemmy.zip 23 days ago

A couple years ago Le Potato was a good value prop. No idea if that’s true anymore.

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 23 days ago

Decommissioned USFF business PCs if you want something that can handle a lot and a bit larger is OK.

In that size I’d say OrangePi or Radxa, but depends in your use case for which.

Ghoelian@piefed.social 23 days ago

There are a few popular options, but i haven tried them personally yet:

Orange pi Banana pi Odroid (coworker is a big fan of these) Rock64 (i think this ones very old)

jacksilver@lemmy.world 23 days ago

OrangePi support is terrible. Maybe it’s better with the 5, but the 4 I’ve struggled with getting a library to work with the GPIO pins, documentation on the NPU is limited, and I can’t get it to recognize a standard serial camera.

It’s possible I’m just trying to do weird things, but it’s a much worse experience than I’ve ever had with a raspberry pi and I regret not spending more to just get the pi. I’ve lost probably 10+ hours just trying to deal with some things I’d consider basic, and had to create weird workarounds that hurt performance in other areas.

Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 days ago

I just checked and at least the Orange Pi ones are maybe 50% up in price.

mycodesucks@lemmy.world 23 days ago

It costs 50% more than it did at launch… if you can get one at MSRP, which you can’t, because they are immediately hoarded by scalpers and resold at exorbitant prices the moment an authorized reseller gets any stock.

Meanwhile their business customers can buy direct in bulk at a discount.

Raspberry Pi hasn’t been for consumers since before COVID.

Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 days ago

I’ve bought two Pis post 2020 at MSRP, before the recent increase! They’re definitely not the way to go now though. I am happy I have a few for projects!

wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 23 days ago

Yeah, I haven’t been able to find a Pi Zero W anyfuckingwhere and it’s really annoying because I have a dedicated task I want to set one up for but I don’t want to use my Pi4 for it because I have other plans for that.

I’d also like to get a Pi5 for the PCIe connectivity but fuck they’re expensive these days…

ReticulatedPasta@lemmy.world 21 days ago

Check out the orange Pi, it’s cheaper and they have pretty unique models for different purposes

eurodyne@piefed.world 23 days ago

And that is…?

Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 days ago

Get a usff thinkcentre, like the m910 tiny. Insanely simple, upgradeable (nvme + 2.5", 2 sodimm slots), lots of usb and other connectics, supports 3 screens if you need that, low power, super small and can be found for cheap.

eurodyne@piefed.world 23 days ago

Yeah, I saw an eighth generation i5 OptiPlex that I thought was kind of tasty. Refurbished for under $500. I was just wondering if a modern raspberry pie could actually handle the load.

sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 23 days ago

If you don’t need an rpi specifically (i.e. for the built in CEC) you’re better off with something else.