The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 got another ‘unavoidable’ RAM price hike

The Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM now costs $385 aft an $80 terms hike, the latest successful a string of increases driven by the ongoing RAM shortage. This configuration launched astatine $120, and present costs implicit triple that price. The 16GB versions of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 besides got a $40 terms hike, and present outgo betwixt $375 and $415.

According to Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton, these terms hikes were driven specifically by a deficiency of "alternative supply" for 16GB DRAM, connected apical of shortages for different components. Upton says, "Though these increases are unavoidable, we cognize they are unwelcome quality for our customers. We promote you to marque su …

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