That's more expensive than an equivalently specced MeLE fanless PC, which is an entire Intel PC.
Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
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Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#162It has definitely been a crazy few months for prices. On 2025-12-18 I bought a RPi 5 kit on Amazon from CanaKit that consisted of an 8 GB Pi 5 with the official RPi 5 256 GB SSD, case, fan, 45W power supply, and some cables which came fully assembled. It was $209.99. Today it is $339.97. On 2025-09-02 I bought a Samsung 1 TB EVO Plus M.2 SSD along with along with a Sabrent USB-C M.2/SATA enclosure to use with my RPi…
Hopefully there's a glut in the future
Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#163Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are still new USB-A devices being sold, it's not like it's deprecated or something
That is now illegal in the European Union. Everything sold is required to have USB-C. > From 28 December 2024, the rules apply to mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headsets, videogame consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems and earbuds sold in the EU. From 28 April 2026, they will also apply to laptops.
You’re not allowed to sell keyboard and mice with USB-A port? Doubt it. Can you link the source you’re quoting?
Edit:
It’s this right?
https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/eu-common-c...
That’s only for battery powered devices afaik.
Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#164we've lost the plot. this is no longer a hobbyist computer.
Hobbyists spend shittons of money on their hobbies. A drawer full of raspberry pis is nothing.
Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#165Pi even before these ram prices was getting expensive and kind of missing the point from my perspective. Definitely good to have them releasing new models. What bothers me is that now you need cooling for some models, and obviously price is getting too high. On the other hand... $50 for 1Gb version is excellent still. And you should be able to use it just fine.
Literally none of the pis need cooling. Each is quite a bit faster than the previous generation even if you let it thermally throttle the cpu.
Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#166Microcenter (another official US reseller) sells the Pi5 16GB at a much lower price[1]. 1. https://www.microcenter.com/product/702590/raspberry-pi-5
Only if you live near a store with it in stock. They aren't shipping that item.
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#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
Raspberries are basically for DIY projects. I have one on my router handling call blocking for my landline. If it was costing $300 I would rather get a mini PC or use one of my defunct phones with UserLand on it. I can't see any world where a comparison to an entry level laptop makes sense.
You don't need a $300 pi for call blocking. They still make and sell $30 models that will be an overkill for your use case.
Or $3 for an ESP32 devboard.
Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#168The other day I found an optiplex for $20, 16ddr4, 250 ssd sata, core i7.
No way in the world I am paying $350 plus tax plus shipping for that!
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#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
Every day I go to bed praying CXMT hurries the *$!@ up and dumps an ungodly amount of cheap RAM upon global markets
They won't, no one will. Too much investment for too much of a risk of the bubble popping and yet another run of the boom-bust cycle that left the world with not even a handful of RAM makers in the first place.
Chinese manufacturers are masters of razor thin margins and flooding the market to crush the competition.
Re: Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM
#170LMAO what a joke. N100 mini PCs are a hundred dollars less and vastly more capable aside from GPIO.
An N100 with no RAM is $100 less, but throw in 16GB of ram and now they’re $150+ more… Also you’re missing the point.
Sorry, you're right, the 16 GB RAM 500 GB SSD N100 is only $50 less. Amazon /dp/B0DBLLGKPK