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Raspberry Pi is now manufacturing 70,000 Pi 5s per week, will surge to 90,000 in February (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Is it possible to get these pi's for that price now though? Because I member 2 years ago looking at paying rediculous scalper pricing for a pi to run octoprint on, and by the grace of my brother having a spare one was able to avoid spending 150 bucks on scalper bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

When I found myself in that same situation I ended up getting a board from libre.computer. I've been nothing but happy with it and they're only $35.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh shit thanks for the tip 🤔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah np. They just came out with some new boards too. I've been trying to think of some projects I can use to justify buying one or two.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I unloaded my pi 4 on eBay those past summer because the prices were so high and got the thin client for cheaper. No regrets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

You can always check RPiLocator.com. Looks like there is a reasonable supply in Europe for the Pi 5, and some variant or other is available in many places worldwide.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yes, but it's a hassle. I bought a 4gb from digikey a few weeks ago. They have a list of stock on their site, although it looks like they are currently out. They are a b2b seller, so you need to verify your identity to buy from them, but they will sell you 1 or 2 Raspi 5s directly.

All that said, the article is about Raspi ramping up production. It will get easier to buy them soon.