It's only 3x the price currently, as raspberry pis are very expensive (and need accessories to work, like good power supply, the good SD card and something to ventilate it, plus a case).
There are often better specs to buy but not with the same support and community - and that is worth a lot! However I'm not thrilled with the apparent price point of the new ones.
The prices I get are €46,83 – €66,96. Which I guess will settle a bit with time but it is a huge step up from any previous Pi.
"Outside of commercial use, the $100 dollar price tag is a little high for the 'impulse buy then stick it in a drawer' use case most of us using Pis are familiar with."
I swear, some day, maybe even soon, I will find a use for all the Raspberry Pis, various Pi POE adapters, Pi cameras, and sensors I own.
I understand, but part of the draw of Raspberry Pis is the price. When that price goes up by 20x, I can't imagine very many scenarios where that would still be worth it, regardless of the size of the community.
The $750 price tag means that either someone is getting ridiculously rich and/or the prices are artificially inflated in order to discourage repair. There's no reason a board with a few relays or MOSFETs and the processing power of a pocket calculator should cost much more than a Raspberry Pi.
> The cheapest raspberry pi is, what, $5? Getting a few of those would not be prohibitive for many people
I have been informed that raspberry pis are hard to come by and are now retailing for close to $50. They have historically been cheap, and many other electronics are currently also quite expensive due to extenuating global factors; it seems likely that they will return to historical prices within low 1s of years.
Raspberry Pi was all about the price, hence the success vs. Arduino. Checking the prices on site for these...and cheapest is above 100 Euro? Not a chance in hell.
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