According to Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton, these price hikes were driven specifically by a lack of “alternative supply” for 16GB DRAM, on top of shortages for other components. Upton says, “Though these increases are unavoidable, we know they are unwelcome news for our customers. We encourage you to make sure you’re not paying for more memory than you need.” Upton suggested using Pis with less memory or older Pi models, as alternatives to the pricey 16GB model. Unfortunately other…
The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 got another ‘unavoidable’ RAM price hike
