This was never a good deal.

It's getting crazy out there. Referenced in this video: - Tweet that kicked off my discussion: https://x.com/Raspberry_Pi/status/2082208491490459688 - Micro Center Pi 4 1GB for $35: https://www.microcenter.com/product/665122/raspberry-pi-4-model-b - Micro Center Pi 5 1GB for $43: https://www.microcenter.com/product/704295/raspberry-pi-5-1gb - Micro Center Pi 5 16GB for $280: https://www.microcenter.com/product/702590/raspberry-pi-5-16gb - Pi blog post about memory price increases: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-3gb-raspberry-pi-4-for-83-75-and-more-memory-driven-price-increases/ - Touch Display 2 (10"): https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-10-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-available-now-at-80/ Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff Contents: 00:00 - Pis are so expensive 00:28 - It was never a good deal 01:00 - Value is in the low end 01:56 - Raspberry Pi's problem 02:51 - What Raspberry Pis are good for 03:14 - I don't actually run high end Pi 5s 06:12 - Don't buy Lamborghini Pis 07:00 - What about the Zero 2W