Ask HN: Is there anywhere to buy a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 at a “normal” price now?

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by walrus01 • 4 years ago

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I'm seeing scalper sell the raspberry pi4 2GB which is $45 MSRP for $130 now... The electronics manufacturing shortage/supply chain problems seem to have hit all series of raspberry pi quite hard.

pettycashstash22• 4 years ago

You have to think outside of the box. buy it from UK and ship it to US. Here you go https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b?variant...

this is via official rasp pi distributor per https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ website

I just ordered one for $57.26, which includes shipping.

salmo2• 4 years ago

Brilliant! (Did I UK right, there?)

I just impulse bought one. I have a 1, 2, 3, and Zero (don't really want a Zero 2 or Pico). I was just feeling incomplete, and want to retire the 1 anyway... it's borderline unusable.

Only 2GB available (really wanted a 4GB, but I'll take it for now).

pettycashstash22• 4 years ago

Glad this helped. I just received notification that mine is on the way. "Your order has shipped Picked.. Packed.. Shipped! Your order is on it's way to you." Excited to tinker with this version.

xor99• 4 years ago

Check out other sbcs. Good starter review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcvMxC81r_g

sh4un• 4 years ago

Problem is that people are buying them cheap when they can find them and flipping them for higher, then everyone follows including the manufacturer that wants a cut of the 1000% markup.

okaram• 4 years ago

Are you near a microcenter? They tend to have them, store only, and limit the number you can buy, so they don't all disappear.

wiseleo• 4 years ago

Used market seems unaffected. I own several, but can always get more whenever I look locally. Those sold on used market are almost always new anyway. :)

HeyLaughingBoy• 4 years ago

Orange Pi's seem to be available at normal prices.

salmo2• 4 years ago

Current gen with the Rockchip CPU isn't, at least w/ official links :(. I don't know about OP, but I wanted 64-bit ARM. Found a Raspberry Pi 4 in the UK from the current top post.

Saris• 4 years ago

Do you need a Pi specifically? A used usff sized box with a 4th or 6th gen Intel CPU can be found for under $100 if you poke around ebay.

It'll be a much faster CPU, much faster storage, more RAM, and only uses about 5-10W of power.

I don't see the point of a Pi unless you need all the GPIO pins.

rmi0• 4 years ago

Purchased from Adafruit just few days ago. Paid $45 for Pi 4B 2GB

cjcampbell2• 4 years ago

Same here, though it’s nuts how fast they clear the stock right now. Despite a 1 per customer limit, >1.5k units gone within a couple hours of notification.

perryizgr8• 4 years ago

I can find one for ~$56 (₹4199) at https://robu.in/product/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-with-2-gb-ram. Free shipping to Bangalore, India.

cjcampbell2• 4 years ago

Sign up for stock availability at the major resellers and act fast. If you miss a batch, you will likely need to set up the notification again (at least for Adafruit and Sparkfun).

I’ve been buying for a class I’ll teach in the Spring since it’ll be impractical for students to buy their own. I’m currently picking up 1-3 per week (with a little help from some friends) Spending a lot more on shipping with per customer limits, but better than what the scalpers are charging.

Thepihut is also a good suggestion, though shipping a few of these from UK to US has been taken 3-4 weeks for me.

Ask HN: Is there anywhere to buy a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 at a “normal” price now?

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