I hadn't noticed that or seen it announced so thanks.I also noticed the price for the official 256GB SSD went up by £30.00 at The Pi Hut earlier this week and the 512GB kit almost doubled in price
That's quite an increase and I can't see the Pi 500+ price not rising soon unless Raspberry Pi are making a huge profit on those and can absorb the increased cost of the included SSD.
GBP includes VAT, USD equivalent excludes taxes -
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.---------.---------. .---------.----------------. | GBP inc | USD exc | | USD RRP | USD increase | .----------|---------|---------| |---------|----------------| | 256 GB | 57.60 | 63.84 | | 30.00 | 33.84 +113% | | 512 GB | 86.40 | 95.76 | | 45.00 | 50.76 +113% | | 1 TB | 103.70 | 114.93 | | 70.00 | 44.93 + 64% | `----------^---------^---------' `---------^----------------'It's probably still worth releasing with a higher price as soon as ready and dropping it later. Especially as no one knows when the AI bubble will burst. Plus it opens the door to extra profit if not dropping RRP immediately memory prices falls.I can't see a Pi 6 coming out before 2027 (or at least until after the 'AI' bubble implodes and vanishes into nothingness).
Statistics: Posted by hippy — Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:06 pm