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The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 got another ‘unavoidable’ RAM price hike

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The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 got another ‘unavoidable’ RAM price hike

The Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM now costs $385 after an $80 price hike, the latest in a string of increases driven by the ongoing RAM shortage. This configuration launched at $120, and now costs over triple that price.

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