We love our SBCs here at XDA, but unfortunately, due to rising hardware prices, the Raspberry Pi is a bit more expensive than it used to be. The price increases across all of the Pis weren’t the same, but in general, the more RAM a Pi had, the pricier it got. These increases meant the Raspberry Pi 5 8GB’s price was pushed up to $125, but if you’re looking to buy a board for yourself, I have some good news. Micro Center is currently knocking $35 off the asking price, meaning you can grab a board for a cool $89.99 if you’re quick.
The Raspberry Pi 5 is a solid pick, even with the price hike
If you’ve been around XDA for any amount of time, you’ll know that we love our Raspberry Pis. The cool thing about them is that you have a wide range of Pis to choose from, with the older models still being produced. The idea is that you won’t need a super-powerful board for absolutely every project you make; sometimes, you can grab a smaller, cheaper board that can get the job done just as well.
The Raspberry Pi 5 sits at the far end of the power spectrum, boasting the mightiest specs we’ve seen on a Pi to date. We’ve put Twister OS on it and saw how close it was to becoming a daily driver, and while this SBC is fantastic at emulating games, we’ve also explored some better ways to use a Raspberry Pi 5 at home than as a retro console.
If you fancy giving one a try, or you’ve always been on the fence about them, Micro Center in the US is currently selling them for $35 less at a far more digestible $89.99 price point. So, be sure to grab one before they all go out of stock.
- CPU
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Arm Cortex-A76 (quad-core, 2.4GHz)
- Memory
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Up to 8GB LPDDR4X SDRAM
- Operating System
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Raspberry Pi OS (official)
- Ports
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2× USB 3.0, 2× USB 2.0, Ethernet, 2x micro HDMI, 2× 4-lane MIPI transceivers, PCIe Gen 2.0 interface, USB-C, 40-pin GPIO header
- GPU
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VideoCore VII
The Raspberry Pi is back, and the fifth iteration of the SBC is a lot more capable than the older models. From a new quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, support for dual monitor setups at 4K 60Hz, and a dedicated power button, there’s a lot to love about this palm-sized computer.
