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I didn't believe it, i mean they were pricey as hell but this is taking the biscuit now 😞
I got mine 4 months ago for 120€ (including Power Plug, mini HDMI cable, Case and a Cooler/Fan)
edit for clarity
It was the Pi 5 with 8GB. The same kit now goes for 230€ which is still insane
I feel pretty mixed about this to be honest. I haven't bought a Pi in a long time but from what I can see the 5 is pretty clever. It's expensive but RAM is insanely expensive right now. 16GB of RAM alone is expensive. That same RAM jump would cost thousands from Apple.
Meanwhile, the Pi 3 is still on sale for around £30, and the Pi Zero for closer to £10. If you genuinely want something for embedded systems or running scripts the older models are still fantastic for that. The Pi 5 is a viable desktop computer and just in a different category IMO.
The only thing i don't like about the pi, is no x86. For a desktop i would much prefer x86 architecture.
So i am more looking for a low powered x86 home server as a secondary one.