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

Memory shortages drive steep price hikes for high-capacity single-board computers

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards··United Kingdom

Pricing for the 16GB variant of the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer has climbed to $385 following an $80 rise attributable to ongoing memory supply constraints. The configuration originally debuted at $120, meaning retail costs have more than tripled since launch. Sister products including the 16GB Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 have similarly been subjected to price increases.

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This summary was written by the GPU Data Hub desk from reporting published by The Verge on 2 Nov 2026, 14:07. Read the full article at the original publisher.

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