Once a $35 computer, the 2 GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs $67.50
Readers with long memories may recall the $35 Pi 4. Its price "temporarily" rose to $45 during the pandemic and has since climbed further.The board maker reported a 90 percent increase in first-half revenue to $256.9 million, while gross profit rose 79 percent to $59.4 million. Gross profit per board increased 53 percent to $12.20, helped by price rises and stocks of memory bought at lower prices in 2025.
- ▪Readers with long memories may recall the $35 Pi 4.
- ▪Its price "temporarily" rose to $45 during the pandemic and has since climbed further.The board maker reported a 90 percent increase in first-half revenue to $256.9 million, while gross profit rose 79 percent to $59.4 million.
- ▪Gross profit per board increased 53 percent to $12.20, helped by price rises and stocks of memory bought at lower prices in 2025.
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); personal tech Once a $35 computer, the 2 GB Raspberry Pi 4 now costs $67.50 Pi 5 also gets a $12.50 bump as customers urged to consider older models or less RAM Richard Speed Richard Speed MICROSOFT ECOSYSTEM REPORTER Published fri 2 Oct 2026 // 12:20 UTC READ MORE RAM supply set to worsen, says Micron, as CEO celebrates ‘much higher’ prices 1 day ago Raspberry Pi surfs memory crunch to record first half 6 days ago Thoughts return to forbidden RAM upgrades as Raspberry Pi OS gets fresh…
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