Sad news for raspberry lovers, but it’s not yet today that picking will resume.
To Clubicwe clearly have a soft spot for Raspberry Pi solutions. Of course, there have been ups and downs with various heating issues on some models, but today the biggest concern is availability.
A persistent problem…
Three years ago, we were testing the foundation’s latest “major” model, the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. We were then under the spell of a high-performance solution available at a lower cost: the version with 1 GB of RAM was under 40 euros.
The enthusiasm around this new version and the relatively low prices on the components had even pushed the Raspberry Pi foundation to release a version with 8 GB of RAM, the price of which was unfortunately all the same around 70 euros.
Well, that was in “the world before”. Since then, we have experienced the Covid-19 pandemic, the logistical problems inherent in the health crisis, an exponential increase in demand and endless shortages… until the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
… and, above all, which will continue!
Most computer suppliers have been directly or indirectly affected by supply problems and the Raspberry Pi foundation has not escaped the crisis. In fact, the Pi 4 Model B has become hard to find and prices have increased.
More embarrassingly, in order to be able to more or less meet the demand for its flagship model, the foundation has limited the production of other products such as the Compute Model 4: at Clubic, we have been looking for a Wi-Fi version without eMMC for months. Not found.
Alas, a thousand times alas, the situation does not seem likely to improve in the near future. In an interview with Micro CenterEben Upton – the CEO of the commercial entity Raspberry Pi – explains that another good year of shortage is to be expected.
Eben Upton specifies that the vast majority of Raspberry Pi production – around 60% to 70% – is intended for the “industrial” market, which explains why individuals have such difficulty in getting their hands on a product which, for not fix anything, is highly sought after. Patience, patience.
Source : Tom’s Hardware
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