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I watched a recent Jeff Geerling video (YouTube) and couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The current price of a Raspberry Pi is an absolute rip off.

I checked The Pi Hut and Pimoroni both are priced the same for the UK market.

Raspberry Pi 5 16GB priced £292.80 (incl. VAT)

Raspberry Pi 5 for £292.80? Who in their right mind would buy that?

I see they introduced a 1GB model for £43.20. A 1GB Pi 5 has extremely limited use, a Pi 4 or even Pi 3 with more RAM would be a better choice. 1GB is a marketing scam. They can claim “from £43.20” and maybe trick a few unobservant suckers.

I bought my 8GB Pi 5 for £65.75 in 2023 and even that was way too expensive.

I’ve noted similar price hikes for computer parts. The PC and self-hosted hobby is dead right now. Guess who ruined it?