Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM

	Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM(adafruit.com)
	299 points by akman 1 day ago \| 318 comments
	tl;dr: The Raspberry Pi 5 is now available in a 16GB RAM configuration, joining the existing 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB options. It features a 2.4GHz quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, VideoCore VII GPU, dual 4Kp60 HDMI output, USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet with PoE+ support, and a PCIe 2.0 x1 interface, delivering 2–3× the CPU performance of the Pi 4. The new in-house RP1 "southbridge" chip handles I/O, more than doubling USB bandwidth and tripling MIPI camera/display bandwidth.
	HN Discussion: ↑RAM price surges explain the high cost and Raspberry Pi is mitigating with new variants ↓Pi has lost its appeal as a cheap hobby computer and is now too expensive compared to alternatives ↑Despite price increases, Pi remains valuable for specialized projects due to its software ecosystem and flexibility ~The 16GB model is a niche product and shouldn't define the Pi's overall pricing narrative ↓Surplus or used hardware offers far better value than current Pi pricing for cluster/compute needs