• Jode@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    Is it possible to get these pi’s for that price now though? Because I member 2 years ago looking at paying rediculous scalper pricing for a pi to run octoprint on, and by the grace of my brother having a spare one was able to avoid spending 150 bucks on scalper bullshit.

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      10 months ago

      Yes, but it’s a hassle. I bought a 4gb from digikey a few weeks ago. They have a list of stock on their site, although it looks like they are currently out. They are a b2b seller, so you need to verify your identity to buy from them, but they will sell you 1 or 2 Raspi 5s directly.

      All that said, the article is about Raspi ramping up production. It will get easier to buy them soon.

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      10 months ago

      I unloaded my pi 4 on eBay those past summer because the prices were so high and got the thin client for cheaper. No regrets.