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A new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 for $83.75, and more memory-driven price increases - Raspberry Pi

Nobody is talking about the AI compute crunch hitting the edge. Raspberry Pi just hiked prices up to $150.

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The AI boom is driving up costs for edge computing hardware, signaling potential infrastructure bottlenecks for companies deploying AI at scale across distributed environments.

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  1. New 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 priced at $83.75

  2. Price increases up to $150 across Pi variants

  3. Raspberry Pi 6 development confirmed

  4. RAM costs driving price increases

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Publisher excerpt: A new 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 for $83.75, and more memory-driven price increases Raspberry Pi These Raspberry Pi price hikes are no joke The Verge Prices hiked on most Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 variants theregister.com Raspberry Pi 4 3GB Launches, Raspberry Pi Prices Go Up Again Due To RAM Phoronix Raspberry…
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