The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 will be increased in price from $35 to $45, having previously been reduced from $45 to $35 when the 1GB model was discontinued. Stock is especially limited for the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and the miniature Raspberry Pi Zero.
“As many of you know, global supply chains are in a state of flux as we (hopefully) emerge from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said CEO Eben Upton. “In our own industry, semiconductors are in high demand and in short supply: the upsurge of demand for electronic products for home working and entertainment during the pandemic has descended into panic buying, as companies try to secure the components that they need to build their products.
“At Raspberry Pi, we are not immune to this […] we’ll only end up making around seven million units in 2021: pretty much exactly what we did in 2020. The result has been a shortage of some products, notably Raspberry Pi Zero and the 2GB variant of Raspberry Pi 4. We’re now...