Jeff GeerlingSep 25, 2025

Raspberry Pi just announced the Pi 500+

It has a quad-core CPU, 16 GB of RAM, 256 GB SSD (built-in NVMe), and an RGB backlit mechanical keyboard (Gateron KS-33 blue switches).

Cost: $200.

First thing I did was yank the SSD out and replace it with an M.2 to OCuLink adapter, so I could game and local-LLM on the thing, using an AMD RX 7900 XT with 20 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Show threaddeBaerSep 25, 2025
@geerlingguy I'd love a smaller version of the 500+ with a matrix keyboard of, let's say, 12 by 5 keys. Like the @mntmn Pocket Reform as a desktop system.
Show threadLucie / minuteSep 25, 2025
@deBaer @geerlingguy you could build this yourself from pocket keyboard, motherboard, mnt rcm4 + pi cm5
Show threadLucie / minute
@deBaer @geerlingguy or pocket keyboard standalone, which we'll launch soon, + pi 5 ^^
Sep 25, 2025 at 12:44pmTusky