Jeff Geerling18h ago

Yesterday's news about the Pi 5 16GB being $299.99 was *not* an April Fool's joke (sadly)—DRAM pricing is killing the hobby SBC market, and it's not just Raspberry Pi that's affected.

I wrote more on my blog, here: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/dram-pricing-is-killing-the-hobbyist-sbc-market/

Show threadRon's Computer Videos🖥️📼
@geerlingguy Illegal tariffs and a hands-off approach to AI regulation is going to be the end of a lot more than just the SBC market.
Apr 2 at 6:51pmWeb
Show threadDrYak17h ago
@RonsCompVids @geerlingguy ...and you can add "unregulated quasi-monopolies being ultra greedy" to the list (e.g. 3 RAM makers dominating the markets and fixing prices, yet again).