Last September, the raspberry company updated its motherboard and he presented la Raspberry Pi 5. Without having gotten one, we have to trust what the reviews from different media tell us, including YouTube, and believe that its performance is similar to that of an average computer. It must be true, because accessories were also released to improve cooling, among other things. About 11 months later have thrown a more economical model.
Until less than 24 hours ago, two models were available: The Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB of RAM for €89.90 and the one with 4GB of RAM for €68. Now too There is an option with 2GB of RAM, and its price drops to €56.95. The prices are from one of the authorized sellers that the company offers if you visit its website from Spain, but in the presentation note they tell us that it is for $50, we assume that for those who order it in US territory.
Raspberry Pi 5 in 8GB, 4GB and now also 2GB RAM models
Who is this model aimed at? Hard to say. There are many boards of this type, including some smaller ones that can be the basis of retro consoles. You have to know what you expect to do with them and choose accordingly. To give a few examples, if the RPi is going to be used to use Android TV from KonstaKANG and LibreELEC, the 2GB of RAM may be enough, but the previous RPi4 is also suitable for that if it is available.
The issue here is what RAM memory is: it is the memory in use, which stores volatile information about what is being used, which allows us to have more processes open at the same time. If we need few, the Power is important and we want to pay a little less, the RPi 5 with 2GB of RAM may be what we are looking for.
The Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB of RAM has been available for a few hours. To be able to buy this or another model you have to go to this page, indicate our area of ​​residence and choose one of the stores offered to us.