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Is there some secret to getting a Pi at MSRP or is it just another victim of the semiconductor shortage? I can't find a Pi Zero W for under $20 or a Pi 4 for u
by causality0 5y ago
Is there some secret to getting a Pi at MSRP or is it just another victim of the semiconductor shortage? I can't find a Pi Zero W for under $20 or a Pi 4 for under $50.
- gkhartman 5y agoI've heard that Microcenter is a good option. They seem to be the best bet right now for things like GPUs if you go on the right day (with a bit of luck).
- kingosticks 5y agoStock and prices are fine here in the UK right now.
- II2II 5y agoCheck out the dealers on the Raspberry Pi website. A few of the dealers have them in stock and they appear to be close to MSRP. (I'm waiting on a 4 GB unit that was about US$56, compared to US$55 MSRP. The 2 GB units at US$35 are listed as well.)
- causality0 5y agoThanks for that. I had only checked a couple of them on the list but your comment encouraged me to check them all, and I found a source in stock.
- throwaway81523 5y agoAdafruit.com has the Zero W and Pi4 1GB and 8GB at MSRP, and I wasn't aware of big shortages of the OOS models (2GB and 4GB). They just come and go. There is a qty 1 limit for the available pi4's right now though, which has not always been in place. The Zero and Zero W have always had a qty 1 limit everywhere, since they are sold at near breakeven or at a loss. Try also sparkfun.com. Sparkfun and Adafruit both have a "notify me when back in stock" feature where they send you an email if and when the item becomes available. That works pretty well. If something is in short supply it tends to sell out fairly quickly (like within days or hours), but it's usually not so intense as to sell out within seconds. So if you check for the item as soon as you receive the email, you can usually get one.