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>In general, we’re weathering the shortage very well, and the supply of mainline Raspberry Pi computers, Zeros and our other products have not been affected (we

>In general, we’re weathering the shortage very well, and the supply of mainline Raspberry Pi computers, Zeros and our other products have not been affected (we’re very good at pipelining). This is a surprisingly false claim. I make a Pi-based product,[0] and there have been Pi shortages throughout 2021. Right now, I'm struggling to find any vendor that has Pi 4B 2GB or 4GB for anything more than one per customer. [0] https://tinypilotkvm.com https://tinypilotkvm.com

numpad0 5y ago
Could it be primarily English shortage? At least one of my go-to store says “4+ months of stock” and couple others from the Foundation’s store finder shows them available. Not that I doubt the shortage but if you’re desperate finding some.
- mtlynch 5y ago
  Oh, that could be. In which country are you seeing Pi 4s in stock? All the vendors in North America are out, and Chinese suppliers on AliBaba are charging 2x the normal retail price.
  - guenthert 5y ago
    ??? Central Computers (NA with Chinese ties) seems to have some available right now (5/24/2021): https://www.centralcomputer.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=raspberry+pi4 https://www.centralcomputer.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=rasp...
    - mtlynch 5y ago
      Oh, thanks for the pointer. I've never heard of them, as they're not an approved reseller. They're limiting orders to 20 per customer. They're selling the 2 GB Pi 4B boards for 42% over MSRP, but I might bite the bullet and pick some up.
      - mtlynch 5y ago
        Update: I tried purchasing 20 of the 2 GB and they told me they don't expect to have any in stock until October. They're still listing them as in stock on the website, though. And they say they actually can fulfill 4 GB orders immediately.
  - numpad0 5y ago
    Germany, Switzerland, France, Singapore, etc., though the one I originally looked up was Akizuki as they're familiar to me. Distributors that have it in stock are either not shipping globally or have no English page, or both, so there might be a bit of difficulty and extra costs for arranging proxy shipments. Below is random pick from "Industry" tab in "Buy Raspberry Pi 4 Model B"[2] page. - buyzero.de, $70, "Lieferfrist: Sofort versandfertig, Lieferfrist 1-2 Tage" - pi-shop.ch, $67, "Verfügbarkeit: Sofort-Versand ab Lager" - yadom.fr, $74, "Disponibilité : En stock", "commande passée avant 16H est expédiée le jour même." - raspberrypi.dk/en/, $77, "_If_ the product is in stock: shipment within 0-2 weekdays.", "In stock" - sg.cytron.io, $64, "Availability: 41", "Limit to 20 unit(s) per order." 1: https://akizukidenshi.com/catalog/g/gM-14778/ https://akizukidenshi.com/catalog/g/gM-14778/ 2: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/?variant=raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb&resellerType=industry https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/...
    - mtlynch 5y ago
      Thanks for those pointers! I commented on the blog post, and someone from Raspberry Pi actually reached out to me, so I might be able to buy directly from the foundation. But it's good to know about these alternative retailers in case I'm not able to buy direct.
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apple4ever 5y ago
Sparkfun seems out of most too. I just placed a backorder for one.

numpad0 5y ago

Could it be primarily English shortage? At least one of my go-to store says “4+ months of stock” and couple others from the Foundation’s store finder shows them available. Not that I doubt the shortage but if you’re desperate finding some.

mtlynch 5y ago
Oh, that could be. In which country are you seeing Pi 4s in stock? All the vendors in North America are out, and Chinese suppliers on AliBaba are charging 2x the normal retail price.
- guenthert 5y ago
  ??? Central Computers (NA with Chinese ties) seems to have some available right now (5/24/2021): https://www.centralcomputer.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=raspberry+pi4 https://www.centralcomputer.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=rasp...
  - mtlynch 5y ago
    Oh, thanks for the pointer. I've never heard of them, as they're not an approved reseller. They're limiting orders to 20 per customer. They're selling the 2 GB Pi 4B boards for 42% over MSRP, but I might bite the bullet and pick some up.
    - mtlynch 5y ago
      Update: I tried purchasing 20 of the 2 GB and they told me they don't expect to have any in stock until October. They're still listing them as in stock on the website, though. And they say they actually can fulfill 4 GB orders immediately.
- numpad0 5y ago
  Germany, Switzerland, France, Singapore, etc., though the one I originally looked up was Akizuki as they're familiar to me. Distributors that have it in stock are either not shipping globally or have no English page, or both, so there might be a bit of difficulty and extra costs for arranging proxy shipments. Below is random pick from "Industry" tab in "Buy Raspberry Pi 4 Model B"[2] page. - buyzero.de, $70, "Lieferfrist: Sofort versandfertig, Lieferfrist 1-2 Tage" - pi-shop.ch, $67, "Verfügbarkeit: Sofort-Versand ab Lager" - yadom.fr, $74, "Disponibilité : En stock", "commande passée avant 16H est expédiée le jour même." - raspberrypi.dk/en/, $77, "_If_ the product is in stock: shipment within 0-2 weekdays.", "In stock" - sg.cytron.io, $64, "Availability: 41", "Limit to 20 unit(s) per order." 1: https://akizukidenshi.com/catalog/g/gM-14778/ https://akizukidenshi.com/catalog/g/gM-14778/ 2: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/?variant=raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb&resellerType=industry https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/...
  - mtlynch 5y ago
    Thanks for those pointers! I commented on the blog post, and someone from Raspberry Pi actually reached out to me, so I might be able to buy directly from the foundation. But it's good to know about these alternative retailers in case I'm not able to buy direct.

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apple4ever 5y ago

Sparkfun seems out of most too. I just placed a backorder for one.