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The CM3s and CM4s are so hard to find. The regular pis are still available, albeit at a higher price. Given that the CMs were intended for industrial/commerci
by fsagx 5y ago
The CM3s and CM4s are so hard to find. The regular pis are still available, albeit at a higher price. Given that the CMs were intended for industrial/commercial integration, it seems like they would have a priority. They are mostly the same components.
- TaylorAlexander 5y agoWell the big issue with the CM4 is that there are 32 possible variants. As far as I can tell, a couple CM4 variants tend to be in stock at least in the USA last I checked. Only seeing one variant in stock right now at PiShop but it's there: https://www.pishop.us/product/raspberry-pi-compute-module-4-wireless-8gb-lite-cm4108000/ https://www.pishop.us/product/raspberry-pi-compute-module-4-... The thing about industrial customers is that they are willing to buy whatever variant is available now for testing, spend a year doing design and integration, and then switch to the correct module for final system tests. I'm doing this with a project at work right now. I could speculate that some hobbyist customers who might buy a raspberry pi would just as soon buy something else if they're just trying to learn electronics. So I would think commercial customers would be more resilient to delays than the hobby customers (as long as one or two variants are in stock to test). And releasing 32 different variants of a new design during a global chip shortage seems reason enough for delays. Frustrating though!