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If this RPi main chip costs $0.70, why does the finished product currently cost $93.00 (RPi 5)? They're quite expensive nowadays, I miss when you could purchas
by metadat 2y ago
If this RPi main chip costs $0.70, why does the finished product currently cost $93.00 (RPi 5)? They're quite expensive nowadays, I miss when you could purchase them for ~$30.00.
Meanwhile, Expressif chips are literally everywhere and becoming ever more ubiquitous.
Edit: Thanks friends for the correction. It is cool you can still buy an RPi Pico for $13.00 :)
- smcameron 2y agoThe RP2040 is not what the RPi 5 uses.
- wheybags 2y agoBecause it's not the same chip? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP2040 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RP2040 read the the specs and it's clear that is not the main chip in an rpi 5
- j_leboulanger 2y agoBecause the RP2040 is not the main controller of the RPi. It's a micro controller, on which the Raspberry Pi Pico is based, at $4
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- seveibar 2y agoA raspberry pi 5 doesn’t use this chip (at least as the main chip). The RP2040 is for microcontrollers/embedded applications.
- oakesm9 2y agoThe main chip in a Raspberry Pi 5 is a Broadcom BCM2712. The main chip in the Raspberry Pi Pico is the RP2040, which costs $4.
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- 15155 2y agoIf you're paying $13 for a Pico, you're getting fleeced. These are $4 or less at most vendors, and JLC will assemble 5 for you for <$3/ea.