Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Date: 4 Aug 2026 07:00:02 GMT Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net GCtqD4gVAzZXrzi/nmylEAlsB6vx44LZKBnNSg/UB7t8r6lJTc Cancel-Lock: sha1:g4vuy+t43w+YlTp87N/2cpTeuSs= sha256:KWuBBIBd9P/Pvt7y2SCdLSTZsoXmq8t50QF0PqWF0JA= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:89537 On Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:53:21 -0400, c186282 wrote: > Just checked. $79 USD on Amazon. Just the bare board, no accessories. > > Weren't these things supposed to be under $10 ??? > > Wow ! > > Memory chip production redirection surely plays its part - but beyond > even that ... > > A 2-Zero is SUPPOSED to be the next thing to electronic NOTHING. What > the fuck has happened ??? https://www.howtogeek.com/the-raspberry-pis-reign-is-quietly-ending/ The Canakit link shows the bare board as sold out. https://www.amazon.com/SANOOV-Raspberry-Aluminum-Heatsink-HDMI-USB/dp/ B0FX3SCP5F $78 with a heat sink and a couple of adapters. The price history graph isn't the greatest but it looks like about $30 in March. Then it took off, gaining $14 in the last 30 days.