Raspberry Pi Getting First-Ever Price Increase Due to Supply Chain Challenges

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Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton has shared an article elaborating on why he’s had no choice but to increase the price of the Raspberry Pi 4, the first-ever price increase for a Raspberry Pi product. The reason is, of course, related to supply chain challenges—Upton explained that cost increases caused by the ongoing shortages have made the original price economically unfeasible. The Raspberry Pi 4’s price has been raised from $35 to $45, but Upton has clarified that the new premium is only temporary.









Per Upton:



None of these are palatable decisions. In the entire history of Raspberry Pi, we have never increased the price of a product, and have often been able to reduce prices between, and sometimes within, generations. Likewise, long-term availability of our products, from stock, is a core part of our value...

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