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Probably because $250 is wildy misleading. This is an all inclusive kit which includes case, heat sinks, fan, micro-hdmi cables, power supply and you have to go for the 16gb rpi 5 to reach $230. All the things I want to do with a Pi I would really only need 4gb of RAM max, which the kit is $140.  The 16gb rpi 5 on its own with no extras is $145 and the 4gb on its own with no extras is $70.  Sure that's still a lot more than the original goal of $35 computing but you can still get a basic kit for the rpi Zero 2 W for $40. They also still sell rpi 3, 3A+, 3B+, and 4 kits for reasonable prices. I don't necessarily need the full power of an rpi 5 either.  --- EDIT: Dug up some historical info. Raspberry Pi 4 released in 2019 and was $75 for the 8gb model board on it's own. Right now just a board for a Pi 4 model B 8gb is $85. The 16gb Raspberry Pi 5 originally released at $120 and is now $145. I think people are really overblowing these price increases. https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/01/raspberry_pi_5_1gb/ >The increases hit the entire Pi 5 range: the 2GB model jumps $5 to $55, while the 16GB version rises $25 from $120 to $145. Select Raspberry Pi 4 models are also affected, with the 4GB version increasing to $60 (up $5) and the 8GB to $85 (up $10). The 16GB Compute Module 5 saw a $20 hike. >Lower-density Pi 4 models, the Pi 3 Model B+, and earlier boards remain unchanged, as does the Pi Zero. >The new Raspberry Pi 5 has just 1 GB of RAM and slips in at $45. In October 2025, Pi supremo Eben Upton noted that lower RAM densities weren't suffering as much as others. The company, therefore, has some wiggle room at the 1 GB mark. Considering the massive leap in RAM prices, these don't seem like obscene increases to me. People are getting their fucking panties in a twist because they want the model with more RAM and seem to have forgotten that the Pi 3 maxed out at 4gb of RAM and the Pi 4 maxed out at 8gb of RAM. The Pi 5 is the *first model* to sport 16gb and it was $120 on release and has risen $25 due to RAM price increases, which is *far* less than consumer price for RAM has spiked. If anything the RPi company is doing a damn fine job of keeping prices down despite the RAM shortage. Considering that an 8gb stick of DDR4 is **$60** and a 16gb stick of DDR4 is **$125** yet you're pissing your pants over a **$10** increase in 8gb models and a **$25** increase in the 16gb models which is *fucking stupid.* Anyway, fucking cry more, god damned babies. It's not like the Raspberry Pi company is the group at fault for the fucking high prices of RAM, get over it!