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Pi's were overpriced even before they became rare.

I'm a fan of odroid's if you want better value.

Aren't they pricey too though? Last time I checked they went for a similar price at half the memory

I bought my pi for $5 and it runs a fully functional VPN, DNS server and as blocker on my network. Can run some custom code on there to handle DHCP leases, etc.

Chip shortage made things tough but they’re still cheap when you can find one

> I bought my pi for $5...

How?

The licensed reseller that is linked on their homepage has prices starting at 43 dollars: https://www.cytron.io/c-raspberry-pi-4

Here in Latvia new Pi boards go for around 80-120 euros from what i can tell: https://www.salidzini.lv/cena?q=raspberry+pi+model+b&offset=... (this is a comparison site, on a page where actual Pi board start, not accessories)

Seems like you got a pretty sweet deal, if it would cost me around 16 times more.

He is more than likely talking about a Pi Zero or even a Pi Zero W (built in wifi). I have bought both before for $5 each also.

yes sorry, pi zero w. When the chip shortage wasn't a thing.

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