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I own a company that sells BeagleBones, Jestsons, LattePandas, in the past Bananna Pi and other cheap and cheerful Chinese embedded boards. What sets the Raspberry Pi apart from its peers is the software stability. None of the others come close to it (okay, maybe the latte panda does)…

> for some reason they never came back down

That simply is not true if you buy from an authorised distributor. Authorised distributors are required to sell at MSRP.

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The MSRP has gone up, though - the 1GB Pi 4 was introduced at $35. The cheapest Pi 5 is $50 (albeit with 2x the RAM).

Secondarily, mini-PCs are much more readily available at better prices now, which makes the Pi look more expensive in comparison.

> albeit with 2x the RAM

- multiple cores

- all sorts of IP on the silicon

- usb 3

- gigabit Ethernet

- wifi

- Bluetooth

- camera connector

- dsi

- hell, even a power button

… etc etc. They’re not comparable.

Come on man, The Pi 4 has almost all of those.

Besides, GP was pointing out that it feels like the price has gone up. I was pointing out that one reason it feels that way is because it has. No-one is arguing you don't get something for that money.

You’re looking at it wrong. The 5 doesn’t simply replace the 4. Raspberry Pi has committed to keeping the Pi 4 in production until 2034. Even the Pi1B+ will be available until 2030 at pretty much the same price as launch day!

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