Overview

• The 500+ is on sale now for $200, or $220 as a Desktop Kit that adds a mouse, a 27W USB‑C power supply, a 2‑meter micro HDMI cable, and a Beginner’s Guide, with stock at retailers including Micro Center, CanaKit, and PiShop.us.
• It ships with 16GB LPDDR4X memory and a pre‑installed 256GB Raspberry Pi SSD, and the internal M.2 2280 NVMe slot is user‑replaceable for higher‑capacity drives or other PCIe devices.
• The integrated mechanical keyboard uses low‑profile Gateron KS‑33 Blue switches with per‑key RGB lighting, controlled by an RP2040 running a QMK‑based firmware for configurable effects.
• Built on the Raspberry Pi 5 platform, it features a 2.4GHz quad‑core Cortex‑A76 CPU, dual 4K micro HDMI outputs, dual‑band Wi‑Fi, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 ports, plus boot support from microSD or external USB SSDs.
• Community experiments have already demonstrated eGPU connectivity via the PCIe‑capable M.2 interface using an OCuLink adapter and minor Linux driver changes, though this requires adapters and physical modifications.