Overview
- Raspberry Pi increased the retail price of the 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 by $12.50 to $67.50 and the 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 by $12.50 to $77.50 while leaving other listed SKUs unchanged.
- The company said steep, sustained rises in DRAM costs made holding the earlier prices unsustainable and forced the selective increases.
- Buyers are urged to choose the RAM size they actually need and to purchase from Raspberry Pi Approved Resellers to avoid inflated or incorrect products.
- Raspberry Pi confirmed firmware has locked boards to their factory RAM sizes since late 2024, so customers cannot upgrade memory after purchase and must pick the correct configuration at checkout.
- Memory suppliers have warned of continued tightness in DRAM supply, which could keep prices high for months and delay any reversal of Raspberry Pi’s new prices.