[Aurornis]

This (the 16GB version) should not fit into most use cases. You’re buying an expensive RAM chip with a Pi attached.

The cheaper 4GB or even 1GB versions ($50 for the latter) are what most people should be looking at for their projects.

[ianburrell]

I have decided that the Pi4 1GB is the ideal for hobbyists. Faster than Pi3, takes normal USB-C charging, and can do most single server or electronics jobs. Which is why it is currently sold out.

[hn_throw2025]

I agree... I use a Pi4B 8GB as a home server with a number of duties.

Less power consumption than the Pi 5 (and no heatsink), and it was the first to offer the combination of USB booting, more than 1GB RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet. And reasonably priced in 2019.

[blacksmith_tb]

My personal fave RPi, the Zero W, is still $15 from Adafruit.

[mghackerlady]

I really wish they made a new Zero that doesn't use ddr2 ram to ensure that it can still be made far into the future. As far as I'm aware, nobody is making ddr2 anymore

[15155]

DDR2 is absolutely still made - there are industrial embedded applications that can't use anything else.

[ZiiS]

Is anyone making DDR5?

[LoganDark]

For AI, sure

[ZiiS]

Mostly HBM; uses more or less the same production lines so has displaced most DDR5 production.