Almost a year after the Raspberry Pi 5 debuted, a cheaper 2GB version has appeared for users who want to save a little money or for whom 4 or 8GB was just a little overkill.
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The hardware is almost identical to the PC launched in 2023, just with less RAM.
At the unveiling of the $50 PC, Pi boss Eben Upton told The Register: "We're bringing the power of our state-of-the-art platform, and all the optimizations we've developed since launching the larger memory SKUs last fall, to a new lower price point and am excited to see what people do with it."
Dropping the price of the Pi back down to $50 has some psychological benefits and is a break from the relentless price hikes that plague much of the industry.
