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Raspberry Pi 5 Board With Memory Chip A Single 1GB DDR4 Chip Now Costs More Than an Entire 1GB Raspberry Pi 5

A single mainstream DDR4 chip now costs more on the spot market than a whole entry-level Raspberry Pi. In its latest memory spot price report, TrendForce put the average spot price of a DDR4 1Gx8 3200 MT/s chip (8 Gb, or 1 GB) at US$46.357 for the week of October 20, up 0.84%. Raspberry Pi still lists the 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 at US$45. If you design boards or buy SBCs, memory now decides your…