# DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market

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**Created:** [3 April 2026 01:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/dram-pricing-is-killing-the-hobbyist-sbc-market/239940 "2026-04-03T01:13:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [3 April 2026 01:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/dram-pricing-is-killing-the-hobbyist-sbc-market/239940/1 "2026-04-03T01:13:33Z")

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> Today Raspberry Pi announced more price increases for all Pis with LPDDR4 RAM, alongside a ‘right-sized’ 3GB RAM Pi 4 for $83.75.  
> The price increases bring the 16GB Pi 5 up to $299.99.  
> Despite today’s date, this is not a joke.  
> I published a video going over the state of the hobbyist ‘high end SBC’ market (4/8/16 GB models in the current generation), which I’ll embed below:  
> But if you’d like the tl;dr:

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> **[DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/dram-pricing-is-killing-the-hobbyist-sbc-market/)**
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> Today Raspberry Pi announced more price increases for all Pis with LPDDR4 RAM, alongside a 'right-sized' 3GB RAM Pi 4 for $83.75.
> The price increases bring the 16GB Pi 5 up to $299.99.
> Despite today's date, this is not a joke.
> I published a video...