Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon

On 8/4/26 03:00, rbowman wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:53:21 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>> Just checked. $79 USD on Amazon. Just the bare board, no accessories.
>>
>> Weren't these things supposed to be under $10 ???
>>
>> Wow !
>>
>> Memory chip production redirection surely plays its part - but beyond
>> even that ...
>>
>> A 2-Zero is SUPPOSED to be the next thing to electronic NOTHING. What
>> the fuck has happened ???
> 
> https://www.howtogeek.com/the-raspberry-pis-reign-is-quietly-ending/
> 
> The Canakit link shows the bare board as sold out.
> 
> https://www.amazon.com/SANOOV-Raspberry-Aluminum-Heatsink-HDMI-USB/dp/
> B0FX3SCP5F
> 
> $78 with a heat sink and a couple of adapters. The price history graph
> isn't the greatest but it looks like about $30 in March. Then it took off,
> gaining $14 in the last 30 days.

   What I saw was BARE BOARD - no 'accessories'.

   These prices will alienate US customers rather
   badly - 300 million of them. PIs are no longer
   an 'affordable' path to anything.