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

c186282 <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 02:18:26 -0400

Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
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On 8/4/26 13:43, Andy Burns wrote:
> rbowman wrote:
> 
>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>
>>> Find a better place to buy?  I see them from $15 at digikey in the USA
>>>
>>> <https://rpilocator.com/?country=US&cat=PIZERO2>
>>
>> If you go to DigiKey's site you'll find there are 0 in stock. There is a
>> 'check lead time' option that says they will be available 6/7/2027.
> 
> I did, but the locator site said they had stock yesterday, not sure if 
> they actually did or not?  I did manage to buy a zero a couple of weeks 
> ago within the UK (both non-W and 2W were available at that time, I 
> specifically didn't want a 2W)

   USA has NO real equivs to the PI line.

   Maybe should, but doesn't.

   The current trade wars/adjustments ... things
   like PIs just got SCREWED. Short supplies,
   inflated prices.

   It WILL get better, but not THIS year.

   Oh, price MEMORY - SDs/M.2/etc - almost
   the ENTIRE world production has been
   shifted towards the "AI" market. For
   Joe Consumer - NADA !