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Raspberry Pi 4 model B, 8GB version now on sale at $75

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The latest release in series 4, with a whoopping 8GB of RAM. If you are looking for a pocket computer with respectable specs, this is your chance.
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https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/...now-at-75/

https://www.raspberrypi.org/produ...odel-b-8gb
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Created 05-29-2020 at 11:46 AM by ReinierS
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No-One1
05-29-2020 at 11:51 AM.
05-29-2020 at 11:51 AM.
I would like to know what fun DIY projects people are using this for these days. Please share!
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FUBARz
05-29-2020 at 11:51 AM.
05-29-2020 at 11:51 AM.
Haha there is one seller on eBay selling for $377 Good luck

Ordered mine for $75
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fbueller
05-29-2020 at 11:53 AM.
05-29-2020 at 11:53 AM.
I hate a whooping 8GB of RAM. The RAM keeps screaming 'Whoop!' all night and keeps me up. I prefer that one with a whopping 8GB.
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rczrider
05-29-2020 at 11:54 AM.
05-29-2020 at 11:54 AM.
I had no idea there were plans to release an 8GB version.

I do wonder what the point is, though. Seems to me that the RPi4 is a suitable desktop replacement if you aren't married to Windows and are only doing basic office tasks (word, spreadsheet, social media, browsing, etc) and at that point, 4GB should be plenty.
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shakuyi
05-29-2020 at 11:54 AM.
05-29-2020 at 11:54 AM.
this isn't a hot deal, $75 is the going price lol....wait for a sale to be considered a hot deal
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NickG5
05-29-2020 at 12:09 PM.
05-29-2020 at 12:09 PM.
For anyone getting their first Pi, unless you know what you're doing and specially need all that ram then just get the 2gb model.

and this is not a deal at all
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denshigomi
05-29-2020 at 12:16 PM.
05-29-2020 at 12:16 PM.
Quote from rczrider :
I had no idea there were plans to release an 8GB version.

I do wonder what the point is, though. Seems to me that the RPi4 is a suitable desktop replacement if you aren't married to Windows and are only doing basic office tasks (word, spreadsheet, social media, browsing, etc) and at that point, 4GB should be plenty.
As someone who uses Linux heavily every day, I can say 4GB of RAM is not enough for my basic needs. If your needs are more basic, great. Maybe you can get by with 4GB. But there's no way I'm the only person who needs a minimum of 8GB.
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ben_r_
05-29-2020 at 12:16 PM.
05-29-2020 at 12:16 PM.
Interesting... Guess Ill be upgrading my Pi 4 (4GB) sooner than I thought.
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fyu
05-29-2020 at 12:22 PM.
05-29-2020 at 12:22 PM.
Quote from denshigomi :
As someone who uses Linux heavily every day, I can say 4GB of RAM is not enough for my basic needs. If your needs are more basic, great. Maybe you can get by with 4GB. But there's no way I'm the only person who needs a minimum of 8GB.
do you use linux heavily on a raspberry pi?
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corybantic
05-29-2020 at 12:25 PM.
05-29-2020 at 12:25 PM.
Quote from denshigomi :
As someone who uses Linux heavily every day, I can say 4GB of RAM is not enough for my basic needs. If your needs are more basic, great. Maybe you can get by with 4GB. But there's no way I'm the only person who needs a minimum of 8GB.
If you're using this as a desktop replacement then 8GB makes sense but most people use a Pi for much more limited tasks where the extra memory doesn't really help.

Hopefully for those who do want one they've been making these for a while and we don't see a repeat of the 4GB mess.
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05-29-2020 at 12:26 PM.
05-29-2020 at 12:26 PM.
Quote from denshigomi :
As someone who uses Linux heavily every day, I can say 4GB of RAM is not enough for my basic needs. If your needs are more basic, great. Maybe you can get by with 4GB. But there's no way I'm the only person who needs a minimum of 8GB.

What are you doing on raspberry pi?
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HY-SD
05-29-2020 at 01:02 PM.
05-29-2020 at 01:02 PM.
Quote from denshigomi :
As someone who uses Linux heavily every day, I can say 4GB of RAM is not enough for my basic needs. If your needs are more basic, great. Maybe you can get by with 4GB. But there's no way I'm the only person who needs a minimum of 8GB.
I'm getting the impressions you're projecting your desktop Linux usage onto a SBC Pi.
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stbzer
05-29-2020 at 01:07 PM.
05-29-2020 at 01:07 PM.
I'm guessing these will sell out in a few days. What are practical uses for 8gb other than multiple tab browsing and video streaming?
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aphex
05-29-2020 at 01:52 PM.
05-29-2020 at 01:52 PM.
Quote from corybantic :
If you're using this as a desktop replacement then 8GB makes sense but most people use a Pi for much more limited tasks where the extra memory doesn't really help.

Hopefully for those who do want one they've been making these for a while and we don't see a repeat of the 4GB mess.

Curious if you think 8gb is warranted for a Pi running as a NAS and PiHole.

I was planning to get the 4gb but $20 isn't a huge diff.
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