Shortages for many tech elements, together with issues like DDR5 and GPUs, have eased fairly a bit for the reason that starting of 2022, and costs have managed to go down as availability improves. But that reprieve hasn’t come for hobbyists hoping to get a Raspberry Pi, which stays as laborious to purchase right now because it was a yr in the past.

The most up-to-date replace on the scenario comes from Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton through YouTuber Jeff Geerling—Upton informed Geerling that Pi boards are topic to the identical provide constraints as they have been in April, the final time he wrote a submit in regards to the scenario. Around 400,000 Pi boards are being produced monthly, and a few of these are being earmarked to be despatched out to shopper retail websites. But Upton says that almost all of those are nonetheless being reserved for and bought to industrial prospects who depend on Pi boards to run their companies.

In brief, the replace is that there isn’t a replace. Upton stated in April (and almost a yr in the past, when the corporate raised the worth for a Pi board for the primary time) that the Broadcom processors on the coronary heart of older Pi boards have been significantly troublesome to supply, however that top demand had been simply as large a problem. Demand for Pi boards elevated throughout the pandemic, and there was no extra manufacturing capability out there to satisfy this demand. Upton stated a yr in the past that there have been “early indicators that the availability chain scenario is beginning to ease,” however backed-up demand might nonetheless clarify the brief provide even when the Pi’s elements have gotten simpler to purchase.

If you are attempting to purchase a Raspberry Pi within the US or different areas, the rpilocator spreadsheet generally is a invaluable useful resource, letting when numerous fashions are in inventory for ordering at most typical Pi retailers. According to the tracker, few Pi 4 boards of any stripe have been that can be purchased by way of September, although, and if you happen to’re in search of a selected RAM capability, you’ll be caught ready even longer. Businesses that wish to inquire about shopping for Pis are nonetheless inspired to contact the enterprise@raspberrypi.com electronic mail handle to make their case.