Raspberry Pi Model B gets RAM boost to 512MB, keeps $35 price tag

Raspberry Pi Model B gets RAM boost to 512MB, keeps $35 price tag

So you got your Raspberry Pi all set up, you overclocked it and you even made it run Atari 2600 games. But then, it seems, many of you wrote to the UK-based outfit to complain about the fixed 256MB of RAM. Indeed, the budget mini PC maker says that requests for a memory upgrade have been among “the most common suggestions” it’s received since it launched the device. However, rather than introduce a pricier version, the company has decided to offer 512MB as standard with all future Model Bs (including all current and outstanding orders), while sticking to the original $35 price tag. Good news? Sure, even if your current unit just got relegated to secondary secondary PC status.

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Raspberry Pi production ramped up to 4,000 per day, 5MP camera module on its way (video)

Raspberry Pi production ramped up to 4,000 per day, 5MP camera module on its way (video)

If you’d been frustrated thanks to all the Raspberries having been picked, and had even considered the bitter taste of other fruit, there’s hope for you yet. The tiny computer’s maker has just announced that production is now at 4,000 units per day, and the previous restriction of one purchase per person has been lifted. Good news. In addition to this is the announcement of a new camera board in the works. The 5-megapixel module (as expected, dropping a few notches from the 14MP prototype) is expected to cost around $20-$25, and be available in around three months. So now you can have your fill of the sweet little berries and look forward to your next upgrade too. Now you just need to think of a suitably sweet application for it.

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