Just in time for the holiday season, Raspberry Pi have launched two new bits of hardware for you to tinker with the Raspberry Pi 500 and an official Raspberry Pi Monitor.
The Raspberry Pi 500 is a refresh of their popular all-in-one PC, the Raspberry Pi 400, now powered by the Raspberry Pi 5. The official specs:
- 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 processor
- 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
- VideoCore VII GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.3
- Dual 4Kp60 HDMI® display output
- Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth 5.0
- 2 × USB 3.0 ports, supporting simultaneous 5Gbps operation
- 1 × USB 2.0 port
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- Horizontal 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO connector
You also get an official 32GB Micro-SD card bundled with it.
Really brings back some memories of one of my first loves, the Amiga!
As for the Raspberry Pi Monitor it's a '15.6″ full HD IPS panel with a 45% colour gamut and an 80° viewing angle' (quoted from their news post). You get a pair of 1.2W speakers, a fold-away stand, VESA mounting points and power via USB-C. It can be powered directly by a Raspberry Pi too, although brightness gets limited to 60% and volume to 50%.
With these launched, they've also now reduced the price on the Raspberry Pi 400 from $70 to $60, and the Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit from $100 to $80. They're also now bundling a Micro-SD card with the Raspberry Pi 400.
See more on their official pages and the news post:
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Was waiting for the day to come. Unfortunately IMHO they missed two important opportunities for the 500: Regular HDMI sockets and - even more important these days - a fully featured USB-C that not only powers the RPi but also provides DP alt mode and USB host functions so you can really just plug this thing into a screen / USB-dock with just one cable and everything would be ready.
Still nice to see they do refresh the RPi x00 series from time to time so maybe a 600 will do that :)
Still nice to see they do refresh the RPi x00 series from time to time so maybe a 600 will do that :)
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hardpenguin Dec 9, 2024
Was waiting for the day to come. Unfortunately IMHO they missed two important opportunities for the 500: Regular HDMI sockets and - even more important these days - a fully featured USB-C that not only powers the RPi but also provides DP alt mode and USB host functions so you can really just plug this thing into a screen / USB-dock with just one cable and everything would be ready.They stopped using the regular HDMI socket since the Raspberry Pi 3 models and it doesn't look like they'll bring it back anytime soon. However, I do agree with you on the fully featured USB-C.
Still nice to see they do refresh the RPi x00 series from time to time so maybe a 600 will do that :)
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This is definitely nice but including a touchscreen would have made it perfect.
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They stopped using the regular HDMI socket since the Raspberry Pi 3 models and it doesn't look like they'll bring it back anytime soon.It's actually been the 4 (or maybe 3+), attached a 3B to my parents TV just yesterday actually with a regular HDMI cable ;)
Either way nothing would stop them from using a full size HDMI on those, it's a different PCB anyway. So it's just their choice *not* to use regular sized HDMI, requiring you to carry around an adapter or "special" cable as typically people will not have Micro HDMI cables around, but about everyone with a TV will have a full size HDMI cable.
Note I'm really only talking about the RPi x00 series here as I think those are meant more like "attach to a screen and use it" devices. I don't think it hurts that much with the regular RPis as those are used differently - and often even without a screen in the first place.
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Caldathras Dec 9, 2024
Really brings back some memories of one of my first loves, the Amiga!The first computer I bought for myself was an Amiga 500. Brilliant technology. Way ahead of everything else that was available at the time. Too bad that Commodore couldn't compete against the IBM/MS/Intel behemoth.
Pleasing to know that the Amiga is still around in Europe though ...
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Avehicle7887 Dec 9, 2024
So apparently the motherboard pcb has the markings for an M.2 SSD slot, except that the components are not actually present on the motherboard (Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YfJWYELA3k ) which is a shame as this could have made for a decent small form factor pc.
Maybe if they offer a version with one I'll consider buying one.
Maybe if they offer a version with one I'll consider buying one.
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So apparently the motherboard pcb has the markings for an M.2 SSD slot, except that the components are not actually present on the motherboard ...Oh damn. That sucks ... I missed that one but that's definitely something I waited for too in an Pi 500. :( Thanks for pointing that out!
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Vortex_Acherontic Dec 9, 2024
Nice, I still have my Pi 400 which I use as a smart TV on my smart TV. But since I don't trust my Smart TV it has no Internet. But the Pi400 with Kodi, different story. Such a beautiful piece of technology.
Originally I intended to use the Pi 400 as a regular desktop PC for browsing, video streaming, office and some software development. But for various task it was still too weak. Maybe the Pi 500 will fill that gab once and for all.
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Originally I intended to use the Pi 400 as a regular desktop PC for browsing, video streaming, office and some software development. But for various task it was still too weak. Maybe the Pi 500 will fill that gab once and for all.
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Really brings back some memories of one of my first loves, the Amiga!The first computer I bought for myself was an Amiga 500. Brilliant technology. Way ahead of everything else that was available at the time. Too bad that Commodore couldn't compete against the IBM/MS/Intel behemoth.
Pleasing to know that the Amiga is still around in Europe though ...
I was delighted lately to find there's a fan group on Facebook for my first computer system, MSX. Happy nostalgia!
It made me pull out my very first home computer, 40 years old now this Christmas, attaching it to the very first TV of my wife, and having my very first daughter (7 yo) play my very first game, Athletic Land.
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