Run your home on a Raspberry Pi

Re:Run your home on a Raspberry Pi by jwm20 on Sunday May 15, 2022 @02:40PM (#31389842)

https://rpilocator.com/ (there are twitter and telegram bots to provide alerts)

I managed to get one from Adafruit last week. They restock ~weekly, typically Wednesdays, and sell out within a few minutes of the notification going out.

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Re:Run your home on a Raspberry Pi by GaylordTuring on Sunday May 15, 2022 @02:44PM (#31389887)

I don't get how they can sell out so quickly. Why won't stores simply raise the price in order to reach parity between supply and demand?

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Re:Run your home on a Raspberry Pi by jjeaff on Sunday May 15, 2022 @06:06PM (#31391610)

The official suppliers are required to sell at MSRP. People buy and then resell at higher prices so you can usually find them on amazon and eBay for double or more the MSRP.

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Re:Run your home on a Raspberry Pi by isoprophlex on Sunday May 15, 2022 @02:59PM (#31390011)

... because they're not douchebags?

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Re:Run your home on a Raspberry Pi by jhgb on Sunday May 15, 2022 @04:31PM (#31390812)

Supply and demand balancing doesn't make you a douchebag.

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Re:Run your home on a Raspberry Pi by javawizard on Sunday May 15, 2022 @03:53PM (#31390480)

Because the Raspberry Pi Foundation typically negotiates agreements with its resellers stating that they won't sell above MSRP.

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