The 2GB model is now available as the cheapest product in the 'Raspberry Pi 5' series

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced that it will release a new model with 2GB of memory in the Raspberry Pi 5 series, which was released in October 2023.

2GB Raspberry Pi 5 on sale now at $50 - Raspberry Pi
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/2gb-raspberry-pi-5-on-sale-now-at-50/

The article at the time of the announcement of Raspberry Pi 5 is as follows: Compared to the previous generation model, Raspberry Pi 4, the CPU and GPU performance has improved by 2 to 3 times, and the RAM and I / O bandwidth has improved by about 2 times.

'Raspberry Pi 5' released, with CPU and GPU two to three times faster than Raspberry Pi 4 and proprietary I/O controller 'RP1' - GIGAZINE

Until now, the Raspberry Pi 5 series has had versions with 4GB and 8GB of memory, with the 4GB version costing $60 (about 8,800 yen) and the 8GB version costing $80 (about 12,000 yen). The 2GB version that will be released this time has succeeded in reducing the price to $50 (about 7,300 yen) by removing unnecessary functions of the application processor in addition to the memory capacity.

The 'unnecessary features' included in the processor were for other markets and were completely disabled in the Raspberry Pi, which allowed the company to reduce costs without changing any of the functionality.

The Raspberry Pi comes with its own operating system, the Raspberry Pi OS, which runs more smoothly and consumes fewer resources than most general-purpose Linux distributions. 'For most users, the 2GB model will be optimal, unless you want to run two 4K 60Hz displays, open 100 browser tabs, or compile complex software from source,' the company said.

Products for Japan bearing the Technical Approval mark are on sale from Switch Science for 9,790 yen (tax included).

Raspberry Pi 5 / 2GB — Switch Science

Our editorial team has actually reviewed the Raspberry Pi 5 in detail as shown below. If you are interested, please check it out.

GIGAZINE review summary of Raspberry Pi 5 There are plenty of reviews that can solve questions such as 'What power supply is needed?', 'Is a cooler necessary?', 'OS installation procedure?', 'How to connect M.2 SSD?', and 'Details of RTC function' - GIGAZINE