--- title: Raspberry Pi is cheaper than a Mini PC again (that's not... description: Raspberry Pi 5 and N100 Mini PCs have both increased in price due to RAM shortages, now costing around $247 for comparable configurations (16GB RAM, 512GB... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Raspberry Pi is cheaper than a Mini PC again (that's not good) | daily.dev og:description: Raspberry Pi 5 and N100 Mini PCs have both increased in price due to RAM shortages, now costing around $247 for comparable configurations (16GB RAM, 512GB... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/91zJuySv7.png og:image:alt: Raspberry Pi is cheaper than a Mini PC again (that's not good) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Raspberry Pi is cheaper than a Mini PC again (that's not good) **[Jeff Geerling](https://daily.dev/sources/jeffgeerling)** · 4 min read · 92 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Raspberry Pi 5 and N100 Mini PCs have both increased in price due to RAM shortages, now costing around $247 for comparable configurations (16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe). A year ago, the Mini PC was $159 and the Pi 5 was $208. The author suggests 2026 will focus on repurposing used hardware and finding value in lower-spec options like the 1GB Pi 5 model under $50 or Pi Zero 2W at $15, as memory prices are unlikely to drop soon due to AI demand. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@bobbyiliev** · 2 upvotes > Very interesting read! **@byteoutlaw** · 1 upvotes > Love the quality of your posts - always!! Only one thing I need to mention we have just entered 2026 - I guess the image subline is suppossed to be that! Happy new year Jeff! 😚 ☺️ 😝 **@c6lr** · 1 upvotes > And just the fact that you can connect *MANY* things to a Pi 5 (e.g. a motion sensor, or a temperature sensor and so on) is great. **@quantumdev** · 0 upvotes > you think my friend that buy a rasp is a good idea yet today? some months ago i bought a mini pc (like acemagic) at 150€ with 16gm ram and 500gb nvme. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Cheap mini PCs are the death knell for Raspberry Pis](https://daily.dev/posts/cheap-mini-pcs-are-the-death-knell-for-raspberry-pis-semc5hzcw) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I stopped buying Raspberry Pis since refurbished mini PCs cost the same and do far more](https://daily.dev/posts/i-stopped-buying-raspberry-pis-since-refurbished-mini-pcs-cost-the-same-and-do-far-more-irx9xszkd) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [DRAM it\! Raspberry Pi raises prices](https://daily.dev/posts/dram-it-raspberry-pi-raises-prices-krqvef7t9) · The Verge · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Raspberry Pi gets eye-watering price rises, new 3GB RAM model](https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-gets-eye-watering-price-rises-new-3gb-ram-model-jslcvssq7) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#homelab](https://daily.dev/tags/homelab), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Raspberry Pi is cheaper than a Mini PC again (that's not good)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7"},"datePublished":"2026-01-05T22:13:52.479Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T07:40:14.275Z","description":"Raspberry Pi 5 and N100 Mini PCs have both increased in price due to RAM shortages, now costing around $247 for comparable configurations (16GB RAM, 512GB...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/df534a7e5017e6db88dfbc86f925c406?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/df534a7e5017e6db88dfbc86f925c406?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Jeff Geerling","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Jeff Geerling","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/a425a8edd27a4930ae183c796db840b9","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/jeffgeerling"},"commentCount":4,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":92},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}],"keywords":"embedded,hardware,homelab,raspberry-pi","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jeff Geerling","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/jeffgeerling"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Raspberry Pi is cheaper than a Mini PC again (that's not good)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/raspberry-pi-is-cheaper-than-a-mini-pc-again-that-s-not-good--91zjuysv7","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Very interesting read!","datePublished":"2026-01-06T08:16:29.323Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/91zJuySv7#c-DRDSGjW1D","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bobby Iliev","url":"https://daily.dev/bobbyiliev","image":"https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/21223421?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Love the quality of your posts - always!! 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