Raspberry Pi 5 16GB

The Pi 5’s power now comes with RAM to back it up, but the price means only diehard fans should buy it

LES POUNDER

PRICE £96 (£115 inc VAT) from thepihut.com We’ve previously sung the praises of the Raspberry Pi 5 in our Pi buyer’s guide (see issue 363, p41), and discussed the versatile range of 2GB, 4GB and 8GB models. Now there’s a fourth option with a whopping 16GB – more than any previous Pi model. It’s also the most expensive Pi ever, costing around £40 more than the 8GB version. The 16GB Pi has the same capabilities and connectors as the 8GB model. The only differences are the RAM and the fact that this board uses the updated Broadcom BCM2712D0 CPU, as found on the 2GB version. This removes a few on-chip functions that the Pi doesn’t need, making it slightly more cost-effective to manufacture, but to all intents and purposes it’s…

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