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Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB $149 Delivered @ Jaycar

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Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB $149 Delivered @ Jaycar
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polarq on 18/09/2022 - 11:34 jaycar.com.au (1820 clicks)

OzBackInStock - There I said it to save a few comments :)

Stock is low worldwide and many people are keen to get one so here it is available at jaycar, couldnt find it in core or element 14 while posting this deal.

Some specs from the site:

• 1.5 GHz 8GB 64-Bit Quad Core ARM Cortex-A72 Processor
• On-Board 802.11ac Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 5
• Full Gigabit Ethernet
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 3.0 ports
• Dual Monitor Support (4K resolution)

I was really looking to buy this but ended up getting optiplex as it suits my needs better.

Happy tinkering!

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  • BlitzR on 18/09/2022 - 11:46
    +1

    Is this the same model https://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi/rpi4-modbp-8gb/raspber… ?

    • Axelstrife on 18/09/2022 - 11:48
      +10

      Only a 1 year wait with them

  • Bob81 on 18/09/2022 - 11:47
    +12

    Seems Jack has been here as the price has increased….

    • Telios on 18/09/2022 - 11:52
      +2

      Literally more than double what I paid.

      Life is getting ridiculous in Australia.

      • drprox on 18/09/2022 - 11:55
        +3

        it is, the only upside to this increase is the item is a purely discretionary spend vs groceries!

      • Zondor on 18/09/2022 - 11:56
        +18

        Literally cheaper to just get an old office PC these days. Higher power consumption but still

        • Telios on 18/09/2022 - 12:01
          +3

          Yup and you'd probably be able to get an Intel 8 series desktop with a valid win 10 licence for <$200.

          Edit: I was so insanely close and I hadn't even seen the deal below this one
          https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/725415

          • bargaino on 18/09/2022 - 20:14

            @Telios:

            get an Intel 8 series desktop with a valid win 10 licence for <$200.

            You undersell it. Nobody is forcing you to use Windows on that.

        • Boioioioi on 18/09/2022 - 12:05
          +4

          Depends on what you use it for though. If you leave it on 24/7, the power consumption difference can be $100+ per year

          • Telios on 18/09/2022 - 12:07
            +2

            @Boioioioi: That's true, the only thing stopping me from building a FreeNAS setup is running costs.

            I've already got the media and licences for everything.

            • Boioioioi on 18/09/2022 - 12:07

              @Telios: Yeah I feel your pain. Maybe best to have something with good power management. Low power usage and then sleep when not in use

            • gyrex on 19/09/2022 - 07:22
              +2

              @Telios: My Intel N5105 nuc with 4 integrated NICs uses 13W and cost me around $200. I'm running Proxmox with docker, FreeNAS and pfSense.

            • Zondor on 19/09/2022 - 12:05
              +1

              @Telios: I've used one of those Tiny Ultra Small Formfactor PC's that are like 15x15cm. Basically as lower power consumption as you can get before going to a raspi.

          • bargaino on 18/09/2022 - 20:17

            @Boioioioi:

            the power consumption difference can be $100+ per year

            In UK? It uses maybe 20W idle, which is $50/year. Pi4 is only 3W, so a big savings, but how do you get $100+?

          • Dogsrule on 19/09/2022 - 10:12
            +3

            @Boioioioi: I've found those micro PC's/NUC's only use about 10-15W more than a RP on average. 10/15Wx24x365=88/133kWh/year extra. Average electricity price is 25c/kWh so 88/133x$.25=$22/33 per year.

      • bchliu on 18/09/2022 - 21:08

        Most of the posted 8GB models in OZB are around $149-$130 delivered or so.. The 4GB and 2GB can be for half of this, but not the 8GB from what I've seen.

    • superroach on 18/09/2022 - 11:52

      nope, still 149

  • seamonkey on 18/09/2022 - 11:58
    -5

    OzBackInStock

  • syousef on 18/09/2022 - 12:02
    +18

    The Pis WERE a good LOW COST micro but at this price you'd want a specific use case.

    • troyww on 18/09/2022 - 12:29
      +2

      When they were $50 they made a great cheap kodi box . At $150 there are loads of way better options that use even less power and come with a remote and incredibly slick interface .

      • Blitzfx on 18/09/2022 - 13:13
        +2

        Yeah, like the up boards which have x86 https://up-shop.org/up-board-series.html
        They run faster too.

        • troyww on 18/09/2022 - 14:01
          +1

          I was actually referring to GCCWGTV and firestick etc . Voice control from the remote for the win .
          I have had RPI 1, 2 and 3 but as a media player they are now woeful value .Factor in a case and a decent remote and your almost at Nvidia shield money .
          As stated , "at this price you'd want a specific use case"

          • idonotknowwhy on 18/09/2022 - 20:59
            +1

            @troyww: +1 for the Fire Stick Pro.
            Works with netflix/prime, etc too (rPI3 doesn't really)

        • RedHab on 18/09/2022 - 17:04

          Thanks for that link, I was unaware of the up boards. Look very useful.

    • BargainKen on 18/09/2022 - 15:43

      Agreed, they've priced themselves out of the market.

      • ihfree on 18/09/2022 - 16:08
        +2

        Have they though? It seems more like a supply issue as the demand is there and they still out almost instantly.

        • BargainKen on 19/09/2022 - 16:47

          Perhaps but there's other products on the market that can do the same job, only real reason I can imagine people going for the 8GB model (which I have BTW) is for multimedia purposes. Lots of old used PCs can be had for similar or less which are far more powerful and upgradable (albeit higher power consumption).

      • [Deactivated] on 18/09/2022 - 17:46
        +1

        and yet they’re always oos

        • gadget on 18/09/2022 - 23:07

          Other than when you buy them as a part of an insanely expensive "kit"

        • syousef on 19/09/2022 - 06:08

          When you don't have much stock to begin with the reason you're out of stock is low supply not high demand.

  • Scrooge McGoose on 18/09/2022 - 12:06
    +7

    You probably don't need the 8gb version for your project.

  • YRT on 18/09/2022 - 12:15
    +10

    For my use case as a spare desktop/browser, my Pi400/Ubuntu 22.04 overclocked to 2.2GHZ is still slow running. Pi 4B operates at 1.5GHZ, I'd imagine a crawl like experience.

    Celeron N5095 costs about $50 more, has 8GB RAM/SSD and 3x faster.
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32985900605.html?spm=a2g0o.c…

    The 8GB Pi4B was ~ $100 last year and good VFM then. Current price isn't a bargain (and against Pi spirit as affordable computing), considering above IMO.

    • whitepuma on 18/09/2022 - 12:21
      +3

      for your use case, you're probably better off buying a refurb office dell/hp/lenovo pc, depending on what you get can get something from $50 and up

      • YRT on 18/09/2022 - 12:30
        +5

        The Pi / N5095 idles ~2w - 6w, versus ~30w+ for the refurbs if I'm not mistaken. As I tend to keep mine always on, electricity cost diff is ~ $30 - $50 each year. For my use case the refurbs actually don't make sense.

        • toasty on 18/09/2022 - 16:00

          Same.

          People too often forget to take the cost of running a system into consideration and, considering the price of electricity these days, that’s a mistake.

        • RedHab on 18/09/2022 - 17:08

          The Pi4 uses quite a bit more power than the older ones, still not as much as an Intel chip, but can go up to 15W on use.

        • elusive on 18/09/2022 - 18:37
          +1

          Looks like the 6th gen ones idle around 10-15W: https://www.servethehome.com/dell-optiplex-3050-micro-projec…

          That's not too bad.

          • gadget on 18/09/2022 - 23:13

            @elusive: This. The same number of applications running will load up a pi4 and consume more power then a lightly loaded x86.

            • Russ on 19/09/2022 - 01:18

              @gadget:

              consume more power then a lightly loaded x86.

              You're comparing an unloaded x86 with a fully-loaded RPi, both at 15W, and you think the x86 is more efficient?

              • gadget on 19/09/2022 - 02:11
                +1

                @Russ: No, I'm saying that the same number of applications running on an x86 should result in less % CPU usage relatively speaking and therefore could/should be more efficient.

    • CommanderCrumbcake on 18/09/2022 - 13:04
      +2

      Thanks for posting that link. I've been waiting for a Pi 4B to come into stock anywhere for ages. I might just buy one the N5095 you posted as it fits my use case better. Much appreciated!

    • Zorlin on 18/09/2022 - 20:56

      3x faster

      by… what metric

  • eggaz on 18/09/2022 - 12:17

    And its gone.

  • PurchaseAnxiety on 18/09/2022 - 12:19
    +6

    Yeah Pis are a tough sell when you can get a very capable refurb mini PC for roughly the same price, if not less.

    • eggaz on 18/09/2022 - 12:22

      Agree, they are a low cost (ongoing) and great tiny PC, but nowhere near as capable as a refurb. Also a lot of the things you would use a Pi for would be absolutley fine with an earlier and cheaper Pi model.

      • idonotknowwhy on 18/09/2022 - 21:48

        Agree, they are a low cost (ongoing) and great really slow tiny PC

    • whitepuma on 18/09/2022 - 12:23

      exactly right….only real use of a pi over those refurbs is if it needs to be extremely compact, or if you require GPIO

      if you don't need either of those things then in most cases a refurb PC will do the job perfectly fine

  • bmcomps on 18/09/2022 - 12:30
    +1

    Why is it so hard… to get a Pi?

    • eggaz on 18/09/2022 - 12:35
      +5

      Plenty at Coles this morning.

    • Telios on 18/09/2022 - 12:44

      Because I believe they are now made in the UK and some parts in Japan.

      Their production capacity has dropped significantly. And costs increased as well.

      Don't know why they don't build factories in Eastern Europe or Africa which would welcome the technology and enable it to be utilised locally.

      • Jay Nomad on 18/09/2022 - 13:06
        +1

        I am guessing logistics, training and QA control… it is an investment to be made in uncertain time, higher risk?

    • garage sale on 18/09/2022 - 16:20
      +1

      the soc is custom made by broadcom for,pi foundation, ….. lots of companies use them now as parts of production devices now, and pi foundation have decided to supply commercial buyers over covid as with commercial buyers their livelihood depends on it rather than hobbyists ….so that is why they are expensive at the. moment ….unless you buy in commercial quantaties …..so hobbyists get stock after commercial buyers orders are filled.

      sure prices will drop once they get to normal supply chains for silicon ……

      • Russ on 19/09/2022 - 01:26

        I've steered customers away from using the RPi in commercial applications, because there isn't any surety of supply.

        If the customer really needs a multitasking OS, then I steer them towards buying a couple of years worth of supply of the RP2040, the chip in the RPi Pico, and use an ESP32 or similar for wifi.

        Too many times I've seen startup companies burned by basing their product on something that can go into shortage.

  • rxjb on 18/09/2022 - 13:15
    +1

    What's the going rate of a pi 3b?

    • Ethereal Winter on 18/09/2022 - 14:15
      +1

      Haha that was my first thought, I've got a least 3-4 floating around not doing anything.

      • rxjb on 18/09/2022 - 16:16

        Same. Hahah

      • idonotknowwhy on 18/09/2022 - 21:30

        I dumped mine too early.
        Got a 3B+ in the d raw though, might have to sell it too

  • Namidairo on 18/09/2022 - 13:38
    +1

    This whole RPi shortage gives me mixed feelings.

    On one hand, I really want RISC-V based boards like the Star64 and Visionfive 2 to succeed when they release.

    On the other hand, I don't want the terrible 12 month lead times situation that the RPi Foundation have got themselves into.

    If you were really desperate for a Pi, then I suggest that you keep https://rpilocator.com/ open in a tab or something. It should holler when a site shows them as in stock.

    I already had a 4B 4GB before this nonsense started up, it just chills and runs containers.

    • sk213 on 18/09/2022 - 14:21
      +3

      The main problem is the are prioritising industrial/commercial clients before the very people they wanted to create something like this for…

  • Hoangkar on 18/09/2022 - 15:05

    if you don't need the 4gb then this 2gb is in stock
    https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-starter-kit-2…

  • Phoebus on 18/09/2022 - 15:21

    Are these prices you're better off paying a little bit more for a Celeron mini PC

    • garage sale on 18/09/2022 - 16:23

      depends what you want to …..if you are using pi ecosystem especially I/O ports as part of a project then intel might be more hassles then it’s worth to swap over to intel.

    • pinkybrain on 20/09/2022 - 20:35

      yeah pi is overpriced nowadays..

  • ChipsChicky on 18/09/2022 - 15:31

    What's your use case of these ?

    • idonotknowwhy on 18/09/2022 - 21:46

      Unless you want the GPIO, they're just like really, really slow computer

    • pinkybrain on 20/09/2022 - 20:36

      google pi projects

  • Thrifty Dan on 18/09/2022 - 15:46
    -1

    I am looking for Raspberries!

  • tunzafun001 on 18/09/2022 - 15:52
    +1

    My EV charger logic board just died.

    Can I use this as a "brain" transplant.

    Just needs to be able to recieve a signal from the car (to show the charger is connected, and activate a 20A relay). Also being able to use the chargers varying output of 6 to 15A would be a bonus.
    Cheers

    • FakeBusinessCEO on 18/09/2022 - 16:08
      +1

      If you know what you're doing, I guess sure you can. But you can afford an EV and would cheap out on the charger logic board?

      • tunzafun001 on 18/09/2022 - 16:15
        +4

        Bought a PHEV 4 years ago for $16k. Had a job back then :(

    • ihfree on 18/09/2022 - 18:52

      Probably not.

      You'd need to reverse engineer the functions of the current controller board to get this to work properly.

  • xmagic on 18/09/2022 - 18:50

    Just in case you’re using Pi only as a home server, check something like these out: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/725415

  • bargaino on 18/09/2022 - 20:22

    FYI, if anyone actually wants a Pi for the GPIO headers, check out the Pi Pico, only $6.
    It won't run your word processor or Kodi, but is a 32-bit computer good for lots of fun projects.

    • Russ on 19/09/2022 - 01:31

      Pi Pico is a severely cut-down version of the RPi. No USB, no ethernet, no wireless comms, and RAM is considerably smaller than any modern RPi.

      • bargaino on 19/09/2022 - 10:52

        It was never really a "cut down Pi", despite the name. It is more of a souped-up Arduino :-)

        It is for embedded projects such as robotics, not meant to be a full desktop/server. More like the original Pi concept :-)
        I wonder what percentage of Pis sold ever had their GPIO used?

        Both are good for learning coding and hardware.

  • willl on 18/09/2022 - 20:34

    There are other options if you want something else that’s similar.

    The Orange Pi.
    Article on setting it up an Orange Pi Zero 2, which apparently has similar performance to a Pi 3. https://dev.to/gtanyware/setting-up-a-low-cost-server-4ol1

  • sardines on 18/09/2022 - 22:40

    Thinking of getting one to go with the arcade stick. You can get some pretty good Rpi arcade images - has anyone have the Rpi arcade stick that uses the p4? Any good?

    https://www.jaycar.com.au/raspberry-pi-retro-arcade-game-con…

    • boomramada on 18/09/2022 - 23:51
      +1

      That's actually neat if you into retro games.

  • LoserScott on 19/09/2022 - 08:14

    Great device, but I should sell my one now

  • Mr Random on 19/09/2022 - 10:07

    Must have checked Jaycar a few hours before they had stock, and missed this post!
    Found a place selling the 400 models which will be convenient for my home automation plans. Hopefully ships soon as it said in stock.

  • Jagd on 21/09/2022 - 09:48
    +1

    Has anyone been told by Jaycar that they never had stock and will be issued a refund instead?

    I have escalated this accordingly and I.T is looking into why this showed as available on our website. We have not had stock for some time now and the ETA for replenishment is the end of next year.

    We will have to refund you. I will organise this for you asap.

    Apologies,
    mod: removed personal info
    Customer Service Representative
    Jaycar Electronics
    320 Victoria Road Rydalmere NSW 2116
    Telephone: 1800 022 888 Fax: +612 8832 3118
    Email: [email protected] Web: www.jaycar.com.au

    • polarq on 21/09/2022 - 10:20

      wow that's a bummer! hope someone is able to get one…

      • Jagd on 21/09/2022 - 10:25

        The interesting thing!

        I phoned up and spoke to Keaton Crick

        I was told they have not had stock for months

        Site went out of stock Sunday within an hour of posting.

        New stock(5+) was listed Monday before going out of stock a few hours later.

    • dazagrt on 22/09/2022 - 14:39

      Yeah, I got told the same thing via email. They still haven't issued the refund that they said they were processing at the end of the day.

    • jonthorpe on 23/09/2022 - 10:24

      Interesting - I noticed my order hadn't updated for days and saw this post. I was pleasantly surprised this morning however to find that it had been delivered.

      They must have had some.

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