[Hardware] The demand for the Raspberry Pi 5 was a problem, but there is now a strong solution: manufacture them like crazy

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Production rates will soon reach 90,000 boards per week and will be maintained until inventory issues are resolved. In the last two years, the Raspberry Pi has gone through significant problems: the pandemic caused a notable shortage of components, and demand caused The price of the miraculous 35 euro computer would triple, and that was if you managed to find it available. Things have softened in recent months and in fact in September 2023 we met the new and striking member of the family, the Raspberry Pi 5. These miniPCs became more powerful and versatile than ever, but once again demand exceeded expectations. expectations and has often caused the stores that sell it to display the message that the units were out of stock. However, those availability problems are about to end. This is what they indicate in Tom's Hardware, where they reveal how the company that manufactures them, Raspberry Pi Ltd., is already manufacturing 70,000 of these boards each week, and they have plans to go further and manufacture 90,000 Raspberry Pi 5 per week . Eben Upton, creator and CEO of the company, shared the news with an image showing panels full of RPi 5 prepared to pass quality tests and then be sent to points of sale.

These boards are manufactured in a highly automated factory that Sony has in Pencoed, Wales. The Raspberry Pi 4 is also produced there, which continues to be manufactured in similar numbers to the RPi 5.

The previous models are especially po[CENSORED]r in business applications, especially because making the jump in that scenario to the new RPi 5 is complicated: new chassis, new power adapters and even a fan are needed to cool the miniPC's SoC. Those notable production rates for both models will be maintained "until backorders are satisfied and the channel (authorized resellers and others) is in a good inventory position."

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