The 4GB version is back in stock after a while. Price is cheaper than Piaustralia and other options on eBay. Get one if you need one before they run out of stock again :)
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB $92.40 + Delivery @ Core Electronics
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You can update the link in the op i guess
HODL for Pi Zero 2W
What project do you have planned
Run plex server on this via Open Media Vault. Is very DON
Upgraded from RP2 to RP4 just to stream 4k. RRunning plex and deluge (having issue with transmission since 6 months)
Can you stream 4k? Plex keeps on buffering on my setup. I'm using 64-bit Raspbian which seems to have broken ffmpeg.
Not sure as I use default settings. And I purchaed plex pass
4k runs fine without any issue (just takes few seconds to buffer when I fast forward)
Got any links on how to set up
I run Plex Server on a Pi 3B, what an excellent device for a Plex Media Server. It was my first Pi, I had no idea of the capabilities. It astounds me that a device the size of a ciggy box is capable of running a media server - or capable of being called a server.
I don't have it transcoding anything - just "Direct Play" but I imagine it is doing some work when it is putting subtitles into 4K HDR videos live and handles it well. I also have it running some other Python apps at the same time so they are capable devices.
Great hobby.
.. or capable of being called a server.
Most servers out there have lower specs than todays flagship phones. I managed one 4GB x 2 CPU server currently serving ~3 million pageviews a month with plenty of room to grow.
Most virtual servers, sure.
but I imagine it is doing some work when it is putting subtitles into 4K HDR videos live
I'm not familiar with Plex's exact implementation but it's more likely the video and subtitles (which have built in timestamps) are just provided to the client separately and synced up there :)
Anything that I really need this for over a pi3 that is running pihole?
No pi3 is more than enough.
Anything else that is useful for pretty much everyone to run?
Need to upgrade my pi3b+, the bluetooth finally died on this flaky version.
Native x265 HEVC support.
Thats nothing to do with pihole
No but the question was poorly worded. Doesn't specifically mention PiHole needs.
@Tacooo: "Anything that I really need this for over a pi3 that is running pihole?" - seems pretty clear.
@gizmomelb: "Does this provide anything more for PiHole that a Pi3 doesn't?" seems much clearer to me.
Bad grammar is bad grammar.
Got mine in the last batch. Working great with Home Assistant, an SSD external drive and a Sonoff Zibee 3.0 Plus USB dongle. Haven't outgrown it…….yet :P Tempted to buy another one just for the heck of it.
What do people use them for and why?.. IMHO Nvidia Shield is a more capable streamer/source…
Of course Shield is for PLEX but everything else ( HA, samba server, Sonarr, Radar, Iidarr, qbitorrent, Portainer ) I use pi4 + SSD.
I don't like PLEX, use it for Kodi. What do those other players can which Kodi or PLEX can not?..
Kodi is useful if you have a smaller library or don't need to add regular content. It's designed for static content that doesn't change much, since the 'database' can just die overnight if you keep adding and removing content. Or if an addon update triggers a library update and you lose all thumbnails for 7 hours, sic.
Kodi is more 'offline' while Plex is multi-user. If you have access to cloud servers, there are some 'mega' Plex servers that can stream to 20-40 people at the same time, syncing watched states and acting like a mini-Netflix.
You can export watched/upcoming states between Kodi boxes using Trakt.tv and other indexes, but it's not built in. If you have multiple TV's or want to sync content from a different storage/folder system, it can be inconsistent.
Plex is more useful if you add regular content updates, or need to coordinate between multiple TV's and user accounts, or share watched status for an account. Playlists are a bit broken, as is offline "watching", and the transcode/streaming can be definitely hit or miss, but there are alternatives like Emby which are somewhat better, and worse at the same time.
@toliman: Thanks! Yes, Kodi describes my situation perfectly: rarely updated library with just one TV and one user.
@toliman: I tried both on my Pi 4, but I ended with Kodi mainly because of 3 reasons.
1) In my setup, Kodi has less delay for loading content when fast forwarding, especially for 4k content.
2) Updating library in Kodi just involves pressing 3 buttons on a TV remote in total.
3) Kodi won't access your files if you are not using it. Kodi is installed on my Amazon fire TV stick, so if I'm not watching my hard drives would be dead silent. However, Plex would wake up my drives from time to time, which annoy me a lot.
Pi-Hole, Vaultwarden, Syncthing
Vaultwarden
Ooooh is this a non-cloud BitWarden??
I find so many awesome project ideas for RaspPi on OzB!!
Pity they're so expensive and hard to get.
BitWarden compatible, I guess they had to rebrand to avoid trouble.
ublock, sticky password and syncfolder?.. :)
As a kubernetes (k3s) worker node running home assistant, z2m, esphome, nodered, uptime Kuma etc as workloads. Tried using it as a master but didn't like the high CPU n memory usage by k3s. Now optiplex is the master n this one runs workloads that r 24/7.
And what is this for? Do you run a hosting server?
No, just a homelab. I am trying not to run my optiplex 24/7, and so wanted some of the critical workloads to run on both and the PI to take over when the optiplex is sleeping at night, when the demand is less. One eg. is I am trying to see if I can load balance Plex between the two where my optiplex has the GPU to transcode for my external users who will be using it before 12 am and the PI would serve for home users who might be watching after 12 am (ME) where transcoding is not required, and also it could record early morning cartoons from my hdhomerun. This.. in theory right now as it is a work in progress. I do understand this is an overkill for most, and perhaps for me too at times, but hey, it all started with a "I need to learn kubernetes…" thought, and here I am… :)
Do you recommend getting this plus the official power supply and 16GB SD card all for $127.55 or or the $175 starter kit below for someone starting out to explore the Raspberry Pi world?
https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-starter-kit-4…
Get this and cheap power supply from Aliexpress.
Every ozbargainer should have plenty of USB-C power supplies and micro sd cards from countless deals here so I just got a better case and fan for mine, the original case is so so not something special. The kit is not worth it imo.
This is what I got.
https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-pibow-coupe-4-ninja…
https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-fan-shim-for-raspbe…
Most power supplies max out at 2A 5V, then use higher voltages for PD/Quickcharge.
The Pi doesnt support those and can draw more than 2A @5V with high load devices connected (like a USB HDD), so the offical supply (3A @ 5V) can be preferable to a phone charger depending on what you're doing with it.With USB A most of them should be maxed out at 5v 2.4A (12W)
With C to C they're able to provide 5v-3A for non PD devices. At least that's what I see on my multi ports charger.
I recommend getting endurance (or equivalent) SD cards, or even better an SSD. Standard micro SD cards get killed pretty quick for many of the use cases you’d use a Pi for after 12 or so months. Get something rated for more I/O as a bit of extra peace of mind.
Standard will be ok for some things, but don’t use them for anything like Home Assistant where you’re doing a lot if read/writes to logs and the like. Better cards come at a small price premium, but it’s not a lot at the capacity you’re mentioning. Amazon has a Sandisk 64GB Endurance for $15.70 right now.
Official power supply (used to be $15 or less) is worth considering. The whole kit, not worth the extra. It does have a usb-c extension cable with an on/off switch, that one can be handy (although if you don't mind doing a bit of DIY and is comfortable with linux, you can make your own reset switch. Also, that cable can be purchased from core electronics separately as well.
A minor gripe with the official power supply: it does take up a bit more than just a single socket space.
That case is useless without a fan. You'd find the pi overheating. I ended up using only the bottom part of the case and attaching a spare computer case fan on the open top with a rubber band. Much quieter than the other spare tiny rpi fan I had, and I wouldn't have to mutilate the case top for air vents.
What is the normal price at Core Electronics for the same model?
Normally they aren't in stock.
Using my super internet skills (waybackmachine), I can see it launched on core for $93 and reached $92.40 which is the price now.
I remember this exact model was actually in stock for a while a few months ago, because I specifically remember us YouTubers and stuff complaining about stock issues, and me thinking, huh, it's not out of stock here. Idk what changed exactly.
This is normal price, but due to the current chips shortage worldwide, you could hardly grab one or it would be way overprice from other sellers.
I remember buying Pi 2 for $35, seems more than tripled now
Now you can get a Pi-Zero for about $9, way cheaper then the old Pi2 model B.
Where? Been trying to find a zero forever. Gave up and bought this instead.
I remember pi 3 for $17.
Correction: it was us$30. So I guess normal price
Yeah. It's starting to reach a point where buying a x86 SBC is better value with bigger feature set and processing power
True. I sometimes think I'd do more with a Celeron N5105.
True. So many great docker images can't run on arm.
For those interested in a nice open-source media centre complete with an online repository with some very impressive addons, check out LibreELEC/Kodi.
Can I install Linux for the audiophile on it? LOL
How can I make something out of this? Are there any good tutorials or books you can recommend
Yes google, most tutorials are script based and configuration and settings change over time. Google it first for latest info and if you get stuck, join a forum.
So you need to know how to code?
Depends entirely on what you want to build.
It's more of scripting, running commands than coding, so you will be feeling like a top gun hacker 😉
Google "raspberry pi projects", then fineäd a youtube video for your preferred project
Can this be turned into a Helium miner?
Short answer, no.
Helium mining is permissioned, you need whitelisted hardware to mine it.
Out of stock before k could get one.
I can still add it to cart.
i cant beleive these are
- hard to get
- so expensive now
I have like 4 of them from old projects collecting dust.
We're in chip shortage period, you could offload yours to someone else for a good price.
Wait till China invades Taiwan. We will go from Chip shortage to Chis outage overnight. Every second hand electronic device and vehicle will go ten fold in price.
Not so, relatively few chip manufacturers have any plants in Taiwan. TSMC is the only major chip manufacturer there, and they are number 12 in the list of largest chip manufacturers: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/12-largest-chip-producers-wor…
Have a look at the list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_semiconductor_fabricat…
For sure, some market segments will have severe difficulty if TSMC stop making chips. They are the world's largest "for hire" chip manufacturer, and many "fabless" chip makers use them. Apple will be particularly vulnerable, as will Nvidia.
Every second hand electronic device and vehicle will go ten fold in price.
I doubt you'd find any TSMC chips in vehicles. And vehicles don't have any special requirements that can't be met by any of the larger manufacturers.
TSMC is the only major chip manufacturer there, and they are number 12 in the list of largest chip manufacturers: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/12-largest-chip-producers-wor…
Hmm, you didn't read the article you linked? It actually says this: The world's largest semiconductor foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), plans to spend $40-$44 billion in capital expenditures in 2022, as compared to roughly $30 billion in 2021.
Also the article says the 12 companies in the list are based on market capitalisation. For example, it lists Qualcomm at #6, even though it relies on TSMC and Samsung to make its chips. Besides, it lists TSMC as #2, not sure why you would confuse that with #12.
I doubt you'd find any TSMC chips in vehicles.
A quick search finds many articles like this: TSMC increases car chip output by 30% amid global chip shortage
And vehicles don't have any special requirements that can't be met by any of the larger manufacturers.
Maybe you are unaware of the severe chip shortage last year, particularly for automotive chips? It's not like these manufacturers (including TSMC) have excess capacity ready to produce chip on demand. Sure, many chip makers have that capability, but there just wasn't enough capacity to meet demand.
Besides, it lists TSMC as #2, not sure why you would confuse that with #12.
Yeah, I got that wrong. But I still reckon TSMC isn't used much in cars. TSMC say what they make: https://www.tsmc.com/english/dedicatedFoundry/technology/pla…
Listing these items out:
Advanced CMOS technologies for compute-intensive ADAS applications
Driver assist systems. In quite a lot of new cars, and when they say "compute intensive" they mean vision processing, for automatic braking, lane keeping, and so on. But similar parts are also made by many other manufacturers.
RF technologies for 5G connectivity and mmWave radar
Not in many cars yet.
NVM technologies for next generation MCU and AI memory
"NVM" means they're trying to make flash memory, or an equivalent. It's a lucrative thing to make, currently there are only about 6 companies worldwide who know the trade secrets of how to make reliable flash memory. But because it's so lucrative, there's quite a lot of it available from multiple manufacturers.
CIS technologies for high sensitivity CMOS image/LiDAR sensors
LiDAR is not in many cars yet other than experimental self-driving cars. CMOS image sensor = camera.
BCD technologies for PMIC
Lots of companies do PMIC, it's power supply chips and power switching chips to control motors and injectors and solenoids. Maxim and Texas Instruments have way larger range for PMIC than TSMC have.
Automotive IP ecosystem
Most cars are not connected yet, this is again a future thing. Unless you mean the OnStar network, which was mostly manufactured by Motorola in the past, and is made by LG currently.
Automotive Service Package
I don't know what this one means.
I'm in the electronics manufacturing industry, and the shortages I'm seeing are from multiple manufacturers that aren't TSMC.
For example, NYT says Ford uses semiconductors from "Key suppliers include NXP Semiconductors and STMicroelectronics in Europe, Renesas Electronics in Japan, and Onsemi and Microchip Technology in the United States." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/business/ford-globalfound…
For an idea of how little TSMC chips are used in most everyday things, here's an electronic part search engine, searching for PMIC - one of the areas that TSMC make, and there's one or more PMIC chips in pretty much every electronic device: https://octopart.com/search?q=pmic
Click on the "manufacturer" button, and it'll show you how many listings there are for each manufacturer, in order. TSMC are number 53 in the list, with 91 products available. Versus some 34,000 for Maxim Electronics.
TSMC are mainly used for custom parts, like Apple's A13 processor. Custom chips aren't needed for most things, but without a custom chip the end result is usually more bulky or less power-efficient. That's important for laptops and smartphones and graphics cards, but much less important for cars.
@Imitation: Yep, car manufacturers are well aware of the dangers of designing around parts from an overseas manufacturer, and tend to buy parts manufactured in the same country that the cars are manufactured in. That cushions them from exchange rate fluctuations, shipping strikes, and most natural disasters.
I recall the 1999 earthquake in Taiwan, after which the supplies of tantalum capacitors dried up, because most tantalum capacitors were made in Taiwan. There have been many parts shortages over the years, but the capacitor shortage was a big one, and taught many companies in the electronics industry to NOT depend on "just in time" manufacturing processes. Companies that did use "just in time" were unable to manufacture for months to years, and many folded.
anyone know if buying the DIY Kit is any different to the one linked in this deal in terms of packaging or if it arrives with your accessories already installed etc?
They are the same. Accessories should be shipped in their own retail packages.
Product that you are trying to add is not available.
all gone… damn!
I bought 4 raspberry pi 4 2GB from digikey.com.au for $55 each last year. I waited for about 6 months to get them. If you are keen to get a Pi, you can try Digi-Key as a plan B. They won't charge you unless your order is ready for shipping.
"Regretfully, at some stage today we’ve oversold our 4GB boards. I have cancelled your order and a refund will clear in 1-3 days depending on your bank."
😭
Sigh - what a pain.
Hi,
Regretfully, at some stage today we’ve oversold our 4GB boards. I have cancelled your order and a refund will clear in 1-3 days depending on your bank.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Fyi, we don’t have an ETA for more stock due to the international parts shortage.
Regards,
Graham Mitchell
Founder | Core Electronics
Yep, my order cancelled too 😞
When did you guys order?
Bit after 2PM
Hm, but their site says they have 4GB boards in the "DIY kit" version - https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb-1…
You just have to buy more parts with it.
So either that page is wrong and you can't get them in the "DIY kit" version either, or "we’ve oversold our 4GB boards" is a bit of a lie.Yeah it’s point blank a lie. They want you to buy accessories, it’s how they make money and helps a little with the scalpers. I mean fair enough better than selling it in the stupid large packs that have all these useless accessories
Mine got posted
Bought it right before this post (didn’t think it was worthy of a deal but hey clearly I was wrong hah)Back in stock at same price
Mine arrived, worked fine the first time after going through initial setup but refuses to start again after shutdown showing firmware not found error. Contacted support and researching what could be the issue. Any ideas?
May be faulty micro sd?
Sorry wrong link above :(
https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-4gb.h…