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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB $93.90 + Delivery @ Core Electronics

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Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB $93.90 + Delivery @ Core Electronics
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nicrankin on 03/05/2023 - 11:19 core-electronics.com.au (1219 clicks)
Last edited 03/05/2023 - 15:48

I know that "in-stock" is technically not a deal as such, but Core Electronics has the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4GB available for who knows how long as these are still in very limited supply and might go out-of-stock anytime.

No need to buy additional accessories or in a more expansive kit.

Free pick-up at their Newcastle location or various delivery options (check the website for delivery costs to your location).

From their website:

The Raspberry Pi 4 is a huge leap forward for single-board computing. While the Raspberry Pi 4 is still a fantastic educational tool and piece of maker hardware, it's also now a true PC replacement for a wide range of uses at home, in school projects, and inside commercial products. This newfound performance is powered by a significant increase in processing power, dedicated multimedia hardware, and I/O technology.

We have a wide range of guides available for Raspberry Pi along with a step-by-step workshop. These guides are made for makers, by makers, and we're here if you need help along the way.

Key features

1.5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 CPU
VideoCore VI graphics
Hardware 4kp@60Hz HEVC decoding
True Gigabit Ethernet
2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
2 × USB 3.0 and 2 × USB 2.0 ports
2 × Micro-HDMI ports (1 × 4kp@60Hz or 2 × 4kp@30Hz)
USB-C for input power, supporting 5.1V 3A operation
3 LPDDR4 RAM options available: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB (this listing) and 8GB
Supports the SDXC standard, allowing you to use microSD cards up to 2TB

Cue the 'What do I do with these?' comments…

Update: The chat bot on the webpage shows the item is out of stock and the website may be slow updating the add to cart button. If you order now it will most likely be cancelled. When it goes back to out-of-stock on their website, setup an email notification for when they get more stock in.

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  • boomramada on 03/05/2023 - 11:24
    +1

    What do I do with these?

  • Mortgagetightass on 03/05/2023 - 11:26

    got the 2B Pi, other than the 10/100 ethernet it's pretty solid!

    • Budju on 03/05/2023 - 11:55

      10/100 is fine

  • deme on 03/05/2023 - 11:28
    +2

    Wow that's expensive.

    • chrism238 on 03/05/2023 - 11:30
      +5

      Compared to what?

      • Blitzfx on 03/05/2023 - 12:03
        +15

        A happy meal

      • Schrodinger on 03/05/2023 - 16:08

        If you don't mind the power consumption, size and GPIOs, an old SFF is more powerful and sometimes expansible.
        And for some use cases, even an ESP32 would do.

    • vodamerc on 03/05/2023 - 11:30
      +1

      Nah

      • fredk1000 on 04/05/2023 - 00:01

        Wow 2nd hand is so expensive. People are really desperate to get one.
        I was balking when they were $50-80, still don't have one.
        I have the pi-zero no wifi, have not used it for over a year or more. Nice kit for $8.
        I don't need another computer.

  • DivZero on 03/05/2023 - 11:36
    +2

    Damnit! Chatbot immediately pops up and says

    Hi, this product is now out of stock.

    While the add to cart button may not work, the product page itself will update in the next 24 hours to reflect this (if it hasn't already)

  • BarneyKB on 03/05/2023 - 12:03
    +1

    Thanks op, got one!

  • MKBHD on 03/05/2023 - 12:25

    Would this run Home Assistant?

    • boomramada on 03/05/2023 - 12:29
      +2

      Even pi3 can.

    • Leho on 03/05/2023 - 12:36

      Yes but you might need to upgrade if you have a lot of devices

      • boomramada on 03/05/2023 - 12:43

        Nah, definitely use a SSD not a SD card or SD will die within a year.

        • SitarBoy on 03/05/2023 - 17:54
          +1

          Ive been running HA on a Pi 3B for almost two years no issues with a micro SD card. You just gotta make sure to get the "endurance" ones.

          • deadpoet on 03/05/2023 - 21:02

            @SitarBoy: This. I'm running Home Assistant on a Pi 3B+ with a Samsung Endurance PRO card, has been performing flawlessly.

      • MKBHD on 03/05/2023 - 12:47

        I might be better off getting a dell sff then cos I plan to add 40+ devices to it, specially at this price point.

        • Leho on 03/05/2023 - 12:49

          Yeah that’s a way better idea

        • boomramada on 03/05/2023 - 12:50
          +1

          I had 40+ devices, pihole, and x2 12TB hd as NAS within the same Pi plus torrents. No performance issue what so ever.

          • Leho on 03/05/2023 - 12:52

            @boomramada: Really? My pi4 was working but really struggling and slow with 50 ish entities :/

            • boomramada on 03/05/2023 - 13:11

              @Leho: First of all, run your Pi from SSD.
              Then install a RPi-Monitor or something similar. Check the CPU/IO and temp.

              Perhaps check the HA database size, that can caused issues for some users. https://community.home-assistant.io/t/how-to-keep-your-recor…

              All my apps in Pi run as docker. Maybe bad installation?

              • Leho on 03/05/2023 - 13:26

                @boomramada: I would but i moved my homeassistant over to my server which runs everything in docker. Super smooth now with a ryzen 5 😂

                • boomramada on 03/05/2023 - 13:48
                  +1

                  @Leho: Docker is way to go, easy to back up/upgrade or restore.

                • Name on 03/05/2023 - 14:14
                  +1

                  @Leho: How do you go with docker? I've recently installed it using synology docker and don't have the home assistant add in store. I'm also having issues with localtuya and have to reset HA every day. I'm contemplating going back to using my pi to run HA.

                  Or setting it up as a virtual machine instead of docker.

                  • Leho on 03/05/2023 - 14:28
                    +1

                    @Name: Never used synology before but hacs install is just the install guide for container here

                    https://hacs.xyz/docs/setup/download/

                    Remember you cant use containerised services like mosquito and that from homeassistant container, only supervised (only os on the system) if thats what you mean. Tuya devices have always been shit in my experience, moved everything to zigbee with zigbee2mqtt :)

          • MKBHD on 03/05/2023 - 12:55

            @boomramada: I have a Pi Zero W with pihole running and its already running slow - log says 1.1 vs 1 requests.

            • CarlosSpicywein3r on 03/05/2023 - 14:48

              @MKBHD: I run my PiHole on a Pi2b I picked up from MarketPlace for $20. No performance issues whatsoever.

    • jjsnacks on 03/05/2023 - 12:50

      I'm running HA on a pi4 with an SSD
      Heaps of integrations etc runs perfectly

      • Bii on 03/05/2023 - 18:09

        USB SSD?

        • jjsnacks on 03/05/2023 - 18:14

          Yeah, I had to buy a particular brand of usb3 to sata adapter for it to work

          I had one SSD fail, on to the second one, possibly due to writes, my HA db log file keeps getting huge, not sure how to fix it so I just set it up to purge every few days now, not ideal for record keeping of my power usage which is primarily what I use it for
          It's using a hat with CT clamps and lives in my meter box

    • nedski on 03/05/2023 - 15:44

      Grab one of these and load Home Assistant OS onto it. Thats what I did.

  • hijack on 03/05/2023 - 13:02

    Tks OP,

    Been waiting a few months for it to be back in stock. Can't wait to start my music server project

  • Man10United on 03/05/2023 - 14:14

    Added one to my collection!

  • lazybones1987 on 03/05/2023 - 14:20
    +5

    Note: The 8GB variant is also in stock, but it requires additional items to be added: https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8gb-k…

  • jetblack on 03/05/2023 - 14:35
    -8

    Cue the 'What do I do with these?' comments…

    Quickly followed by:

    out of stock

    Good work on keeping them out of the hands of people who have been waiting months for some supply.

    • ihuntbargains on 03/05/2023 - 14:42

      Wow mega valid reason to neg. (not really)

      Doesn't matter if people have waited months, luck of the draw mate. Thats life.

      • jetblack on 03/05/2023 - 14:47
        -1

        It's not a bargain though?

        • CarlosSpicywein3r on 03/05/2023 - 14:49
          +1

          Nah. As much as I like them and I'll probably get downvoted for this, there are better SB computers for the price.

          • jetblack on 03/05/2023 - 14:52

            @CarlosSpicywein3r: What's your pick?

            I looked into alternatives and haven't been able to find any solid recommendations when comparing price. BananaPi, OrangePi, Tinkerboard etc are all significantly more

        • ihuntbargains on 03/05/2023 - 14:52
          +3

          Feel free to link a better in-stock price.

          Yeah thats it, neg me instead.

  • Soapdroid on 03/05/2023 - 14:50

    Seems to be back in stock. I just ordered one

    • Blitzfx on 03/05/2023 - 15:24
      +1

      Automated live-support popup bottom left corner said

      Offline Support
      Hi, this product is now out of stock.
      While the add to cart button may not work, the product page itself will update in the next 24 hours to reflect this (if it hasn't already)

      • Mostly Fanless on 04/05/2023 - 15:28

        Weirdly it seems to still be in stock and the add to cart button works.

  • kungfuman on 03/05/2023 - 15:29

    for retropie this is perfect, 8gb model is overkill for sure if your going with a retropie setup.

    • jetblack on 03/05/2023 - 15:36
      +1

      Retropi used to run fine on a 3b (1GB) last I checked. I'm guessing even 4GB is overkill

      • kungfuman on 03/05/2023 - 15:55

        I mean you can do other stuff as well 4gb version is like the happy medium.

  • knk on 03/05/2023 - 16:16
    +1

    These have come so far from the cheap single board computers they were meant to be.

    They're not remotely cost effective compared to a normal second hand computer that's going to be considerably more usable.

    The only real application for these I see is if you have a really low power consumption requirement, like in a caravan, RV etc

    • Elijha on 03/05/2023 - 17:27

      even then these are not that low .. you need a dedicated USBC power supply. ie I used to have a pi 2 running off any old USB port - like off my TV.

      • knk on 04/05/2023 - 09:46

        5.1v @ 3amps isn't too bad though lol

    • jjsnacks on 03/05/2023 - 18:16

      Mine had to fit in my power meter box, I could have used an older pi, but easier to run everything on the single unit

      • knk on 04/05/2023 - 09:46

        Interesting, what are you using it for in your power meter?

        • jjsnacks on 04/05/2023 - 10:41

          To monitor my house power usage on 3 circuits using this
          http://lechacal.com/wiki/index.php?title=RPICT3V1

          Running home assistant

          • knk on 04/05/2023 - 14:19

            @jjsnacks: That's neat, I really need to play with home assistant at some stage. I've got 99% of everything in the house automated with Tuya gear that should be compatible.

  • Bii on 03/05/2023 - 18:12
    +1

    Why is it still having issues with stock and in 2023?

    • fredk1000 on 04/05/2023 - 00:06
      +1

      The world is not currently as it was pre-covid.

      You have covid still, and war, and brink of war.
      You have one weak world leader and they are all jostling….
      Those cheap things from China don't seem so cheap anymore.
      World is not the same.

    • DivZero on 04/05/2023 - 17:05

      Apparently, industrial manufacturers have really taken a shine to them and the organisation has lost sight of its original mission. They'd rather sell thousands to someone to install in a fridge than just one to you or me.

  • dscaff82 on 03/05/2023 - 18:58
    +1

    Just bought the 4B and the PiStation Deluxe case.
    I have wanted this set up for so long and now I can finally have it!
    You have made my day OP! Thanks a bunch!

  • shrimpdog on 03/05/2023 - 21:11

    is it safe and reliable to run a personal blog server on this raspberry pi? Power always be plugged in, would it damage the device?

    • vodamerc on 04/05/2023 - 00:01
      +1

      Would be great.

    • knk on 04/05/2023 - 09:45
      +1

      There are plenty of people using these as servers so yeah that'd run fine.

      In fairness though, security for websites is a bit of a complicated bitch. I'd be opting to find a cheap / free hosting plan or service and just use that. There'll be something out there that's 0 cost or near enough to anyway and then you don't need to rely on your home internet connection.

  • rumblytangara on 04/05/2023 - 12:58
    +1

    Just throwing it out there, there are plenty of alternatives to the hard to get Pi boards.

    (I've been using Raxdas)

    Also amused by the inevitable "get a usff pc" comments. Of course they're more powerful, it's like saying water is wet.

    • Mostly Fanless on 04/05/2023 - 15:35

      Possibly those comments are triggered by the text in the description "now a true PC replacement for a wide range of uses at home" (which it's not IMO ;)
      Which Radxa board(s) are you using?

      • rumblytangara on 04/05/2023 - 17:01
        +1

        I'm using the RockPi S models with PoE

  • imsuperimposed on 04/05/2023 - 17:31
    +3

    Seems to be back in stock

  • PatD on 04/05/2023 - 18:07

    Ordered after this post was marked out of stock and my order was still processed and posted.

    • MoreMagnets on 05/05/2023 - 12:20
      +1

      Same, I did not get the bot popup until after I placed my order. Thinking it might be related to the one per household thing and not the actual stock that they have.

  • vodamerc on 05/06/2023 - 10:39

    Back in stock

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