Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard PC presented with new Raspberry Pi portable monitor
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is finishing off the year with another two product releases. To recap, hardly any time has passed since the Foundation officially introduced the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5). While the CM5 builds on the popular CM4 (curr. $59 on Amazon), the Foundation's latest release replaces one of its more unusual products.
Specifically, the Foundation is now selling the Raspberry Pi 500, which directly succeeds the Raspberry Pi 400 that it has been selling since late 2020. Predictably, the Raspberry Pi 500 utilises the Broadcom BCM2712 chipset found in other fifth-generation Raspberry Pi products. Moreover, the Foundation offers the device exclusively with 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM clocked at 4,267 MT/s and a 32 GB MicroSD card.
Additionally, the rear of the device is populated by a trio of USB Type-A ports, a MicroSD card reader, a Gigabit Ethernet port and two Micro HDMI ports. Like the Raspberry Pi 5 though, the Raspberry Pi 500 also features a USB Type-C port for power and a 40-pin GPIO header, all within a package that measures 286 x 122 x 23 cm.
Currently, the Foundation has priced the Raspberry Pi 500 at $90 or $120 with accessories like a power supply and a mouse. Meanwhile, it is now selling the Raspberry Pi Monitor too, which retails for $100. Based around a 15.6-inch IPS panel, the Raspberry Pi Monitor outputs natively at 1080p with a 16:9 aspect ratio, 250 nits peak brightness and a 60 Hz refresh rate. Also, the portable monitor can be connected via HDMI or USB Type-C and propped up with its integrated kickstand. Please note that the monitor contains VESA mounts too but can only reach 60% brightness and 50% volume when connected over USB Type-C. Please see the Raspberry Pi Foundation's website for more information.
