I was merely raising with you that yes there are supply chain issues, yes I know all about chip shortages but as this thread attests you are doing all you can to help companies who are basing their products on the Pi but where is the help to ensure a supply availability for the hobbyists who want one or two units ? Craig. With this in mind, were making several changes to help our customers, many of whom are buying Raspberry Pis to power their businesses, navigate the next twelve months. Im not getting in a queue that long. For instance, what if the Raspberry Pi 5 is a credit card size, room temperature, universal Quantum Computing technology that relies on completely different materials than what are currently being stressed? If they really are ARs well speak to them about it. 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I cant believe Im actually answering this, because its hyperbolic and daft, and I dont want to reward people pitching up here, chucking accusations about and yelling, but here goes: 1) We are in a global supply chain crisis. Were just working on an update to this blog post (the update is: theres not been much movement, but well have a way for people who need Pis for their business to get in touch); Ill be directing people to that when its up, but for now, please keep an eye on your inbox. Thanks for your comment. Youre doing great work! Hi Norayr, WebPrice checker CamelCamelCamel's data backs up Flpke's findings: The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 2GB, which had a $35 RRP before being raised to $45, hit a third-party reseller I.Q.F The Raspberry Pi Foundation as done it the right way. By 22nd March no deliveries had been received but there were pending payments of 4500 with our bank. Weve been unable to source any for production from your official distributors. There is an English company called Arrival, a automobile micro factory with modular manufacturing. Goran. PCMag supports Group Black and its mission to increase greater diversity in media voices and media ownerships. But still available. Remember, Im a long term supporter, I have 4 Pis, various models, dont shoot the messenger. The global hardware components shortage isnt just plaguing the PC market (computers, business laptops (opens in new tab), servers and more), but also the Raspberry Pi (opens in new tab) market, as well, its CEO has confirmed. The 2021 seasonal yield will be smaller than expected because of unprecedented three-digit temperatures that hit the Portland region in late June as the Hi! Hi there. Thanks for the upfront info. -Josh. Farnell and Rs have clearly sold out huge quantities to big customers. There could be mechanisms put in place to stop this, but none of that really matters What are the specific, already known components that will power the Raspberry Pi 5? As RP5 will use 28nm manufacturing process or better, then the supply would not be as constrained as the older 40nm ones. We have a whole commercial team working every day of the week on negotiating supply, and were able to keep things going, but the ex-stock position that we were able to rely on being in pre-Covid is a luxury these days. I hope more manufacturing could be built outside of China for all the different parts of the raspberry pi. You might have more success with smaller ARs in your geography rather than going straight to the two big ones. At Raspberry Pi, we are not immune to this. No idea if it would help but you could try emailing info@raspberrypi.com, Hi Richard I just passed this on to the commercial team. Thank you for your query. :). But ultimately, its out of our hands. Quarterly sales grew 14.5% to $1.24 billion from $1.06 billion the year prior. Apologies, Richy we missed this one last week. They are quoting back order dates of November 2021 onwards. Kindest regards, Ill kick it up the tree; if this was one of our ARs we may be able to do something. Could you also contact me to the commercial team? So how are alibaba vendors getting Pis in large quantities if they are not official resellers? Thank you for sticking with us: by working together, Im confident well get through the next twelve months in good shape. Why arent you holding your authorized resellers responsible for essentially getting hacked and getting their stock stolen by criminals? (Im also unconvinced that any bots are involved here, but thats beside the point.) The good news is that weve been able to hold the line on pricing for all but one of our products; that we expect to have enough 28nm silicon over the next twelve months to support both our existing Raspberry Pi 4 and Compute Module 4 customers, and customers migrating from Raspberry Pi 3B+; and that we see early signs that the supply chain situation is starting to ease. Im happy Ive chosen the Pi 400 as my new PC. ;-). Great update. Thanks for letting us know. Is there any update ? Can someone from your commercial team contact me to help? Dude, please up the price again for people that want to get in a faster lane One of the stockists says August preorder for a CM4. Hi Alex, we do not have access to the firmware of the wireless chip, so have to rely on the supplier to fix issues. Thank you. That will be a third-party seller taking advantage of a shortage. Hi Judd. And why ask on what is clearly a thread about something completely different? On the other hand, the will to make it happen can also just end in catastrophic failure It really is hard to say either way but Id give it a solid 50:50 chance theres a spectacular success taking form in the background & headed for delivery on a shorter-term than you might think! Is there any incentive to retailers like micro center to limit purchases? WebProtests erupted on 15 July to protest the water shortages and crisis, but quickly were met with police violence and brutality. A few months ago we went to micro center store again, we were told 2GB has been out of stock for one year, so had to buy 8gb one to build a mine craft server and 6 pieces of CM4. Ive passed your email address and your enquiry on to my colleagues, and theyll be in touch. Theyre very busy at the moment, but someone will come to you as soon as they get a chance. Ive asked someone to drop you a line. Sorry to hear about the need, but no especially surprising. Whats more, getting your hands on a specific Pi model from a specific retailer could mean having to wait for as long as a year, Upton added. I know that story with epidemic that is for me only a way to increase prices and nothing else, but is Zero to be continued at all in the nearest future ? Why is there a shortage of gas in 2021? We produce a commercial product using the RPI4 2GB. Hello Reik, Ive passed this on to my colleagues, along with the email address you provided when you commented, and someone will contact you. Hello, Could I be put in touch with the Commercial team, please? we have pre ordered with full payment with few suppliers like digikey and other AR in india. ), But anyway, these are all dreams for 12 months+ ahead. To nab one, Upton suggests consumer stick with trying to buy the product from authorized resellers(Opens in a new window) in their region, rather than buying from scalpers. Hello, we have two different imaging products in our company which work with Raspberry pi 4 B. etc. Please. They basically dont sell your main product anymore you can as well remove the links from your site. While experts predict we won't necessarily face the extent of shortages we've How on earth do you expect them to release the Raspberry Pi 5 when they are obviously struggling to keep up with current demand due to a global silicon shortage? The market-rebalancing process was accelerated by a long cold winter, especially a deep freeze over Texas in February. Ill ask someone in the Commercial team to drop you a line. I have several Rpis and use one as my daily computer. As many others , RPI 4 is also an integral part of our commercial business. Hello, Can I get a response as well? Having searched everywhere in Europe and outside there are really no cm4 modules available, anywhere. go through authorized dealers. Its new but it will change the way we think of manfacturing. Where should I look out for restock. Their businesses are just as damaged as everyone elses. I hope the parts shortage eases sooner than we expect, because even with the adjustments, it will probably be a while before stocks are good for many of the products, especially the Zero (which often has zero in stock now!). How can we get one piece? raspberry pi 4 is sold out since december and delivery dates keep moving forward all the time but for sure not expected in the next weeks or months. These challenges will fall most heavily on our older products, built on 40nm silicon: in practice, anything that isnt a Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 400, or Compute Module 4. We are a company that we use Rpi3 ir Rpi4 for our products. Best regards We can help you help you navigate the scarce supplies, price gouging, and Strange comment, asking for more at a time of shortage when less is available . I have passed your details on to them and theyll be in touch. Raspberry Pi Foundation. You cant fight against money printing. Who knows, but I imagine well see a Pi 5 further in the future, once the silicon crunch is over and they can get hold of a better chip on a smaller process node but maintain the same price points as the current Pi 4. On the 18th March the Pi 4 orders for 75 units had been despatched according to our account with this particular distributor. We are looking to urgently purchase, as many as we can to support our customers yet this year. Hi, where can I buy some CM4 ? Could drop the node to 28nm to keep the die small enough (and hold down on thermal issues) to be able to support PoP DRAM. Yes, Ive passed this on, and someone will be in touch with you. Speaking to The Register, Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton revealed that he doesnt expect the shortage to die down this year, with things starting to improve by Q1 2022, although no one expects major improvements before 2023. Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries Contrary to the strawberries, raspberries are in short supply at the moment, so good prices are being made this year so far. Would appreciate a contact if someone can help us on this. All stocks are empty, amazon is empty, there are few auctions in ebay, but prices are really high there and they run out very fast. Hope the Raspberry Pi can be back in stock real soon. What I do know, however, is that a little forward thinking, maybe a bit lateral too, a little extra effort, & the will to make it happen, can, indeed, make it happen. For several years weve expected inexorable progress and I was wondering when wed have a 22nm processor! 12 Cream Cheese We use 4gb pi 4 and have not been able to find them, how do we find them? I wondered when the semiconductor industry shortages would effect the Raspberry Pi. Thanks, Mark Smith, President, Prolora. This provides a degree of choice: less memory at the same price; or the same memory at a higher price. A considerable amount of investment in design and expenditure in the control unit box where the PI is used has taken place. We are using the Raspberry Pi 4 as an integral part of our commercial product and despite best efforts to get ahead of supply chain issues, the lack of availability on this board is now catching up to us. I suppose although it woulc require a building with a footprint of at least 900 sq. There is one that is selling a kit for around 130. Im sorry no one has contacted you yet; Ive reminded my colleagues that youre waiting to hear from us. You may want to use tools such as rpilocator(Opens in a new window) to keep an eye on which resellers have recently received stock, he added. Hi, We have placed a considerable order for Pi 3B+ towards the back end of last year with your UK supply Partner. Our product is based on a Raspberry Pi. Thank you! There is! And as long as we can still fairly easily lay hands on the 4GB and 8GB configurations of 4B and CM4 units, this is still more than acceptible. Price is important, but not as important as availability. If there is a single one of those hundreds of components that is unavailable for supply chain reasons, we cant make a Raspberry Pi. It looks like this shortage can last a long time, possibly into 2022. Thanks for your help. Im afraid we have as much overall global supply chain visibility as you do, so any schedule we were to attempt to build for the year right now, in January, wouldnt be at all accurate. We are working with Cambridge Uni to take sensor data from very large cranes in the Port of Feilxstowe and then build an AI engineering system from it. As always, please check with our authorised resellers (you can find ones near you by clicking on the products link at the top of the page). Alex, I mean, are the factories actually producing the RPi4 (or 400) or not at all? Chip shortage won't be over soon, Eben Upton belives. We are looking to buy urgently. i need 50 units of Pi3 B for a project and hv tried all your distributors none have stop. These were originally planned for delivery in March, but are now unknown. Thanks for your comment. Could you kindly help us? Right now, The Pi Hut has limited stock of the Raspberry Pi 400 available for $69.91 in some world markets, but not in the United States. i dont mind from which manufacturer or brand, just as similar as possible and not having to wait until 2023 would be great. As a small company having put a considerable amount or R&D into a solution based on the CM4 its really painful to have to consider starting again on a new platform. We started to include the Raspberry Pi 2 and then 3 as a startup. The same applies to the Raspberry Pi Pico, a $4 microcontroller computer. Im sorry youre having a hard day. Dallas, TX, USA. Hi Liz, Ive passed your enquiry and contact details on to my colleagues, and theyll get in touch with you as soon as they can. We still have some stock left, but I would really need the orders to come in within the next months to prevent production stop. Thanks. almost all of them told us the same answer. The highly-in-demand Raspberry Pi 4 has been hit hard by component shortages. I had exactly this same problem with RS Components who stated stock had been allocated against my order for dispatch middle of March and then marked the order as having been delivered whilst shifting it onto back order till November 2022 at the earliest. I posted before and received no reply. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B8MMD3V?ref_=pe_623860_70668670_dpLink. A member of our Commercial team will contact you soon. Weve been trying to purchase Raspberry Pi 4 (4Gb) for a new product launch and have had our orders with distributors continually pushed out. Thanks for the update and transparency Eben, its greatly appreciated. any sort of lead time would be greatly appreciated. I will sit tight on my pi zero project for now. Subscribing to a newsletter indicates your consent to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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