After a bumper autumn of product launches, we thought why not go full Santa as we head towards our winter break and give you all another double product launch? On Monday, we released Raspberry Pi 500 and the Raspberry Pi Monitor into the world. Here’s what some of your favourite YouTubers did with them.

VEEB Projects

VEEB get major points for their impossibly simple yet genius idea, leaving us at Pi Towers wondering “why didn’t I think of that?” They mounted an SD card holder on the back of the Raspberry Pi Monitor’s kickstand, making it super easy to switch them out and giving them access to three different PC systems at their fingertips — a desktop PC, a retro gaming centre, and a music streamer.

NetworkChuck

Chuck asks the question that Mad Men‘s Don Draper — actually, no, copywriter extraordinaire Peggy — would begin with: “who is this for?” Adorable cameos from The Littles in his review answer it for him, with the very littlest ably assisting in the plug-and-play set up of her new desktop PC before settling in to play some Roblox.

He also gives us a handy side-by-side comparison with his Raspberry Pi 400.

Jeff Geerling

Jeff gets straight to the point: “the keyboard is the computer”. He also wins the prize for most avant-garde presentation of the Monitor and Pi 500 side by side in the above video thumbnail.

And while Jeff proper has decorum and self restraint, Level 2 Jeff couldn’t help himself, going right ahead and cracking his Pi 500 open to see what’s inside.

Kevin McAleer

Kevin could not wait until his usual Sunday night livestream, and went live with a detailed demo of Raspberry Pi 500 and the Raspberry Pi Monitor the day after launch. If deep dives are your bag, grab snacks and settle in for this hour-long opus.

Kev’s a professional YouTuber, though, so if you haven’t the time, he obviously also rolled out a succinct six-minute video on our latest creations.

leepspvideo

And if you can’t get enough destruction, leepspvideo also did a nice teardown of Raspberry Pi 500, and tested the audio output on the Raspberry Pi Monitor, checking that it works great with his Raspberry Pi 5. Furthermore, he is accompanied by an excellent cat for the majority of the review.

Gary Explains

We really liked Gary’s straightforward “what is it, what does it do, how much does it cost?” approach. He too pops the hood to give you a nice clear look inside Raspberry Pi 500.

ETA Prime

We know where ETA Prime’s heart lies when they proclaim Raspberry Pi 500’s gaming possibilities right at the start of their review and teardown. In preparation for their gaming bonanza, a little overclocking is tested and some benchmarks run, but you’ll need to subscribe to ETA Prime’s channel to keep up with the promised gaming videos.

Did we miss anyone? These were all the videos we’d seen at the time of writing, but we’re 89% sure we’re horribly behind the times already. Drop a link to more reviews and leave a comment if you have an idea for a Raspberry Pi 500 project you’d like to see.

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Just in time for Christmas, we’re delighted to announce the release of two hotly anticipated products that we think will look great under the tree. One of them might even fit in a stocking if you push hard enough. Introducing Raspberry Pi 500, available now at $90, and the Raspberry Pi Monitor, on sale at $100: together, they’re your complete Raspberry Pi desktop setup.

Integral calculus

Our original mission at Raspberry Pi was to put affordable, programmable personal computers in the hands of young people all over the world. And while we’ve taken some detours along the way – becoming one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial and embedded computers – this mission remains at the heart of almost everything we do. It drives us to make lower-cost products like the $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, and more powerful products, like our flagship Raspberry Pi 5 SBC. These products provide just the essential processing element of a computer, which can be combined with the family television, and second-hand peripherals, to build a complete and cost-effective system.

But over time we have come to understand the benefits of integration: some people are better served by a system that is ready to use straight out of the box. This need was dramatized during the early days of the COVID pandemic, when we worked with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to deliver thousands of Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kits and monitors to young people studying from home in the UK. Our experiences with that programme informed the development of Raspberry Pi 400, our all-in-one PC, whose form factor (and name) harks back to the great 8-bit and 16-bit computers – the BBC Micro, Sinclair Spectrum, and Commodore Amiga – of the 1980s and 1990s.

Meet Raspberry Pi 500

In the four years since it launched, Raspberry Pi 400 has become a hugely popular choice for enthusiasts and educators. And today, we’re launching its successor, Raspberry Pi 500, bringing the features and performance of the Raspberry Pi 5 platform to our all-in-one form factor:

• 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 processor
• 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
• VideoCore VII GPU, supporting OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.3
• Dual 4Kp60 HDMI® display output
• Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth 5.0
• 2 × USB 3.0 ports, supporting simultaneous 5Gbps operation
• 1 × USB 2.0 port
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• Horizontal 40-pin Raspberry Pi GPIO connector

Raspberry Pi 500 is priced at $90, including a 32GB Raspberry Pi-branded SD card, and is also available in a $120 Desktop Kit, which adds:

• Raspberry Pi Mouse
• Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C Power Supply
• 2m micro HDMI to HDMI cable
• Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, 5th Edition

The vision thing – an official Raspberry Pi Monitor

Although it’s highly integrated, Raspberry Pi 500 is only half the story: to build a complete system, you still need a display device. Which is why we’re also launching the Raspberry Pi Monitor, available now at $100. Designed to coordinate perfectly with your Raspberry Pi 500 or cased Raspberry Pi 5, it incorporates a 15.6″ full HD IPS panel with a 45% colour gamut and an 80° viewing angle, together with a pair of 1.2W speakers, in a slender enclosure with a fold-away integrated stand and VESA mounting points.

Power is provided via a USB-C connector. Cost-conscious users can power the monitor directly from their Raspberry Pi via the included USB-A to USB-C cable; in this mode display brightness is limited to 60% of maximum (still quite bright!) and volume to 50% of maximum (still quite loud!). Using a dedicated USB-C supply capable of delivering 5V/3A, like the Raspberry Pi 15W USB-C Power Supply, enables the full brightness and volume ranges.

Faster, better, cheaper: Raspberry Pi 400 price cuts

While we’re incredibly excited about Raspberry Pi 500, we need to remember that cost remains a barrier to access for many people, young and old. So we’re also taking this opportunity to cut the price of Raspberry Pi 400 from $70 to $60, and the Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit from $100 to $80. We’re also bundling a Raspberry Pi-branded SD card with every Raspberry Pi 400, to help you get the best possible performance out of the system.

We know that quite a few of you have been eagerly awaiting both of our new products, and we hope you enjoy them now they’re here. We’ve seen Raspberry Pi 400 everywhere from retro gaming setups to university exam facilities and hospital offices; we’re really looking forward to finding out where Raspberry Pi 500 and our new Raspberry Pi Monitor end up.

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