Raspberry Pi Price Tracking
Why…
This started off as an answer to a Reddit post. Essentially, the poster asked if a 3 or 4 was good enough to run something. The memory requirements were discussed and it came down to a 4 or 5 and I dug into the prices to show it’s only $5 more to get an 5 with the same memory as a 4. A big part of me hates the apathetic way we all check Amazon for pricing first, when historically I’ve found Microcenter has the best prices. They’ve always had decent prices on Pi’s and so I generally use them as the baseline when costing projects. I like to share my little markdown pricing table when people are trying to debate which device to choose now.. and I’d like to figure out a good way to keep an up-to-date record of these prices.
Raspberry Pi Devices
These are the prices at MicroCenter as of Aug 8 2025
| Memory | Zero W 1. | Zero 2 W 1. | Pi 3A+ | Pi 3B+ | Pi 4B | Pi 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512mb | $14.99 | $14.99 | $24.99 | x | x | x |
| 1GB | x | x | x | $34.99 | $34.99 | x |
| 4GB | x | x | x | x | $54.99 | $59.99 |
| 8GB | x | x | x | x | $74.99 | $79.99 |
| 16GB | x | x | x | x | x | $99.99 |
1. Add $1.00 for a Zero w/ presoldered headers.
| Power | Connector | Price | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5W | Micro USB | $7.99 | Link | |
| 15W | USB-C | $7.99 | Link | Raspberry Pi 4 Official 15W Power Supply US - White |
| 15W | USB-C | $7.99 | Link | Raspberry Pi 4 Official 15W Power Supply US - Black |
| 27W | USB-C | $11.99 | Link | Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C PSU - White |
| 27W | USB-C | $11.99 | Link | Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C PSU - Black |
| 30W | RJ45 POE | $39.99 | Link | Raspberry Pi PoE Injector |
| 45W | USB-C | $14.99 | Link | Raspberry Pi 45W USB-C Power Supply |