The Raspberry Pi 500 is a $90 laptop in a keyboard

Raspberry Pi has simply launched its new computer-in-a-keyboard, the , the successor to the . It shares a lot of the similar inside parts because the , however with a keyboard shell and improved heatsink — all for $90.

The Pi 500 is provided with a 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU and comes with 8GB of RAM. It has three USB A ports (two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0 port) however no USB-C slots in addition to the charger, which doesn’t assist peripherals like mice and docks. Each WiFi and Ethernet are supported natively, together with Bluetooth 5.0. The bundle additionally features a 32GB microSD card preloaded with Raspberry Pi OS, a Linux distribution primarily based on Debian.

At present, the Pi 500 solely has US and UK keyboards, however variants in different languages like Spanish and Japanese are on the way in which, notes. Relying on the language, the keyboard can have 78 to 83 keys.

The Raspberry Pi 500, by itself or as a desktop equipment, is now out there by way of authorized resellers. The $120 desktop equipment comprises the Pi 500 laptop, a mouse, a USB-C energy provide, an HDMI cable and a newbie’s information. Displays aren’t included within the bundle, although as we speak Raspberry Pi additionally launched its new for $100.