This is nice but I can't even buy one! I've been "casually" shopping for a Raspberry Pi for a while now and it seems almost impossible without assistance from a bot, or immense effort.
Right, and while the RPi ecosystem is fantastic, there are better processors for the price. I've been patiently waiting for the RK3588. I think it's the first ARM chip that will make a suitable desktop replacement for me, with dual monitors. The Orange Pi 5 will be a good value, if it ever drops. The Rock 5 Model B is available now, but the price is too high. I recently bought an Inovato Quadra. It's a TV box with Linux preinstalled for $30, comes with a nice case too. I've also been buying old chromeboxes on eBay and flashing them with mr.chromebox's EUFI firmware to make them into regular computers. It's just amazing what you can get for $30 these days.
Would you consider a Pi 400, the model with the C64-like keyboard? They still seem to be available, and seem ideal for the daily computer use-case. Though I guess the difference between 4GB & 8GB RAM is significant.
True. I was lucky enough to already have one. I recently tried to find another one here in The Netherlands. Usually they're out of stock but can be backordered.
