Raspberry Pi's $5 Zero Computer Stocks Sold Out in 24 Hours
The Raspberry Pi Zero has piqued the interest of a lot of tech geeks and the $5 computer quickly sold out in less than 24 hours.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation's founder Eben Upton said they are still amazed at how their products continue to attract the interest of so many consumers. In just a day, they were able to sell 20,000 Pi Zeroes and 10,000 MagPi magazines that included a free Pi Zero, according to Ars Technica (AT).
"Right now it appears that we've sold every individual Zero we made... people are scouring the country for the last few Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury and Smiths branches that haven't sold out [of the MagPi magazine]," AT quotes Upton's statement to Wired.
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Right now, The Raspberry Pi Foundation is trying to keep up with the demand for the Zeroes. Production is being fast-tracked at its Wales factory, but Upton still has not revealed when the new product would be available, the report details.
The first Raspberry Pi computer carried a price tag of $35, and the next cost $25. The latest model, the Pi Zero, is the cheapest so far, Popular Mechanics reports.
The Pi Zero comes after the Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+. While it is a lot smaller and costs only a third of its predecessor's price, it still runs on the same Broadcom SoC. However, its ARM core is 40 percent faster than the original model, plus it comes with 512 MB of RAM. The Ethernet port is absent from the Pi Zero, but skipping this feature allowed the company to shrink the dimensions to just 65 mm x 30 mm x 5 mm, the report details.
Upton encouraged people to just wait until they have produced the next batch of Pi Zeroes, but there are still those who want to own a Raspberry Pi immediately. For now, they can either subscribe to MagPi for $70 or take the expensive bait put out by eBay sellers. Some of those who were able to snag the first copies of MagPi are reselling the magazine online for $75 to $150.
