Same here. The last times I tried to get a Pi — three times in three years — the ones I wanted were completely sold out and waiting to restock.
replyWhere are you based? I just bought 25 from CPC without any issues. Delivered in two days. They aren't as cheap as they used to be, but I understand the reasons why, given how expensive RAM is. Yes, the zero is trickier, but the 2W is in stock on PiHut at the moment.
replyThank you so much for the heads up! They're as 'rare as rocking horse ...' as an old teacher of mine would say. And I've needed one for a project for ages.
replyUnfortunately thanks to the EU's new tariff regime it would cost over 30eur to ship it here, but luckily I can smuggle one back from my next trip to the UK...
That said for 4 and 5s - I've not had a problem here (Finland) in literally getting them off the shelf of a local retailer (Partco) for the going rate anywhere else.
It's like they say:
reply A bird [redacted] bush.It seems very regionally dependent.
replyI think battery replacement is only part of the problem, though. Even if you can swap batteries cheaply, you're still dealing with different firmware versions, component revisions
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