On Thursday, three of the lead Raspberry Pi engineers hosted an AMA on the r/engineering subreddit. Raspberry Pi 6 One of the most interesting tidbits was on the Pi 6. Looking back at previous launches: 2012: Raspberry Pi 2015: Raspberry Pi 2 (+3 years) 2016: Raspberry Pi 3 (+1 year) 2019: Raspberry Pi 4 (+3 years) 2023: Raspberry Pi 5 (+4 years) Following that cycle, one would expect a Pi 6 3-4 years after the Pi 5, which would put it in 2026 or 2027.
  • otacon239@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    You might actually look into embedded space like the ESP32. Plenty to learn there and the hardware is dirt cheap to get into.

    • FrederikNJS@piefed.zipEnglish
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      13 hours ago

      Yeah. I just bought 6 ESP32-S3 with external antenna for €48… So yeah, the ESPs are still very affordable.

      But it’s true that Raspberries and similar boards have become very expensive. It might be worth looking at the second hand market. Personally I have started replacing most of my old Raspberry Pi 3b projects with used Intel NUCs, where each NUC can replace several Raspberry Pis in performance.