Raspberry Pi4 Speculation

herb_fargus

I'm really hoping they release in February as they usually do. Cause I'm impatient. Obviously the biggest hope when it comes to emulation is faster processer/better GPU. I'd imagine it would have at least 2 GB of ram

quicksilver

@herb_fargus I'm hoping for a February release as well. Looking at past release dates, the vast majority were in February so hopefully they stick with that schedule.

A Former User

@quicksilver I don't get why they want the same pricing. Why not go for a Tiered pricing within a range of Pi machines ? High-end = Pi 4B+, mid range = 3B+, low-end = Pi Zero....etc... I would gladly, as probably would a lot, pay for a premium 4B+ model double the current price, IF it had good specs and plenty of RAM.

thelostsoul

@John_RM_70 I wonder also the exact same thing. I don't get it, there would be so many people wanting that I assume. That would catch all the higher priced alternatives. Here the lineup how they are currently compared to what I wish Pi 4 would be. I think it would fit perfectly. Even if the Pi 4 had a price point of 35 dollars, it would be much better than last entry, as it does not try to be compatible. Combine that with a higher price and higher performance.

Pi 4B = high end with lot of features and performance for enthusiast (50 dollars)
Pi 3B+ = recommended main entry for most (35 dollars)
Pi 3A+ = same features and performance as 3B+, but smaller with less connections (25 dollars)
Pi Zero W = ultra compact form factor, limited features and weak (10 dollars)

quicksilver

@John_RM_70 I'm curious myself. You should post that on the official raspberry pi forums. The mods/engineers seem very active there. I'd be curious what they had to say about it.

A Former User

It would be good to get a official response on why they want to keep with the norm, at least we would know the official direction they want to go. Although, I doubt they'll answer any questions until a product announcement is made.
Still, I think it's safe to say that "something" is going to be released this year.

Duro

TechRepublic just posted a new interview with Upton that says the Pi4 isn't coming until 2020-2021 and will feature a whole new system on a chip.

Duro

@Duro Here is a link to the article: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/inside-the-raspberry-pi-the-story-of-the-35-computer-that-changed-the-world/

thelostsoul

@Duro I remember that I read this article. Maybe it does not come out yet, don't plan anything.

Upton says the ambition is to release the board in the 2020-2021 timeframe.

quicksilver

@Duro let's hope it's a misprint ;)

mitu

Maybe Upton is just trolling...

A Former User

Yeah, I remember Upton doing a few interviews back in 2017, and he said they were looking at a 2019 release for the Pi 4.
So, like Mitu said, he's either trolling, or they've hit some problems.