The ultimate all-in-one PC: Raspberry Pi 500+ on sale now at $200
Meet the newest member of our family of all-in-one PCs: Raspberry Pi 500+. It’s a complete desktop computer, a love letter to the machines of our childhoods, and our most polished product yet.
Raspberry Pi 500+ boasts a high-quality mechanical keyboard with removable keycaps and individually addressable RGB LEDs, an internal M.2 socket pre-fitted with a 256GB Raspberry Pi SSD, and 16GB of RAM. Read on for the full story, or skip straight to the Raspberry Pi 500+ product page to order yours.
Raspberry Pi 500+ is built on the Raspberry Pi 5 platform, featuring a 2.4GHz quad-core Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, dual 4k display output, dual-band Wi-Fi and much more, and is priced at $200. It is also available in a $220 Desktop Kit, which adds:
- A Raspberry Pi Mouse
- A Raspberry Pi 27W USB-C Power Supply
- A 2m micro HDMI to HDMI cable
- A copy of the Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, 5th Edition
This is just a tribute, you’ve got to believe me
Many of us, like many of you, are children of the 1980s home computer revolution. When we’re designing new Raspberry Pi products, we naturally look back to the computers of our childhoods: the tastefully beige BBC Micro, the Sinclair Spectrum with its rubber keyboard, the Commodore 64 “breadbin”, or the grandfather of them all, the Apple II. The original Raspberry Pi was a worthy successor to these devices despite lacking a case and a keyboard, but we always had an ambition to build something more complete — more finished — for our education and hobbyist customers.
In the autumn of 2020, we launched Raspberry Pi 400, our first all-in-one PC: the same chipset as Raspberry Pi 4, with 4GB of RAM, packaged inside a compact membrane keyboard. Raspberry Pi 400 was hugely popular with hobbyists, and thousands were distributed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation under its Pi Drop programme, to be used by children studying from home during the pandemic.
When we launched Raspberry Pi 400’s successor, Raspberry Pi 500, last year, eagle-eyed observers noticed some unpopulated sections of the PCB (notably the M.2 socket and supporting circuitry) and wondered if another product was in the works. That product is Raspberry Pi 500+, which turns every aspect of the all-in-one PC concept up to eleven.
Switches are key
The most obvious physical difference between Raspberry Pi 500+ and 500 is the keyboard. Each key rests on a Gateron KS-33 Blue switch with a custom RAL 7001 Silver Grey stem, giving a satisfying sound and feel when pressed. Individually addressable RGB LEDs provide programmable backlighting, and with an RP2040 running QMK as the controller, a Doom port to the keyboard itself is surely just a matter of time. Each custom-designed low-profile keycap is spray painted and then laser etched to allow the backlight to shine through the legend.
For those of you who prefer taller (or just different) keys, Raspberry Pi 500+ is compatible with most aftermarket keycap sets. We provide a key puller to simplify the process of removing the standard keys.
Solid state
Raspberry Pi 500+ shares the same basic internals as Raspberry Pi 500, but we’ve fitted the M.2 socket and supporting circuitry, and added a 256GB Raspberry Pi SSD with Raspberry Pi OS preinstalled. If you need more storage capacity, or want to install a different PCI Express peripheral, the internal bay can accommodate any 2280-format (80mm long) M.2 board. To provide access to the bay, the case is designed to be (carefully) opened, and we include a tool in the package to help you do this.
If you’ve installed something else in the bay, or want to quickly switch operating systems, Raspberry Pi 500+ still supports booting from SD card, or from external USB SSDs.
Happy memories
To support the heaviest workloads, Raspberry Pi 500+ comes with 16GB of LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM. It’s the most memory we’ve ever fitted to a Raspberry Pi product, but we’re sure you’ll find a use for it. Indeed, uptake of the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 has taken us by surprise since its launch in January, with people using them as build servers, to run computational fluid dynamics and large language models, or simply to keep truly enormous numbers of browser tabs open at one time.
Credits
Major product launches like Raspberry Pi 500+ are whole-team efforts: pretty much everyone here at Raspberry Pi has contributed to the project. Particular credit is due to John Cowan-Hughes, for the industrial design, and to Simon Martin and Chris Martin, for the electronic design and production engineering. Mechanical keyboards are a new technology for us, and Simon and Chris have the scars (and the air miles) to show for it.
So, there you have it: the ultimate Raspberry Pi all-in-one PC, and hopefully a fitting tribute and successor to the home computers that started it all. It’s already a fixture on most of our desks here at Pi Towers, and we’re sure it will look just perfect on yours too.
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Charlie
Awesome :-)
Masafumi Ohta
Congrats, Chris and Simon! and thanks for your great work.
Anders
Wow, this ticks a few more boxes for sure, nicely timed to with the season approaching!
Ryan Brown
I am not sure I am going to be able to resist buying this, but I have to admit I am not a fan of RGB lighting. What sort of control do you have over the lights in the keyboard?
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
Don’t worry – you can turn them off (as I do about 80% of the time).
ludovic frérot
you have listened people requirements. better keyboard, integrated pcie drive ( that should be the default to the PI too btw) and plenty of good and fast memory! I saw benchmarks and without overclocking this device is already faster than the fastest single board cousin. very good job!
Something I would have found more sustainable though is to possibility to actually change the CM module and not have to buy a new keyboard and pc when the next raspberry pi 6 will come (considering the power consumption remains the same )
amazing job. the gear looks stunning!
Duderino
LIstened to the requirements? The NVME requirement was already clear and planned when they did the Pi500 as the board was ready for it, they just didn’t put a few components on there. So youd have to buy the 500+ if you can not figure out which and solder them on yourself.
Jacob
Will there be a version with a Nordic keyboard?
Jack H.
How hard is it going to be to desolder all those blue switches and replace them with red? I am *not* a fan of clicky.
James Hughes
It’s possible but we have never tried it.
Esbeeb
I would personally prefer brown switches, not blue. Red is also better than blue, IMHO. But even with blue switches, the keyboard is a big step up from the 500.
ludovic frérot
The switches are not hot swappable I guess … You are right the blue are heavy switches , according to the Gateron web site 65g operating force that could be not the best choice for kids. But I see they have a custom design maybe they also have different caracteristics ( the stem is grey and not blue.. did they change the spring inside for a lighter version? )
Anders
I decided I don’t need it, don’t want it , already have my Rapsberry Pi quota.
2 minutes later I’ve ordered one. An emotional purchase for sure because I am of that personal computer revolution generation and I moaned about the RAM and SSD when the 500 appeared.
Thanks for listening Pi people!
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
You’re most welcome. I was a big believer in/advocate for this product during development, and it’s turned out better than I could have hoped.
pik33
+1 to this one. I have way too many raspberries, I don’t need another one, I don’t have too much money to buy one, I ordered one as soon as they appeared on Polish resellers sites, it will arrive tomorow,
John Rain
First, why do you still insist on mini-HDMI? They are inferior for physical connection and not as readily available and more expensive. The advantage of being smaller should be a last resort in your designs, and you don’t seem to worry about using USB A connectors instead on USB C to save space. On the normal “B” boards, put one regular HDMI and one mini-HDMI – it will fit! On the keyboard units, put two regular HDMI ports.
Maybe you can release a 500++ or 501+ with HDMI, one USB C and no SSD installed, allowing us to put the size we want. Hell, add a SATA connector and SO-DIMM slot, if possible. That would be a very nice computer for hobbyists and also to allow young minds to learn about upgrading a computer.
Stephen
I think you mean Micro HDMI not Mini HDMI. (The Pi Zero series use Mini HDMI, the Pi 4, 5, 400 and 500 use Micro HDMI)
W. H. Heydt
Find a good picture of the Pi-500/Pi-500+ PCB. There is NO ROOM for full sized HDMI ports.
Chris Burton
I see some reviews saying “USB-C is strictly for power only” does that mean no rpiboot?
Raspberry Pi Staff Gordon Hollingworth
Hold the power button down when you plug into the host and it’ll go into rpiboot mode
Simon West
Congrats on the launch of yet another fantastic product.
Mattia Adducchio
This is insane!! We only need an official wireless mouse!!
nafanz
I would also be interested to see a branded photo camera and headphones.
W. H. Heydt
I’d argue that the best additional item to with would be a travel-sized trackball. …and wired is just fine.
Phil Atkin
That is a BRILLIANT little computer. Must turn it into a static bat detector ASAP. My Pi 400 sits on my desk detecting and recording bats via an ultrasonic mic and a long USB cable may as well dazzle the poor things with disco lighting.
Indrajit
Absolutely wonderful news! I skipped buying the Pi500 simply because it lacked SSD support and then I had wished that a newer model would come out with a SSD slot, more RAM and perhaps, just perhaps, mechanical keys. The PI500+ has checked all those boxes and more! Can’t resist this one.
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
Glad to hear we ticked all the boxes. We can’t please all the people all the time, but sometimes we get to please one person once!
Mack
I was hoping there’s a new Pi 500 with built-in SSD when I read about the new NVMe module announced yesterday. Dreams do come true!
But I also dreamt of a Pi 500 with MIPI and support for PoE board…
Jacobo Farache
Congratulations for this excelent product.
Is there a version with a spanish or latin keyboard?
Best regards
Peter Green
kubii says the spanish version is available for preorder, “shipping in december”
A Stevens
Brilliant! I don’t need one, but I certainly want one. I started out with a ZX81 (though I was almost too young to remember it), but my first ‘real’ computer was the BBC Master 128, circa 1989. If you’d told me then what we would have now, I wouldn’t have believed it. Must start brushing up my BASIC skills again…
Gordon77
Looks excellent, well done !!
Richard Test Collins
Nice product. :) Good work. I would like one but have too many PC’s at the moment. I have three desks at home and it’s only me here. LoL.
So the obvious follow on question, when will we see an official RPi laptop??? Would it even be possible to make one at a competitive price?
nafanz
This is good news, but please add a Russian keyboard option to your products.
andre
why white again? will you release a black keyboard?
Jeff Geerling
For the keyboard, it would be neat if the Pi Keyboard could be updated to use the new top with an integrated USB 3 hub inside…
And I think a keycap set with the same style, but in Raspberry-Pi-red, might be a neat option. Having that color for accent keys would be pretty nice.
Finally as others mention, having quieter switches as an option would be great (not to muddy up your SKU/inventory count too badly, haha).
ukscone
I need quieter keys as the current ones didn’t pass the WAF at 2am
I get lots of “Do you have to type so loud? It’s the middle of the night”
Mikael Bonnier
In that case I would want the RP2040 keyboard controller of the new Raspberry Pi Keyboard to be programmable and use rpi-keyboard-config.
Sven Harvey
Bet it runs ZeeWolf unlike the Amiga 500+ ;) This machine is gonna get PiMiga’ed relentlessly!
Jagunn
I’m waiting on this layout https://klawiatura.wordpress.com/
crumble
Full size SSD ist nice.
Will the 500+ be cool enough to run ollama?
Wade
I have ollama running on RPI5 w/ 8GB. I little slow, just a little, so I 16GB should run much smoother since some models could be completely in memory now.
crumble
The Pi5 16GB has the newer stepping which is a little cooler. Ollama works OK, but my Pi5 has a fan and and no case. I can see my Surface X throttleing all the time, so I wondered myself, if the 500+ will run into the same problem.
Damian
I have a 400, and a 500. In the 400, I’m honoring the retro computers, and running BASIC Engine. And it feels just like a modern version of one of those old computers. It’s just magical to boot it to BASIC, and have it ready to enter code. This 500+ is exactly what I had in mind when I envisioned a modern all-in-one computer that inherits from those old computers. Sadly I already have a 500, but I hope people get this one, and enjoy it, because it looks like a fantastic machine. Kudos!
Thomas
*Please* make an in-between model :)
I’d *love* a Pi 500 that just has the one change of providing the m.2 slot, without everything else driving the cost up.
Galvar
Yes!!!!!!! I hope there is also a kit option.
Raspberry Pi Staff Helen Lynn
There is indeed! There’s a mention of this just below that first photo. I believe these are still making their way to some of our resellers, but you shouldn’t have to wait long.
Anders
There is a kit coming, but not in the assemble-it-yourself sense. The kit version is actually a computer/power adaptor/mouse/book bundle and I think squarely aimed at the coming festive season.
Martin
why only white color?
Ray Allen
White is the signature colour, actually if it was not white I would not buy it. White looks much cleaner, Pi has done a great job with this one. Looks great even without being powered up. Just ordered mine
Malcolm H
I would like s black top, black character keys, red for shift, tab, etc and a red base ie. looking like an Oric Atmos
mrlinux2u
Loved my Oric Atmos (and to a lesser extent my Telestrat) and it had my favourite keyboard of all time (taught myself howto touch type on it).
Ray Allen
Oric looking 500+ would be nice.
Raspberry Pi Staff Simon Long
If I recall correctly, the Oric-1 had a rather poor calculator-style keyboard, and a fairly drab colour scheme. You may be thinking of its successor, the Oric Atmos, which had a proper keyboard in a rather striking orange colour against the black case…
Helen McCall
This looks like a truly magnificent addition to the RPi range.
I hadn’t been planning to get another Pi anytime soon; but this having the lovely looking mechanical keyboard is very tempting. I think temptation will probably win in this case; though I would be using FnF4 to turn the back lighting off, and would put a 1TB SSD in it.
Nick
This is fantastic news, but if anyone told me the new model got an updated keyboard RGB LEDs would not have been my guess, mainly because it costs more and it draws more power. It’s just the kind of thing you don’t expect after knowing why small things like a power switch or RTC were delayed for so long. :) The Pi 400 looked amazing – great contrast and bigger characters that were really nice not just for environments with lower light levels, but also for people without ideal eyesight. The familiar red-white color scheme looks so good, I was baffled to see it go.
That said, the hardware itself is amazing. It’s a great dat to start watching reviews and… decide whether to get one myself or temper my absurdly strong itch. :) This is an incredible PC now, congrats, it is at last a great little PC for my mom.
Thoughts for the Pi 600:
– keys done similarly to the Pi 400
– comeback of the gorgeous red-white color scheme
– 2 full HDMI ports (there’s room, and people will love it)
– WiFi 6 (it even aligns with the generation: 6/600)
– encode/decode for H.264+H.265 (OBS and Kodi users will go nuts over being able to stream from a Pi)
– option to buy with/without the SSD (some people already have SSDs, since the M.2 is now a lot more common, and being able to use your own without having to buy a smaller one that you won’t use doesn’t feel great)
– maybe consider selling an official Pi SSD case that you can attach on USB as portable storage :)
Yusef
Full sized HDMI is a must. I have spent a lot of money on cables that break quickly.
W. H. Heydt
If you examine the Pi-x00 systems carefully, you will see that there isn’t enough room for full sized HDMI ports, unless you are suggesting dropping some of what is there…like the GPIO block.
As for cables, get the RPT branded ones. I’ve never had any of those fail. Of course, it may just be that I take care when attaching/detaching cables…
Nick
The difference in size between full HDMI (type A) and micro HDMI (type D) is only 7.5 mm. That’s 15 mm (1.5 cm) for two of them.
I don’t know how much money that saves with the current design, I’m sure it’s not negligible at scale, but when we’re talking about a $100+ device, that cost can be absorbed by the customers if the manufacturer doesn’t want to deal with it at all. The benefit, though, is likely worth it. How much more expensive can it really get? $1-2? Not having to but an adapter or a special cable is a blessing to have robust connectors.
Gareth Lance Qually
Damn you Raspberry Pi!!! I am trying to cut down on my tech purchases and you go and release this darling. I am never going to be able to rest until I have one.
Ray Allen
Congrats Eben, this takes me back to when I got my VIC-20 and ATARI 600XL, cant wait to try this keyboard. Your design team have made a great thing. Well done. Just ordered mine
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
Glad you like it. IMO more computers should be called the something-hundred (or something-hundred-plus, or something-hundred-XL).
W. H. Heydt
So…. Now we get to speculate on the features of the Pi500XL? How about a full keyboard with numeric keypad and maybe a trackpoint so no mouse is needed… Or, maybe, for those that don’t like clicky keys, replaceable keyswitches. (Mind you, I *like* the keys on the Pi-500+, but not everyone does.)
Matt B
I like the look of the new keyboard. However, will you be selling it without the SSD? I’m not keen on paying for another one when I’ve got larger spares already. Also, as many have said, it’s a shame there is no full-sized HDMI. I’d also add that most people will be using a monitor without in-built speakers so the lack of an audio jack is a pain.
xeny
Many (I acknowledge not all) monitors with HDMI in have an audio jack output. Certainly the cheap/nasty ones I give to people at work if they annoy me do.
Mikael Bonnier
I would like a bare bones variant of 500+ without SSD and keycaps so that you could buy your own keycaps and SSD without having to sell the built-in for a low price.
I use a Bluetooth speaker with my current Raspberry Pi 500. I also have a Bluetooth to 3.5mm stereo teleplug adapter.
RP
I would love to upgrade my Raspberry Pi keyboard for this mechanical one. I would look wonderful below the Christmas tree :)
W. H. Heydt
Now that I’ve had my hands on the Pi-500+ (they’re out where people can try them at this weekends Maker Faire on Mare Island), I’d really love to see an official keyboard using these key switches. Two things I greatly approve of in the RPL keyboards are (1) the detachable cable, and (2) the internal hub. So a Pi-500+ type keyboard would be fantastic.
Another route would be to make a full keyboard with these switches by adding a numeric keypad. If that showed up on the market, I’d buy a minimum of 6 as fast as the budget would permit, and probably a couple more beyond that. Just keep the detachable cable and hub and then…take my money, please!
Peter Green
Cool, should have called it the raspberry pi 540 ;)
How interchangable are the bits between this and the regular pi 500/pi keyboard? can one swap a regular mechanical keyboard top onto this if one doesn’t like the mechanical keyboard?
Meltwater
Wow!
Wheels AND a sandwich.
Aren’t we lucky ones.
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
A floor polish and a dessert topping!
JPW
😍
Mike Bryant
” or the grandfather of them all, the Apple II”
Or the TRS-80. Announced at same time as the Apple but available in volume first.
Eric Olson
I think the Sol-20 released in 1976 was the first keyboard microcomputer. It also had a great keyboard.
My impression is the Pi 500+ released just in time for Christmas will also make a nice present for an adult. I’m going to give hints to the rest of my family just in case.
Stuart
At ~£175, there’s a lot to like here – at the risk of an exploding number of SKUs, 8GB and 32GB versions would be neat.
I’d also echo other people’s requests for a future revision to hopefully include some or all of:
* Full size HDMI sockets;
* Updated/additional USB-C socket(s) capable of DisplayPort video-out;
* RTC battery/capacitor;
* Power-over-Ethernet support;
* a return of the Pi400 red keyboard base (and a PSU with a red cable?)
nafanz
I’ll add my vote for built-in support for Power-over-Ethernet and DisplayPort (as some Dell monitor models prefer it over HDMI).
horace
awesome! don’t really need but want. :)
so far i have always prefered high-profile keyboards. if i put high-profile keycaps on a 500+, will it feel like a high-profile keyboard, or are the 3mm key travel distance not enough?
DavidF
Oh I so want to buy one of these despite still having 2 Raspberry Pi 5s waiting to be used. This reminds me of the good old days of BBC Micros and the ilk. But with plenty of power and flexibility.
One thing I’d love though is if you could give future consideration to moving to USB-C/Thunderbold to provide power and display, allowing usage of docking monitors, hubs, etc.
Keep up the great work!
Tim Cliffe
This sounds like a great progressive step.
Congratulations to all involved.
My favourite aspect is, the design methodology has made the 500+ more ‘tinkerable’; one of the greatest aspects of Raspberry Pis is they just beg to be tinkered with.
I’m certain this will be a great success, especially for those who may be inherently more reserved when it comes to tinkering with computers; it will help ease them into the fold.
Hail Raspberry Pi. Hail Linux.
W. H. Heydt
My observation at the Maker Faire is that as soon as you get an adult–particularly and older adult–to try to keyboard, the eyes light up. The keyboard is a HUGE selling point for the Pi-500+.
CalcProgrammer1
Ooooo it has per-key addressable RGB. I need this. I want to get it supported in OpenRGB.
Paul Newell
Great article, I already purchased the Raspberry Pi 500 last year, I guess 1 more won’t hurt. Problem I have is the article states price, but you don’t sell your products, you recommend Approved Resellers. Why is that the resellers don’t always sell your products at that price presented in the Articles?
James Hughes
All the official resellers will be selling at the headline price, but please take into account local taxes and vagaries in the exchange rate.
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
And please let us know if you find an Approved Reseller selling above the RRP. They’re good people, but mistakes happen.
Clive Andrew
At today’s exchange rate both Pimoroni and the Pi hut should be selling them for £150. Not the 172.80 they are asking
Raspberry Pi Staff Helen Lynn
The $200 doesn’t include local taxes, such as VAT in the UK – that’s what accounts for the difference you’re seeing.
W. H. Heydt
Thanks, Eben… Budget will constrain getting one for a bit, but definitely on the “to buy” list.
I don’t care about the LED backlights, though I can see some uses for it. On the whole, this is where the Pi-x00 should be. Been waiting for a mechanical keyboard to come to Pis. So…congrats on a brilliant move.
Harry Hardjono
Sweet!
This is my current setup using Pi5+Logitech mechanical keyboard. I’ll be happy when I can finally combine it into one product! I have only one question: will the keyboard hard case fit? Will hardcase for Keychron K3 fit? What’s the recommendation?
Azure
Still no headphone jack??? Even in an uber premium $200 model with mechanical switches??? What an absolute waste. Genuinely unbelievable. I don’t want mechanical switches or a 256gb ssd built in or any of this, I want a Raspberry Pi all-in-one with a headphone jack for once and it’s hardly an “all-in-one” without it. Why is this so hard?
Alastair Stevens
Headphone.jacks are 19th century technology. You have USB and Bluetooth. Adding a jack would probably add cost for a very small number of users. Hardly any phones even have jack’s any more.
Anders
Maybe it’s not all about you and what you want.
Ken W
Wow, a new raspberry pi, it took me about 5 minutes to decide to get one. I was thinking it wasn’t worth it but with the inclusion on the 256g drive I think it is. Cheers Eben for another fantastic piece of kit . It should arrive in the next couple of days for a bit of evaluation.
Raspberry Pi Staff Eben Upton — post author
Glad you like it. We really did turn things up to eleven this time!
W. H. Heydt
…which means you’ve got to turn it up to 12 for whatever comes next… Right?
CreatedWithATrackPoint
holy carpets!!! this is amazing! i never expected you guys to release this!!! Also does this mean you guys will now start making 2280 m.2 nvmes? (also please make a black version we didnt get one with the pi 500)
Bart
I really want one but I have to resist the temptation as I have a normal pi 5
spdp
Staggeringly cool and an easy buy from me. Thanks!
Tonda
Cortex-A76? I have this in my 7y old phone, 2018 tech. This is like releasing device with Intel Core 8. gen cpu.
brett
ISO keyboard though.. any chance of an ANSI layout?
Andrew S
Yes, the US variants come with an ANSI keyboard. See the product brief at https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-500-plus/
wlegrand
What would the experience be like using a 24 inch 1080p monitor watching YouTube videos?
Andrew Waite
Raspberry Pi still using these these awful horrible micro HDMI connectors. I would have hoped that a more expensive computer would have reverted to proper full size HDMI connectors. What a disappointment.
W. H. Heydt
Where would you put full sized HDMI connectors?
Roberto
$200? Dude I can get a 6 times more powerful computer for like $90.
W. H. Heydt
Maybe… But you can also spend more on a decent keyboard than this entire computer–which include a REALLY GOOD keyboard.
Aardappeltaart
Wow, this looks great. I love clickety-clack and Christmas Trees.
Two questions:
– does the firmware allow the clickety-clack to be used as an USB keyboard? (USB OTG gadget etc)
– sustainability: can I keep the great keyboard and swap motherboard, when the times they are a changin’ and Pi 6 has come.
Margaret Trauth
I just did the inflation calculations. When the Speccy came out in April 1982, it was also $200 in the US. But $200 now is roughly equivalent to $110 back then. Congratulations, guys, this is kind of amazing.
(I will let someone else calculate the inflation on the £125/175 (16k/48k) UK prices.)
Anders
It’s a much bigger change than your $110 – $200
Nuno Sousa
Hi! None of your resellers actually sells the PT (Portuguese) keyboard.
Muhammad Akbar
cool! ♥️
Dennis
This is great!
I have a slightly off-topic question though. Is there any chance you’ll offer the CM 5 Dev Kit either with 16G RAM or without a CM 5 (so we could choose which one to use)?
Tracy Litherland
Now I want one! Was gonna build a retro gaming rig but this might just fit the bill very well.
Liam
I’m glad to see a Japanese keyboard version, but when will it be available to buy? I have no objection to importing it from the U.K. to Japan if I have to, but I can’t find that version for sale anywhere.
Shashank
This is amazing, one kit to rule them all!
Kim Hendrikse
Well done guys! I can see some nice uses for this for sure.
foo
Does the Raspberry Pi OS provide any sort of parental control?
For example: block inappropriate sites and applications; limit usage time; daily routines; etc.
Integration with well-known tools such as Qustodio would be great.
William Noyce
In your mention of the 80’s computers, there is one big one you left out, the Tandy TRS-80 Model I. My Australian high school bought one in 1978. It was there before the ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, the Commodore 64 and many others. It was released around the same time as the Apple II, I think.
RPi Lover
This fancy keyboard version would be better if it comes with a more powerful SoC in a form of Raspberry Pi 600+
W. H. Heydt
Do you honestly think you can type on the new keyboard too fast for a Pi5-class SoC?
The last time I saw someone able to overrun computer input buffers was when my wife was writing on a heavily loaded (>20 users) bsd 2.9 system running on a VAX 11/750. (She tested at 100 wpm. Are you faster than that?)
Redlegjed
One thing I’m not clear about with this and other Pis with SSD fitted , is how to upgrade the operating system when a new version is released? Previously I’ve just made a new SD card and copied over my own data. Now with a SSD that seems impractical. I hope there will be instructions when the next version of RPi OS comes out
ukscone
The way i’ve done it (think it’s the official way too but not 100% sure) is to boot into an sdcard (or usb drive) with pios on it and use imager to install pios onto the ssd using that then power off, remove the sdcard and power on and it should boot from the ssd
Ben
Here are four options. (same for all Pi5/500 series)
1) Update using the method in the beta section of the forum, it’s how we started testing it. It’s not recommended or supported as it may break things, but it is a method provided and tends to work. Great if you can problem solve
2) If you use Ethernet cable, the press shift during boot and use the network boot version of Pi Imager directy on the Pi, install away (that how I’ve been doing it on my Pi5s now, for any install).
3) usual SD method and PiClone across
4) open it up and use an m.2. USB adaptor.
If you’re after a clean install, just use method 2.
Mathijs
Somewhat offtopic, but love the Tenacious D reference in the article. Well, now I have to buy one.
MarcoB
Why people are forced to buy a 256ssd? a model without it was too difficult to produce?
W. H. Heydt
At a guess… If it came without an installed SSD, anyone wanting to install one would have to open the case. They’ve made that process nearly as easy as possible, but it probably wouldn’t be for the faint of heart. This way, that is not a necessary step, but is still an optional one.
Now considering that for most of my Pis, I have only relatively recently, and with some reluctance, moved from 16GB SD cards to 32GB cards (back in the Pi 1 days, I used to do a full install on a 4GB card), I consider 256GB to be LOTS of room to rattle around in. And, indeed, I’d’ve been perfectly happy if the Pi-500+ had been released with 128GB SSD.
Martin Turner
Received mine earlier today. Fantastic device, love the new keyboard. It makes a great desktop PC
rclark
I have a 500+ on it’s way. Should be a good little machine for the workbench, just like the 400, and 500 before this one. Didn’t need it, of course, but still…. And with an installed, known to work SSD as a bonus so one doesn’t have to crack the case open on getting the machine! Like.
Matthias Hammen
When a German keyboard is available???
FxF
A mechanical keyboard with a built-in RPi (or any powerful SBC, to be honest) is like a dream for me, something I’ve wanted to throw in my pack for travels!
Except…. I was really hoping to be able to use it with my Viture glasses, instead of a portable display. That would require USB-C Alt mode, which I guess is impractical since most users might not need it and adding it could raise the cost?
Sigh. I figure this product will encourage other companies to copy it, so I’ll be patient and wait for my dream mechanical keyboard with integrated SBC and DisplayPort USB-C.
Mikael Bonnier
I lot of people want keyboard layouts for their language/country, but since the keycaps are replaceable you could sell bags with keycaps for different languages to convert US, UK, and Japanese keyboards to other languages, or people could just order their key caps from other companies. I also think there should be Raspberry Pi 500+ key caps for the most common retro computers, e.g. ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amiga 500.
Mark
Or just sell a bare version without keycaps and the end user can source their own. Possibly less costly and less waste. Unfortunately, for certain languages there’s an additional one or two keys necessary requiring a PCB with alternate switch positioning available for the additions.
Phil
bonjour, je reste sur le français car je ne maitrise pas tres bien l’anglais. j’espère que cela ne va pas rendre ma question moins visible .200$, 210€, c’est quand même chaud.pourquoi ne pas avoir simplement implementerle ssd nvme sur le raspberry pi 500. On paye cher le Joli clavier qui clique bien et qui fait sapin de noel! je ne dit rien sur le sd inclus : ça c’est bien .
Je suis franc , vous le voyez!
pour le reste bravo! Je suis fan.
Anders
Le Raspberry Pi 500 est conçu pour être moins cher.
Phil
Ce que je veux dire : pourquoi pas un raspberry pi 500 “normal” avec, juste en plus, un emplacement nvme libre et fonctionnel. Je suis certain qu’on est nombreux a en vouloir un comme ça et il ne couterai pas aussi cher . 8go de ram c’est suffisant. Le clavier du RPI500 est tout a fait correct. peut on espérer une evolution dans ce sens?
Paul S
Looking at some of the comments on investor discussion boards there seems to be some confusion around the target market, LEAF OS, is it of enthusiasts or schools and organisations – a video might be useful.
Mike
Very nice indeed. My 500+ arrived today and it’s a very impressive little device which you might easily mistake for “just a keyboard”. Nice and fast, lots of RAM and a pleasure to use. The only thing I’m missing is an update to Debian 13.
W. H. Heydt
At the Maker Faire this past weekend, there were a surprising number of people who thought the Pi-500+ was just a keyboard and that the computer was built into the RPT monitor, instead of the other way around. I surmise that all-in-one computers have sunk into the public perception…
A Stevens
I believe the software team are working on and testing the new trixie-based Raspberry Pi OS right now! I’m sure it will arrive in the near future, which will make an exciting upgrade for all RPi machines, not just the 500+. But, as per their usual recommendation, you’ll need to do a fresh install, not an upgrade, to be fully solid and supported.
Tim Cliffe
I know people are talking about a Raspberry Pi Laptop.
However, may I suggest a more flexible and more Raspberry Pi way of doing things with regard to the next stage of development for the 500+:
1) Add a Raspberry Pi Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), which can also be sold separately of course (an RP UPS is an obvious move), and make the UPS batteries easily accessible, as currently for the 500+ SSD;
2) Develop a Laptop Conversion Adapter: A component which attaches to (probably) the back of the 500+ and the bottom of the Raspberry Pi Monitor to provide a ‘laptop’ appearance and function whilst maintaining individual component use, flexibility and user choice.
Dear Raspberry Pi;
If you adopt this idea, what commission can I expect? :-)
W. H. Heydt
Ideas are what you trip over on the sidewalk. The *work* is in reducing the ideas to publishable words or–in this case–a marketable product. I wouldn’t expect any kind of payment for merely suggesting an idea.
Anders
Hi Tim,
The Raspberry Pi laptop is in the process of being fulfilled by Argon40, they have a CM5 based laptop gestating.
Christopher Becker
My first computer was a Sinclair ZX81 and later a Timex Sinclair 2068 since I live in the United States and could not get a ZX Spectrum here. Thank you soooo very much for making Raspberry Pis available in the United States for a super price! I also like the ten- (10-) obsolescence. I’m looking forward to getting a 500+ and I think it will rekindle the excitement I once had in programming! I’ll be loading Squeak Smalltalk on it right away!
mrlinux2u
Does anyone happen to know what the radius is on the corners of the Pi 500+ by any chance (just designing a 3D printed dust cover for mine)?
Mark Tomlin
Now that I’ve had this in my hands for about 24 hours, I’m SUPER IMPRESSED WITH IT. The key caps feel like silk. The colors come through the keys very well, and the LEDs get very bright. Having 16GB of RAM, I was able to compile WarZone2100 (Playstation Game from 1999, that went open source in 2004) without incident. In classic mode, I’m getting 80 FPS. Great all around system. I’m going to try and compile Vulkan next and see if I can get even more perf out of the system and WZ2100.
Mikael Bonnier
Concerning the Nordic layout I believe most Nordic persons are only interested in having their own layout and not the multilingual Nordic layout. There might be some people who prefer the multilingual layout if they e.g. are developers or have family members who are used to another Nordic keyboard. I’m a Swede, but I prefer the Norwegian layout because it has more characters useful in Bash and programming more accessible on their own keys. I think the Nordic countries should all switch to the Norwegian keyboard since Ä and Ö can be written using a dead key before A and O, but in the future I think Swedish and Finnish should switch to Æ and Ø, because then Ǽ and Ǿ are possible. A disadvantage with the Norwegian layout is that accent in e.g. é is more difficult to type than on the Swedish layout since you need to use Alt Gr.
I think the Nordic keyboard should be sold with the multilingual Nordic keycaps as default, but should include keycaps for the individual languages Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, and UK. I know UK is rather different from the Nordic keyboards, but I prefer UK layout, but it’s difficult to buy in Sweden. It’s rather easy to type ÅÄÖ on the UK keyboard. Ü and É are used in many names in Sweden including street names, but they are also easy to type on the UK layout in Linux.
mrlinux2U
Will there be a official keyboard replacement made available in the future (keys can break/wear out when used a lot) and could one be offered in both black and white variations?
rclark
My 500+ is up and running on Trixie. I was having boot lockup problems with the 500+ so upgraded to see if that fixed the problem. It didn’t… Seemed like once I got it to boot it was ok. I then tried booting from a USB drive as I know that works. While that worked sometimes, I still had the ‘black’ screen just like booting from the SSD. So Tried different monitors. Same… As a last resort I changed the HDMI cable. That worked. Haven’t had a boot problem since. Still using the USB drive, but feel the problem has been solved. I tried the cable on another RPI-5 and had problem there as well… Deep sixed the bad cable. Why a HDMI cable would lock up the PI I have no idea. BTW, I couldn’t even ssh (always enable SSH on my RPIs) to the 500+ either while in that state so assumed ‘locked up’. Power button wouldn’t work either. Anyway, I ‘like’ the keyboard. It makes you ‘WANT’ to use the keyboard. Don’t care about the LEDs, so leave them off. I just like the feel and sound of those keys….Addicting… Thanks guys again for the new product.
Daniel Gutierrez
I support an OS that emulates a 32k ram user available sandbox with a GW-Basic command prompt while running Raspberry Pi OS in the background taking care of business. Just emulate a 6502 environment for my students to learn programming skills and at the same time host my nginx, pi hole and immitch for my home lab. The Raspberry Pi 500+ reminds me of my Vic-20 from 1982, just a little bit smaller.