every site i checked lists this at $65+ for the base model... is this even a Raspberry Pi at that point? 2x the performance for 2x the price isn't actually much of a deal, and they stuck to the $35 MSRP so doggedly before (even if resellers tended to jack it up). their competitors must be breathing a sigh of relief.
That would have been a big improvement for homelab uses, but it’s probably considered a niche feature overall, hence the PoE Hat.
I’m wondering how it will work now they are pushing a dedicated cooler however. The PoE Hat has a little fan but doesn’t allow for heatsink. Perhaps there will be a new Pi5 PoE Hat.
EDIT: The PoE header on the Pi 5 has been moved, so a new PoE HAT will be required, but has not been announced yet.
It's a strange beast, i feel like I'd like it as alow powered desktop substitute as it's too powerful/draws roouch power to be used in place of a microcontroller. But it's not got enough ram to act as a useful desktop either. Probably just my own usecase, but 16GB would be perfect
Ngl I think they could do better on the CPU front. Competing boards offer the RK octa-core that matches the Big cores on the Pi but offers 4 extra Little cores. Though they seem to have better drivers here