We talk a lot about PC laptops, MacBooks, mini PCs… But Raspberry Pi It is the brand of computers that has revolutionized computing in the last decade. Today he turns 12 years oldand celebrates it by announcing that already exceeds 60 million plates sold.
The first Raspberry Pi was launched on February 29, 2012., so technically today is three leap years, or twelve computable years. Created by a non-profit foundation, the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the first Raspberry Pi was designed so that schools could introduce themselves to programming. They already exceed 60 million units sold.
A Raspberry Pi is a single board computer, also called a single board computer (SBC), micro PC, and other names.. Basically, a PC little bigger than a credit card, which was sold for just 30 euros.
The Raspberry Pi revolution turns 12 years old
Its own open source operating system, Raspberry Pi OS, based on Debian (Linux), its low price, tiny size and great possibilities, meant that in a matter of weeks the Raspberry Pi left the academic field to be monopolized by computer enthusiasts. programming, DIY, and customization tasks in companies.
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton has confirmed to Tom’s Hardware that About 61 million Raspberry Pi have been sold. The best-selling models have been the third generation, Raspberry Pi 3A+, 3B and 3B+, exceeding 23 million units. The rest add up to 34 million, and the Raspberry Pi Pico, 4 million.
It’s easy to see why the third generation has been the best-selling. The Raspberry Pi 3 debuted WiFi and Bluetooth connectionmaintaining a price that was around 35 euros.
Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 are more powerful, but they have had many stock problems due to the demand of the pandemic and, later, due to the chip crisis, and that has reduced their sales and multiplied their price, due to the scourge of the speculators.
Now the stock has stabilized, and you can now find a Raspberry Pi 5 for less than 80 euros. It is more expensive than its predecessors, but is still an affordable price.
Raspberry Pi is already the best-selling British computer in historyand that is quite an achievement considering that behind it there are myths like the ZX Spectrum.
It is the greatest computer revolution in recent decadesfor its educational capacity, and the possibility of launching millions of artisanal, scientific, leisure, and even industrial projects.
Raspberry Pi has turned 12 years old, and more than 60 million units have been sold, are a testament to its great success. Congratulations!