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Raspberry Pi

A microcontroller and a computer, both bare

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W

A choice of Arm or RISC-V cores, twelve PIO state machines, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 on a 21 × 51 mm board, described like a datasheet.

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B

The 2 GB board with its 40-pin header, USB 3.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. Power, storage, case and operating system are all outside the listing.

Raspberry Pi on the MakerVerdict bench

  • Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, 2 GB

    Broadcom BCM2711, quad Cortex-A72 64-bit at 1.5 GHz · 2 GB · 40-pin GPIO · 2 × USB 3.0, 2 × USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet · dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 · no power, storage or cooling details

    The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 2 GB, built on a Broadcom BCM2711 quad-core Cortex-A72 at 1.5 GHz, with two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi and the standard 40-pin header.

    Best for: A maker who already has a power supply, a microSD card and a case, and wants the bare board.

    ≈ $81 / £59 / 71 €

  • Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, Arm or RISC-V, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2

    Dual Arm Cortex-M33 or dual RISC-V Hazard3 at 150 MHz · 520 KB SRAM, 4 MB flash · 26 GPIO, 4 ADC · 12 PIO state machines · Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 5.2 · 21 × 51 mm

    A 21 × 51 mm microcontroller board with a choice of dual Arm Cortex-M33 or dual RISC-V Hazard3 cores at 150 MHz, 26 GPIO, twelve PIO state machines, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2.

    Best for: Wireless sensor and control projects where precise peripheral timing matters.

    ≈ £10 / 12 €

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