| From: Kevin Cozens via talk <talk@gtalug.org> | I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they are listed on the RPi | site when you click on Buy Now) that has decent prices and shipping. It is | buyapi.ca and they appear to be showing that 1GB and 2GB models are in stock. | I'm still waiting on the 4GB.
<https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-4gb.html> It looks as if they have 4g units in stock. They don't say so explicitly. They are a Vancouver company. I have not checked to see if they are authorized. You can buy in C$ or US$. When I last looked, the US$ prices were slightly better; that may just have been a lag in updating their exchange rates. Warning: credit cards and banks take an unconscionable fee when exchanging currency so buying in US$ might only make sense if you have some US$ already. Raspberry Pi 4 basic kit: US$69.95, C$94.95. One source says it should be C$90.96 at the moment. Many credit cards charge 2%, smaller than this difference (but they probably convert when the transaction is posted). Oops: it seems that when you ship to a Canadian address, they force the currency to C$. The cheapest shipping for 3 units is CA$14.95. Probably the same for a single unit. So group ordering might make sense. Only "express" shipping ($31.95) would arrive in time for the next GTALUG meeting. | I still haven't decided if I really need another Pi (I have 5 in total, of | different types), but I may grab a 4GB model 4 just to have it. Agreed. But I'm more in Lennart's situation: I have several Pis that I'm not using (yet?). The Pi 4 certainly addresses some glaring limitations of the previous models. Note: the previous models were perfectly fine for their intended uses. --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk