wraggster
October 15th, 2012, 14:27
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There is buzz all over the reddits (http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/11gleo/raspbrrymodb512m_rpi_w_512_ram_spotted/) and Element 14 (http://www.element14.com/community/message/59532#59532/l/rpi-with-512mb-memory) discussion boards about an updated version of the Raspberry Pi that bumps the amount of RAM from 256 MB to 512 MB.
This new update comes after the announcement of an upgraded version of the yet-to-be-released Raspi Model A (from 128 MB of RAM to 256 MB), and a few slight modifications to the Model B (http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1929) that include fixing a few hardware bugs (nothing serious) and adding mounting holes.
After perusing the Element 14 (http://www.element14.com/community/thread/19691?start=0&tstart=0) and Raspberry Pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=14633&f=24&sid=22f98303c50df9e603669f046782dda9#p164733) discussion boards, a few things become apparent. Firstly, it appears this new upgrade to double the amount of RAM was initiated by manufacturers. It seems 512 MB RAM chips are cheap enough now to include in the Raspi without impacting the cost of components. Secondly, 512 MB seems to be the upper limit for the Raspberry Pi, at least for this iteration of hardware. Not enough address lines, they say, but you’re welcome to try and hack your own RAM to a Raspi CPU.
So far, attentive Raspi enthusiasts have found Raspberry Pis with double the amount of RAM on the UK Farnell site (http://uk.farnell.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-modb-512m/sbc-raspberry-pi-model-b-512mb/dp/2191863) and the Australian Element 14 site (http://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-modb-512m/sbc-raspberry-pi-model-b-512mb/dp/2191863?COM=e14_RaspberryPi). Nothing so far on the US Element 14 site, although we’ll gladly update this post when a Hackaday reader finds the relevant link.
http://hackaday.com/2012/10/15/raspis-with-double-the-ram-in-the-wild/
There is buzz all over the reddits (http://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/11gleo/raspbrrymodb512m_rpi_w_512_ram_spotted/) and Element 14 (http://www.element14.com/community/message/59532#59532/l/rpi-with-512mb-memory) discussion boards about an updated version of the Raspberry Pi that bumps the amount of RAM from 256 MB to 512 MB.
This new update comes after the announcement of an upgraded version of the yet-to-be-released Raspi Model A (from 128 MB of RAM to 256 MB), and a few slight modifications to the Model B (http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1929) that include fixing a few hardware bugs (nothing serious) and adding mounting holes.
After perusing the Element 14 (http://www.element14.com/community/thread/19691?start=0&tstart=0) and Raspberry Pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=14633&f=24&sid=22f98303c50df9e603669f046782dda9#p164733) discussion boards, a few things become apparent. Firstly, it appears this new upgrade to double the amount of RAM was initiated by manufacturers. It seems 512 MB RAM chips are cheap enough now to include in the Raspi without impacting the cost of components. Secondly, 512 MB seems to be the upper limit for the Raspberry Pi, at least for this iteration of hardware. Not enough address lines, they say, but you’re welcome to try and hack your own RAM to a Raspi CPU.
So far, attentive Raspi enthusiasts have found Raspberry Pis with double the amount of RAM on the UK Farnell site (http://uk.farnell.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-modb-512m/sbc-raspberry-pi-model-b-512mb/dp/2191863) and the Australian Element 14 site (http://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-modb-512m/sbc-raspberry-pi-model-b-512mb/dp/2191863?COM=e14_RaspberryPi). Nothing so far on the US Element 14 site, although we’ll gladly update this post when a Hackaday reader finds the relevant link.
http://hackaday.com/2012/10/15/raspis-with-double-the-ram-in-the-wild/