"The Raspberry Pi 500 (and 400) systems are versions of the Raspberry Pi built for people who use the Raspberry Pi as a general-purpose computer rather than a hobbyist appliance. Now the company is leaning into that even more with the Raspberry Pi 500+, an amped-up version of the keyboard computer with 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB, a 256GB NVMe SSD instead of microSD storage, and a fancier keyboard with mechanical switches, replaceable keycaps, and individually programmable RGB LEDs."
"Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton's blog post about the 500+ says that the upgraded version of the computer has been in the works since the regular 500 was released last year. The Pi 500+ includes an NVMe slot populated with a 256GB M.2 2280 SSD, but that can be swapped for higher-capacity drives. Upton also notes that the system is still bootable from microSD and USB drives."
Raspberry Pi 500+ upgrades the keyboard computer with 16GB of RAM, a factory-installed 256GB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD, and a mechanical keyboard featuring replaceable keycaps and individually programmable RGB backlighting. The motherboard uses the same components as the Raspberry Pi 5 but on a different board layout that places all ports on one side. The NVMe drive can be swapped for higher capacities and the system remains bootable from microSD and USB. Retail availability includes sellers such as CanaKit and Micro Center, with pricing starting around $200, about twice the price of the standard Pi 500.
Read at Ars Technica
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