Raspberry Pi 500 & Monitor: keyboard with integrated Raspberry Pi 5 gets a display 51 comments
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With the Raspberry Pi 500, the Raspberry Pi 5 is integrated into a keyboard to which an official Raspberry Pi display can now be connected. The new Raspberry Pi single board computer keyboard and monitor goes on sale today. The Raspberry Pi 4 already had a keyboard built into it.
Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard case
The Raspberry Pi 500 costs $90, the corresponding monitor for the full Raspberry Pi desktop setup costs $100. The German version is offered at Weelectron at 105 euros for the Raspberry Pi 500 and 115 euros for the Raspberry Pi Monitor. The single board computer includes a 32 GB SD card. As a more expensive desktop version, it is also available with the official Raspberry Pi mouse, a 27 watt power supply, a 2 meter long HDMI cable and a beginner’s guide.
Raspberry Pi 500 Specifications: 64-bit Quad-Core Arm Cortex-A76 Processor 2.4 GHz 8 GB LPDDR 4X-4267 SDRAM GPU Video Core VII 800 MHz, supports OpenGL ES 3.1 and Vulkan 1.32 × micro HDMI output (supports 4Kp60 ) dual band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-FiBluetooth 5.0, BLE2 × USB 3.0 ports with 5 Gbps each1 × USB 2.0 portGigabit Ethernet portRaspberry Pi 40-pin horizontal GPIO port
The USB-C port on the keyboard is for powering the system and not for connecting external devices.
15.6-inch Raspberry Pi monitor
The Raspberry Pi monitor offers a 15.6-inch screen with a Full HD resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels and an IPS panel. Viewing angles are limited to 80 degrees, as is the color space, which is only supposed to be 45 percent – although which color space this is isn’t clear. Two 1.2-watt speakers are also built in, as well as a stand if you don’t want to use the VESA mounting points.
Raspberry Pi Monitor (Image: Raspberry Pi)
Power is delivered via USB-C, with Raspberry Pi 500 owners able to power the monitor directly via the keyboard. The screen brightness is then reduced to just 60 percent and the speakers are also limited to a maximum volume of 50 percent. Maximum brightness and volume can be achieved with an external 15-watt (5V/3A) USB-C power supply.
However, users of a Raspberry Pi don’t necessarily have to rely on a Pi monitor; they can also use any other display via the micro HDMI port.
The Raspberry Pi 400 becomes cheaper
The Raspberry Pi 500 does not immediately replace its predecessor, the Raspberry Pi 400. Instead, the Raspberry Pi 400 with integrated Raspberry Pi 4 will now be offered at a slightly lower price. This price reduction has not yet reached German retailers.
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