Raspberry Pi wants you to buy the Pi 5, but the Pi 4 is still the smarter purchase

XDA developers | Feb. 1, 2026, 7 p.m. | Original
Raspberry Pi 5 may be faster, but the Raspberry Pi Model 4B is cheaper, easier to build around, and ideal for most home lab projects.
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