Buying Raspis in bulk

[Bar0n]

Hi,

Anyone know of a reputable dealer where I'll get some decent discount for buying Raspberry Pis in bulk? Looking to buy either 8 or 16 of them.

 

[The_Ogre]

Try RS

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Try CST Electronics also. By the way....8 or 16 isn't really bulk, and R4500 isn't a huge chunk of money so good luck with that

 

[mintydroid]

RS had quiet a bit in on hand stock

 

[Bar0n]

Try CST Electronics also. By the way....8 or 16 isn't really bulk, and R4500 isn't a huge chunk of money so good luck with that

Some vendors start providing discount at 3+ or 5+. (Farnell Electronics, for example.)

EDIT:

Still going to work out to over R3000 for 8 Raspis. Might need to look at a Chinese knockoff, or any cheap alternative that can run Python and be networked to form a small cluster.

 

[FaSMaN]

Your probably better off getting it from China via Aliexpress, but expect it to take several months to ship to you.

RS is making a HUGE profit on them especially the RPi A+ , funny enough you would think RS is cheaper, but you pay less to buy a Pi that's been shipped from the UK to China, then back to South Africa.

 

[kayvee]

Source them in the UK yourself.