The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, offering several major improvements over the current compact version of the classic Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+. The current ...

The Raspberry Pi Foundation today announced the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, a cutdown version of the B+ that lacks an Ethernet port, has only one USB port, and half the amount of RAM, but sells for $25.

While the Raspberry Pi Foundation has released condensed versions in the past – the original Pi 1 Model A+ came out in 2014 – the Pi 2 or 3 computers hadn’t received that treatment until now.

This model ended up being the Raspberry Pi Model B+, with improvements that included more USB ports, not-dumb mounting holes, more GPIOs, and a decent microSD card connector.

It’s an update to the existing $20 Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+, which was released in 2014 and is based on the same hardware as the first Raspberry Pi that came out in 2012.

The Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ can still be useful Even though it’s more than a decade old, the Raspberry Pi Model B+ still has a place in today’s DIY world, just not the same one it once held.

The Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+—which lacks ethernet connectivity and offers fewer USB ports than the Model B+—is still available for $20, as well.

The new Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is now available for $25. That makes this model about $10 cheaper than a Raspberry Pi Model B+ while offering many of the same features.

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is basically a flagship Raspberry Pi on a smaller printed circuit board, with a few compromises. It costs $25, or $10 less than the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+.

Since Raspberry Pi's debut over a decade ago, it has released at least ten versions. Two more popular ones are the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and its successor, the Raspberry Pi 4.

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is primarily aimed at those using the tiny computers for battery-powered Internet of Things (IoT) projects, and is designed with power efficiency and size in mind.

While the Raspberry Pi Foundation has released condensed versions in the past – the original Pi 1 Model A+ came out in 2014 – the Pi 2 or 3 computers hadn’t received that treatment until now.