I have an old application for which the Model 2 is ideal - just enough capacity to do the task, lower power consumption and less overheating than the 3 or 4. Both of the Model 2s I own are rev 1.1, so therefore I'm limited to 32-bit. I also have some zeros that will never be 64-bit, but all of my other pi: the Zero 2Ws and 3s and 4s and 5 are all now 64-bit. I would love, for consistency alone, to have a Model 2 that could be 64-bit. But it is much harder to find one, as even rpilocator.com doesn't track model 2s.
The consumer outlets in the US - all of those listed on the Model 2 product page - either don't carry it anymore, or are out of stock: (microcenter, pishop.us, adafruit, canakit, vilros.)
Off the industrial tab, depending on how I get to their Model 2 page, Newark either says available or no longer available. Pishop.us, none there, same as off the home tab. Mouser and digikey say they have stock on hand, but I've never ordered from them. Perhaps I'll give it a try.
Edit: But, even after looking at the mouser and digikey sites, I wouldn't be sure which rev I would be getting, to the OP's point.
The consumer outlets in the US - all of those listed on the Model 2 product page - either don't carry it anymore, or are out of stock: (microcenter, pishop.us, adafruit, canakit, vilros.)
Off the industrial tab, depending on how I get to their Model 2 page, Newark either says available or no longer available. Pishop.us, none there, same as off the home tab. Mouser and digikey say they have stock on hand, but I've never ordered from them. Perhaps I'll give it a try.
Edit: But, even after looking at the mouser and digikey sites, I wouldn't be sure which rev I would be getting, to the OP's point.
Statistics: Posted by tinker2much — Fri Nov 28, 2025 12:20 am