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Raspberry Pi blocks changing RAM chips

258 points · 211 comments · edandersen

  1. squeegeeninja · · focus · HN ↗
    The real story here is that people are selling modded Pis as higher-memory versions. And this check actually caught them + is circumventable. The restriction is somewhat annoying to a small subset of enthusiasts but seems to catch genuine fraud.
    1. locknitpicker · · focus · HN ↗
      > The restriction is somewhat annoying to a small subset of enthusiasts but seems to catch genuine fraud.

      What fraud are you speaking of?

      1. petu · · focus · HN ↗
        Selling modded board as official 8GB SKU with reliability/warranty expectations.
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