Raspberry Pi pre-orders hit 350,000 – ships in May

Raspberry Pi has been pre-ordered 350,000 times, it has been revealed, with the next batch set to start shipping in May. 

Corby distributor RS Components has told The INQUIRER that it has now received 250,000 pre-orders, up from the 220,000 it reported last week. What’s more, Element14, the other Raspberry Pi distributor and part of the Premier Farnell Group has revealed that it has reached 100,000 pre-orders, bringing the total number of people interested to 350,000.