Seeed Studio Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit - 4GB RAM, Official Pi 5 case with Active Cooler, 128GB SD Card with pre-Installed Raspberry Pi OS, Official 27W Power Supply, HDMI Cable (1.5M), Network Cable

I wanted a Pie that could do Pie hole plus some more, this fit the bill. This kit made it very easy to setup, worth the premium for me.

It's a Pi. much, much faster than the 4. However for the first time in several generations images from previous Pis, either specialty apps or configs you have made, will nto run :-(. fortunately Dietpi.org has a really nice software builder, although they hide it behind a site and documentation built by software geeks for software geeks.

The Raspberry Pi is an amazing little device with endless possibilities. I use it mainly as an Omada Software Controller to control home networking as well as some other tasks. It performs great.The setup is straightforward, and the included case in the kit keeps the device cool. Its small size, multiple ports, and GPIO pins make it perfect for a variety of projects.With great performance and a strong support community, this is a fantastic tool for both beginners and experienced users. Highly recommend!

This is the next generation of a verry successful and well-engineered product. I cannot (and don't intend to) compete with the great reviews that can be found for this device; I will simply say that it performs significatntly better than its predecessors, and consumes a bit more power in the process (takig 5A where prior models needed 3).The one thing I have found dishearening about this device, is that it will not reliably boot once power is restored after a loss (think, thunderstorm or power-line work). About half the time it will start on its own after losing and regaining power, the rest of the time, it will not. Since I run services on this device that I expect to be up (pretty much) all the time, and since I am out of town a lot, for days or weeks at a time, this supposed flagship product unfortunately cannot be used reliably in my network. I have two of these, purchased from different vendors, and they are alike in this respect. Plus there are plenty of problems reoprted about this issue.So if you need a device that's highly programmable and quite reliable (otherwise) - AND you don't care if it restarts after power loss, this is a really good option. It's just that one thing....

Nice little quad core single board computer.

I originally bought this board for a retropie setup but ended up using it for a r pi desktop garage pc. The build was quick and easy and I am looking forward to putting it to use.

Once you buy this Raspberry you will need a screen, mouse, keyboard and power supply to get it functional. Plus a software download. But once you get this little wonder going, it is fast and powerful, and for something that is the size of a Credit card, it’s amazing.

A great way to become familiar with Linux. I use several RPi's to run a DNS server on my home networks (ref: pihole), run VPN servers (ref: piVPN), keep my wireless backups (through Time Machine). Lots more.As an aside, when Win10 become obsolete on October 14, 2025 and my older PC's can't be updated to Win11 because of old hardware, I'll be ready with Linux.