This kit is awesome for the beginners. It comes with PS, active fan, case, a 64GB microSD card, its reader, and two HDMI cables. Almost every accessories are included, excluding those that require expansion boards. The microSD card isn't loaded with any OS, so raspberry Pi imager is needed to load the OS of your choice. YMMV, and my fan has slightly higher pitch noise, but not too noisy to bother me much. The kit is definitely not cheap, for it is running at $190, though, it is a great starting point for whomever looking to get into the side of Pi. I could use this to do me AdGuard DNS, NTP server, DHCP server, DAKboard, and many functions, and, yet have plenty of power. The manual could add another picture to show placement of thermal pads, though. Other than that, putting the case together is fairly easy. Read more

This is a solid Pi 5 kit; you get the Pi 5 board itself, a SanDisk SD card (not a high endurance one, but at least it's a name-brand SD card) which comes with a SD adapter; an additional micro SD USB adapter; a case with compatible heat sink, a power supply with the correct voltage and current ratings to provide full power to the computer, and 2 mini-HDMI cables that are especially appreciated. It may not be much cheaper than buying all parts separately, but it's a thoughtfully put together kit and you might as well save the hassle and get this if you don't have most of the things already. Functionally I have no complaints - the power supply provides the needed power (although the cable is perhaps a bit short), the HDMI cables just work and the connectors feel solid; the heat sink keeps the computer cool and the case is well designed. There are slits on the side for a GPIO breakout board, and the top should accommodate many types of hats (don't have any to try out). My main gripe is with the manual - it doesn't tell you much or anything useful. It especially is lacking with instructions on how to open and close the case, how to install the thermal pads and heat sinks, so I have attached some photos showing how this is to be done. Keep in mind that the thermal pads have a plastic film that needs to be removed right before application. The manual also doesn't specify the method that I found the easiest to install the OS - using an Ethernet cable, connect the Pi5 to your router, and it will let you choose, download and install the OS from the Internet. But you can also flash the OS onto the SD card using either of the two SD card adapters and then install it into the Pi5. Read more

this is a very, very complete raspberry pi starter kit. it really has everything you need to get going immediately. the power supply reports USB PD 5000mA at the boot up screen. with this power supply the pi will be able to output full power to its peripherals. You won't need to order anything else for it to be fully functional. it even comes with a heatsink fan and a case. with the SD card and SD card reader, you can get started quickly. it is great for the price because you save a bit of money for buying the full package (if you need all of them), and the convenience to not needing to order all the different parts separately. Recommended! Read more

Nice kit! Power supply, two HDMI cables, heatsink w/fan, case, feet, mounting screws, etc. The instruction are not very good. Expect to look-up on YouTube or elsewhere how to install the heatsink. I installed the Raspberry Pi OS without issue. I ran the little pi for about 15 minutes without the fan during setup, and it did get really hot. I highly recommend the heatsink and fan. The fan is very quiet, I had to get my ear right down to the case to be sure it was running. There are many connection option on the Pi5. The little pi ran windowed video just find, but with my setup is struggles with full-screen video. Running video at full screen the video was choppy and the audio was out of sync, it also made the mouse jittery. I'll be using this little pi with a touchscreen for quick searches and such in the kitchen. I feel it's a good value if you need a Raspberry Pi 5. For some uses a NUC or other mini-PC may have more power for slightly more money. The RasTech Pi 5 is cool though! Read more

I've had every Raspberry Pi model since the original one and they're great single board computers. They're reliable, and the things you can do with them is seemingly endless. You do need to understand basic Linux. But as with all Raspberry Pi models, it's easy to get started. And there are tons of projects you can find which have all the needed instructions and code to get it running. There are many "brands" of Raspberry Pi kits such as this for different models and have different types of components that you require to actually run a Raspberry Pi depending on the specific board model. As the Raspberry Pi board itself is not made by them. But you really don't want to just get the board and nothing else, even though you can. Because you need the additional components to have a complete working device. Yes, you could indeed get just the board and obtain everything else you need separately. Power supply, adapters, cooler, SD card, and a case. But they all have to fit the Raspberry Pi 5 model and meet its required specs. And it's much more expensive to get all you need separately! Going with a complete kit is a time and money saver! The Raspberry Pi 5 is the latest model released, the most powerful model yet. This model board includes 16GB of RAM which is the max for a Raspberry Pi 5 model. There is also a model with 8GB of RAM, and it's essentially the same as far as CPU and other components, just less RAM. If this is your first time working with a Raspberry Pi 5, you probably only need the 8GB RAM model. But get this kit which includes the board which has 16GB of RAM if you are planning to run it for a project that needs that extra RAM. You can't "upgrade" the RAM as it's on-board, so get this larger kit with the 16GB model board if you even think you might need it. Was very impressed with this kit, as it has more included that you really need than other kits. There's really nothing else you need to obtain except this single kit to be able to do anything. The kit has an SD card reader as well as a 64GB SD card to load the OS from a PC onto before plugging the SD card into the Raspberry Pi 5 to boot from. As well as a CPU fan assembly (cooling is important), vented case, and a power supply with high power output (Raspberry Pi 5's need a LOT more power than older Raspberry Pi models), and micro HDMI > Standard HDMI adapters, or you won't be able to connect it to a monitor! I don't know of any monitor that has micro HDMI ports. And it's almost impossible to find these adapters at a local store. So it really has it all! Was very easy to assemble and all components fit and operated properly. And the latest Raspberry Pi 5 model board in this kit has a faster CPU than the previous model, the Raspberry Pi 4B, USB 3 ports, as well as dual HDMI outputs for two displays if desired. Probably the best single board computer available currently! One of the easiest all in one kits I've put together and all included components functioned perfectly! A highly recommended kit! Read more