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Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer Kit United Kingdom Reviews

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The pi 400 reminds me of the days when computers had built in keyboards. But nostalgia aside the pi 400 it a solid little device with a good laptop style keyboard. The kit itself is good value with nicely made official accessories, the power supply is a nice compact model and the mouse is a solid device. The only mystery is why the pi 400 doesn’t have full size hdmi ports, but the kit does come with a suitable lead. Finally the best inclusion is the book, it’s an excellent guide to using the pi. All in all I really like the kit, it’s a great start and one I have really enjoyed.
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Posted 2 years ago
Works out of the box with little configuration. The SD card provided is a bit slow, so you may want to change it fast, but it's nothing I find too annoying.
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Posted 2 years ago
Great for learning to code, the book which comes with kit offers some great ways into coding and project making.
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Posted 2 years ago
I've never used Linux before but I was looking for a low cost computer to handle media for my tv, and the Pi 400 kit has been perfect! I got it set up with the Raspberry Pi OS installed and updated within an hour- a process that takes a day or two with windows- and was so happy that I didn't have to battle through legions of data settings to prevent my computer spying on me for once. I even got it to talk to my printer quickly, and there are devices I've never managed that on. Compared to Windows there is some learning to do as to how to make this and that work, but it's also so much easier to find well written explanations and guides online. The 400 is a tiny little marvel, and so light, but still feels like it could withstand a few accidental knocks to the floor (though don't make a habit of it). Of course it doesn't have the world's most luxurious keyboard, but it's perfectly servicable if you're not trying to write a novel on it. My O key was initially failing to register presses properly, but gently taking the keycap off and putting it back on again has fixed the problem. It boots in 30 seconds and stashes away easily in the tv table when I'm not using it, which is perfect. When I describe it to people as having a toy-like quality that isn't a knock against the capabilities of the machine, but me trying to express how it feels fun to even touch! The included power and hdmi cables are a good size for desktop use, but a little short for my setup, so I will upgrade them later. I picked up a 128GB sd card so as to have extra space, and have kept the included 16GB one for spare (or what I'm sure will be a future pi project!). The matching mouse is cute. The beginners guide book was very useful to me as a Pi first timer, and I'm going to try out the basic programming tutorials in it soon. I would definitely recommend the Pi 400 kit to other people who haven't done "computing" in any specialised way before. It is a friendly machine and the kit makes getting started as simple as possible. The Pi Hut posted it out to me very quicky, and I'm sure to come back to buy this and that in the future!
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Posted 2 years ago
The raspberry pi 400 is just what I need for my daughter. It has a Linux kernel, which I afore, but an excellent Gui for my daughter who can begin using scratch and python when she's ready. Awesome. Thanks guys.
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Posted 2 years ago
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Posted 2 years ago
Best piece of computer equipment. Easy to operate and tones to learns on an affordable price.
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Posted 2 years ago
Very impressive little machine. Hopefully I can get back in to programming.
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Posted 2 years ago