Buying Raspberry PI kits for starters
Can't wait to get started with Raspberry Pi? With a starter kit, you have all the components you need.
Those eager to start programming on a Raspberry will make a flying start with Elektor's starter kit. With the Raspberry Pi Starter Kit, you have all the necessary components, the right power supply and memory card, with a case, to get started.
Whether you want to build your own media player, smart-home controller, or pocket-sized desktop PC. With a starter kit, you have everything at once to install and use the world's most popular and widely used minicomputer.
The benefits of a Raspberry pi starter kit
With the Raspberry Pi starter kits, you have all the necessities in one go to get started. It takes a lot of time, especially for beginners, to buy all the components separately. With a starter kit, you have everything together right away!
It saves you a lot of time and also money when you don't have to purchase all the separate components. Especially as a beginner, it's convenient to start with the starter kits, as you can be overwhelmed by all the available information and the endless possibilities with a Raspberry Pi.
As Elektor is an official seller of the Raspberry Foundation, we receive the Raspberry kits directly from the developer's factory. Therefore, we offer you the lowest possible price for a starter kit and official accessories such as power supplies, cases, sensors, robots, cameras, displays, and books.
Starter kits for different Raspberry PI variants
Originally, the Raspberry Pi was intended for education in electronics, computers, and computer technology. Nowadays, Raspberry's hardware has made such a big leap in speed and computing power that Raspberry's are used at home and in industry.
Today, the open-source community still develops daily on the soft- and hardware of the different Raspberry products. This has led to the availability of various starter kits:
- Raspberry Pi 4 Starterkit - The Pi 4 starter kit has everything you need to start with a full-fledged pocket-sized computer. It's your smart-home hub, media player, or desktop computer on a motherboard. The starter kit comes with:
- Raspberry Pi 4 B (2, 4, or 8 GB RAM)
- JOY-iT Aluminum case for Raspberry Pi 4 with passive cooling
- Official EU Power Supply for Raspberry Pi 4 (black),
- Official HDMI Cable for Raspberry Pi 4 (black)
- and MicroSD card (32 GB) with pre-installed NOOBS
- Raspberry Pi Zero Starterkit - The Zero is the smallest and cheapest Pi computer and, as the successor to the Pi 2 W, is much faster in daily practice. The Elektor starter kit comes with:
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W,
- official case, and
- HDMI cable.
- Raspberry Pico starter kit - With the Pico starter kit, you have the cheapest Raspberry Pi ever made. With this powerful, flexible, and versatile microcontroller board, it's possible to control light displays and IoT devices.