The Raspberry Pi is the ultimate gift for tech geeks and, if you don't already have one, you really ought to get your own Pi . While you can buy a bare board, there are several accessories one needs to get started, including a power supply and a microSD card with Raspbian, the official Pi OS, installed.
Just in time for the Cyber Monday tech deals season , Amazon has the ultimate Raspberry Pi starter kit on sale for just $85 (click the coupon box on the page to get it at this price). This Labists branded kit comes with the top-of-the-line board, the Raspberry Pi 4 B with 4GB of RAM, along with a power supply, a 32GB microSD card that has Raspbian preloaded, a case, a fan, heat sinks, and dual HDMI cables for outputting to a monitor.
Labists Raspberry Pi 4 (4GB) Kit: was $99 now $85 @Amazon
Click the coupon button to get it at this price. Kit includes a Raspberry Pi 4 B (4GB), a preloaded 32GB microSD card, a power supply, a case with fan, multiple heat sinks, dual micro HDMI cables and a card reader.
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Even though the included microSD card has the operating system preloaded, Labists throws in a USB card reader you can use to modify this or other cards from your PC. Considering that standalone USB card readers cost $7 to $10, that's a nice throw-in. There's also a screwdriver to help you put the case together.
When you do the math and figure out what each of the included pieces costs, the Labists Raspberry Pi 4 kit looks like a steal. Here's a rough estimate of what all of these things would cost if bought separately.
- Raspberry Pi 4 B (4GB) : $55. The MSRP for the top-end Pi 4 is $55, but most stores, including Amazon, sell it at a higher price.
- 32GB microSD card: You can find a blank card on sale for $5 to $6 and download the OS yourself, but one with NOOBS (the operating system installer) preloaded goes for $18 .
- micro HDMI to HDMI cables: You need these to connect the Pi 4 B to one or two monitors. At minimum, these cost $6 or $7 and the cheapest two-pack we've seen is $11.
- Raspberry Pi case with fan and heatsinks: Usually $10 to $15.
- USB-C Power adapter: Usually $10 to $15. And most phone chargers won't cut it, because the PI 4 B requires at least 3 amps and 5 volts of output.
- microSD USB Card Reader: At least $7, though most of these also read full-size SD cards (not that you need to).
Altogether, the value of these parts is, at least $115. I'm not even going to consider the value of the screwdriver, because most people already have one.
The Labists Raspberry Pi 4 kit is a fantastic gift, even for people who already own older Raspberry Pi models, because they likely don't have the power adapter or micro HDMI cables or case. You're getting the top-of-the-line Pi and everything you need to get rolling with it.