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Pros

Great starter kit for the raspberry pi 2 b. It has great functionality. The raspberry pi has a well supported user base with lots of guides and forums. Oh my goodness does it have apps and youtube.

This is a great startup kit which parts allow for many cool projects. It simplifies construction of projects, and gets you going faster. I even have this opensprinkler project controlling lights inside and outside the house.



Cons

I would not buy from them- there are several other options available for purchasing raspberry pi units. Even the basic kit is very expensive, either they are charging extra for the pi itself or their 5v adapter costs $20+ which is ridiculous. Also, on...  Read More

Son wrecked the thing by unplugging it without shutting it down one time. It pops right back out.

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Quality


The quality is excellent, no complaints there, but to call a kit ultimate, it should really be the ultimate kit and include more.


Besides being impressed by the quality of stuff i got this in this package, i am really impressed by the packing of everything ...  Read More


If you like programming, buy this product.


There are a couple of things i wished came along (would have definitely been ready to pay more along with the price of this).

Price


This kit was amazing, everything is what they said it was, and it cost a little less than what the components cost individually.


Now that the raspberry pi 3 version of this kit is out, i hope the price will go down for these older rpi2-based kits for folks...  Read More

Competitiveness


The pi runs fine off it's included power supply, or off a 2amp battery pack.


I think this is the perfect set for a first-time user.


The raspberry pi is woefully underpowered compared to a hand-me-down iphone.


Breadboard was smaller than i thought it would be, no bigger than the pi itself, but the breakout connecter fits into it well.

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  • This product had a total of 1,072 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 11 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Actually had an issue with some parts missing from this kit


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Male to female female to female breadboard jumper wires ribbon cables ki2


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Double important because i am going about this without anyone to help me out


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Look for instructions on mapping to the us


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    You dont feel bad if you bust this by accident


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My third project is a retropi


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It quite hard to get the pi out of the case once installed

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