Pros & Cons
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.
Highlights
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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Actually had an issue with some parts missing from this kit
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Male to female female to female breadboard jumper wires ribbon cables ki2
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Double important because i am going about this without anyone to help me out
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Look for instructions on mapping to the us
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You dont feel bad if you bust this by accident
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My third project is a retropi
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It quite hard to get the pi out of the case once installed