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Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Basic Starter Kit with Fan (4GB RAM)

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Brand CanaKit
Ram Memory Installed Size 4 GB
Memory Storage Capacity 4 GB
Connectivity Technology USB, HDMI
Included Components Mountain Falls

About this item

  • Includes Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Model B with 1.5GHz 64-bit quad-core CPU (4GB RAM)
  • CanaKit Premium Clear Raspberry Pi 4 Case, CanaKit Fan, Set of Heat Sinks
  • Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable - 6 foot (Supports up to 4K 60p)
  • CanaKit 3.5A USB-C Raspberry Pi 4 Power Supply with Noise Filter - Specially designed for the Raspberry Pi 4 (UL Listed)
  • CanaKit USB-C PiSwitch (On/Off Power Switch for Raspberry Pi 4)

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Customer Ratings
Easy to assemble
4.7
4.8
4.2
4.5
4.7
4.7
Value for money
4.6
3.6
3.8
4.4
4.4
For beginners
4.3
4.0
4.4
4.6
4.6
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4.7
4.8
4.8
Touch Screen
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8 GB
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connectivity tech
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infrared
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    4.8 out of 5 stars
    4.8 out of 5
    2,827 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the fan of the single board computer. They say it works well to keep the unit cool and prevents excessive heat from throttling the CPU. They appreciate the value for money, saying it's a great inexpensive starter computer for kids. Customers also appreciate the quality of the build, saying the case feels solid. They also appreciate completeness, performance, and ease of installation. However, some customers have reported issues with the HDMI cable, saying they received a faulty or missing cable. Customers have mixed opinions on the noise level of the computer.

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    110 customers mention95 positive15 negative

    Customers like the completeness of the single board computer. They say it has everything they need to get started. Customers also mention that the case and fan are good.

    "...This kit has a nice, solid case with a fan that gets put together with no screws, but seems to feel nice and secure and the fan is quiet, but seems..." Read more

    "...a wireless Logitech K400 keyboard elsewhere, this kit came with everything needed and was very easy to physically setup...." Read more

    "the kit is fine, I don't care for the lack of port on a usb c power supply given the strain with type c is purposefully on the port, not the device,..." Read more

    "...The Raspberry Pi web page is a wonderful resource, along with the CanaKit web site...." Read more

    93 customers mention84 positive9 negative

    Customers find the installation of the single board computer to be easy. They mention that it is super easy to set up and put together, it seems way easier to set some software on the Pi4, and that the instructions are good. They also say that the plastic is strong and snaps together easily. Customers also say it is a great setup to get started, and that it runs and boots up simple. They say it's easy to download and prepare a card, and to format the SD card of any size.

    "...It seems way easier to set up some software on the Pi4 (notably CUPS and Samba). You install it and Bam! it's ready to go...." Read more

    "...I also have the Canakit Pi 3 with clear case.The kit is easy to assemble, just be careful with the fan wiring and position it to blow..." Read more

    "...I find that it is really easy to run and booting it was simple. I am using this as a NAS controller, and it is doing a great job at that...." Read more

    "...elsewhere, this kit came with everything needed and was very easy to physically setup...." Read more

    93 customers mention73 positive20 negative

    Customers like the performance of the single board computer. Some say that it works phenomenally, runs Ubuntu 20.04 well, and has no problems whatsoever. Some mention that it runs beautifully, and that Dreamcast works nicely. Some also say that the performance is outstanding, better than expected, and the unit kicks. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and functionality of the product.

    "...The case is not the most attractive in my opinion, but is very functional...." Read more

    "...Works great with the Canakit adapter --- as well as with my standard MacBook adapter with its PD-rated cable..." Read more

    "...Browsing YouTube and watching videos is quite acceptable in performance and response...." Read more

    "...That said, the fan keeps the unit cool and the RPi works well at other tasks like playing YouTube videos, searching Google and viewing websites on..." Read more

    44 customers mention40 positive4 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the quality of the single board computer. They mention that it has good build quality, provides quality components, and has thick wires. The fan is very silent and the case feels solid. They also love the material and the click. Overall, customers are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

    "...It's more pliable too... it doesn't feel fragile at all)...." Read more

    "...Pros:Very small, inexpensive, and fast. A complete single board computer that snaps together in minutes...." Read more

    "...This kit has a nice, solid case with a fan that gets put together with no screws, but seems to feel nice and secure and the fan is quiet, but seems..." Read more

    "...And, the Pi is running smooth and steady. Exactly what I wanted.However, unlike my last Pi CanaKit, this one needed some modification...." Read more

    42 customers mention30 positive12 negative

    Customers like the fan of the single board computer. They say it keeps the unit cool, prevents excessive heat from throttling the CPU, and is very quiet. The fan fits well inside case and the CPU temperature stays low at less than 53 °C under load.

    "...The fan is very quiet and prevents excessive heat from throttling the CPU.If you have used Linux before you will feel right at home...." Read more

    "...That said, the fan keeps the unit cool and the RPi works well at other tasks like playing YouTube videos, searching Google and viewing websites on..." Read more

    "...The active cooling (fan) really helps keep the unit running nice and cool and I can't even hear it...." Read more

    "...(cpu, memory, and USB controller), but at least one had one heatsink off in an odd place." Read more

    37 customers mention37 positive0 negative

    Customers appreciate the value of the single board computer. They say it's a great inexpensive starter computer for kids and saves them money. Some say the quality seems okay for the price.

    "...Pros:Very small, inexpensive, and fast. A complete single board computer that snaps together in minutes...." Read more

    "...This unit would be great inexpensive starter computer for kids especially if they are interested in electronics or computer science...." Read more

    "This kit saved me money! I was going to purchase each of these components individually, however, the Pi was out of stock...." Read more

    "...The quality seems okay for the price. The instructions however were virtually nonexistent...." Read more

    26 customers mention14 positive12 negative

    Customers are mixed about the noise of the single board computer. Some mention that the fan is very quiet and prevents excessive heat from throttling the computer, while others say that it was a bit noisy, incredibly loud, and ear-catching.

    "...The fan is very quiet and prevents excessive heat from throttling the CPU.If you have used Linux before you will feel right at home...." Read more

    "...Yeah, you can hear it, it's not whisper quiet, but it's not noisy either. If the room is silent, then you notice it...." Read more

    "...together with no screws, but seems to feel nice and secure and the fan is quiet, but seems to do well and moving air in the case...." Read more

    "...is the fan... it's a 5V component but at that full voltage it's a little noisy and rattles a bit...." Read more

    18 customers mention3 positive15 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the HDMI port of the single board computer. They mention that the HDMI cable is faulty, missing, and poorly made. The adapters are also not full, and the power adapters required are poorly made as well. Customers also report that the product does not have room for a ribbon cable to connect the Pi camera.

    "...kit comes with micro (male)-to-regular (female) HDMI adapters, not full cables. I really like this option, and it's the main reason I got this kit...." Read more

    "...minor defect, but rest assured, it means you will have to find poorly made chargers to power your unit...." Read more

    "Both the Pi4 and the HDMI Cable were bad...." Read more

    "...This Pi4 kit was the first time I've had an issue: it was missing the HDMI cable...." Read more

    Excellent single board computer, great teaching tool for robotics
    5 Stars
    Excellent single board computer, great teaching tool for robotics
    I bought the Canakit Pi 4 Starter Kit (4GB) with the clear case. I also have the Canakit Pi 3 with clear case.The kit is easy to assemble, just be careful with the fan wiring and position it to blow air into the case.All the parts snap together very easily. The fit is secure with no wobbles and take-apart is also easy.The case top is easy to remove for access to GPIO pins.The power supply is rated at 3.5v Amps and I can connect a 1TB NVMe SSD via USB 3 with no issues (it uses USB 3 power from the Pi).Running a 100% CPU load stress test results are shown below - no thermal throttling occurred.I installed NOOBS and ran the full update of Raspian Buster which took a bit of time (depends on internet speed).I was using the home WiFi and the setup detected it with no problems.I installed a few pieces of software like Fritzing and Sysbench, etc., with no issues.I connected Chromium to my Google account and all my bookmarks synced.I installed KeePass 2 (a password manager) and exported my main computer database and imported it with no issues.Browsing YouTube and watching videos is quite acceptable in performance and response.Then I formatted a second MicroSD card with the Full Raspian image using Etcher and installed it just for fun.Boot time is very short and I can copy from my home directory on the Pi to the other SD card via a USB SD reader/writer (for backups).I have not used Ethernet yet, nor the audio port.Pros:Very small, inexpensive, and fast. A complete single board computer that snaps together in minutes.The fan is very quiet and prevents excessive heat from throttling the CPU.If you have used Linux before you will feel right at home.Cons:You will need to make the NOOBS installer on a microSD card separately.The fan connector gets in the way of a GPIO cable connector, so you may want some sort of Fan Shim if this is an issue,or maybe get a fanless cooling case like the Flirc Raspberry Pi 4 Case (I have no experience with that, I just heard good things about it).Flirc case at Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Flirc-Raspberry-Pi-Case-Silver/dp/B07WG4DW52-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Stress test script I used - Canakit case and fan with standard NOOBS install:----------------------------------------------------------------------------#!/bin/bash# Stress test CPU# Jim Hurley# version 1.0# 24 Aug 2019# to install sysbench: sudo apt-get install sysbench#cleardateecho "Starting stress test ..."#stress test the CPU - 4 threads, factor primes up to 25000, 10 timesfor counter in `seq 1 10`do date echo "Test start" $counter vcgencmd measure_temp # show temperature sysbench --test=cpu --cpu-max-prime=25000 --num-threads=4 run >/dev/null 2>&1 echo "Test done " $counterdoneecho "... stress test over"echo $datevcgencmd measure_temp=============== output text ============================================================Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:31:51 PM PDTStarting stress test ...Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:31:51 PM PDTTest start 1temp=46.0'CTest done 1Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:33:18 PM PDTTest start 2temp=59.0'CTest done 2Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:34:45 PM PDTTest start 3temp=61.0'CTest done 3Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:36:12 PM PDTTest start 4temp=61.0'CTest done 4Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:37:38 PM PDTTest start 5temp=62.0'CTest done 5Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:39:05 PM PDTTest start 6temp=63.0'CTest done 6Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:40:32 PM PDTTest start 7temp=63.0'CTest done 7Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:41:59 PM PDTTest start 8temp=64.0'CTest done 8Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:43:25 PM PDTTest start 9temp=63.0'CTest done 9Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:44:52 PM PDTTest start 10temp=64.0'CTest done 10... stress test overtemp=63.0'C
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent single board computer, great teaching tool for robotics
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2019
    I bought the Canakit Pi 4 Starter Kit (4GB) with the clear case. I also have the Canakit Pi 3 with clear case.

    The kit is easy to assemble, just be careful with the fan wiring and position it to blow air into the case.

    All the parts snap together very easily. The fit is secure with no wobbles and take-apart is also easy.

    The case top is easy to remove for access to GPIO pins.

    The power supply is rated at 3.5v Amps and I can connect a 1TB NVMe SSD via USB 3 with no issues (it uses USB 3 power from the Pi).

    Running a 100% CPU load stress test results are shown below - no thermal throttling occurred.

    I installed NOOBS and ran the full update of Raspian Buster which took a bit of time (depends on internet speed).

    I was using the home WiFi and the setup detected it with no problems.

    I installed a few pieces of software like Fritzing and Sysbench, etc., with no issues.

    I connected Chromium to my Google account and all my bookmarks synced.

    I installed KeePass 2 (a password manager) and exported my main computer database and imported it with no issues.

    Browsing YouTube and watching videos is quite acceptable in performance and response.

    Then I formatted a second MicroSD card with the Full Raspian image using Etcher and installed it just for fun.

    Boot time is very short and I can copy from my home directory on the Pi to the other SD card via a USB SD reader/writer (for backups).

    I have not used Ethernet yet, nor the audio port.

    Pros:

    Very small, inexpensive, and fast. A complete single board computer that snaps together in minutes.
    The fan is very quiet and prevents excessive heat from throttling the CPU.
    If you have used Linux before you will feel right at home.

    Cons:
    You will need to make the NOOBS installer on a microSD card separately.

    The fan connector gets in the way of a GPIO cable connector, so you may want some sort of Fan Shim if this is an issue,
    or maybe get a fanless cooling case like the Flirc Raspberry Pi 4 Case (I have no experience with that, I just heard good things about it).

    Flirc case at Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.com/Flirc-Raspberry-Pi-Case-Silver/dp/B07WG4DW52

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Stress test script I used - Canakit case and fan with standard NOOBS install:
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    #!/bin/bash
    # Stress test CPU
    # Jim Hurley
    # version 1.0
    # 24 Aug 2019
    # to install sysbench: sudo apt-get install sysbench
    #
    clear
    date
    echo "Starting stress test ..."

    #stress test the CPU - 4 threads, factor primes up to 25000, 10 times
    for counter in `seq 1 10`
    do
    date
    echo "Test start" $counter
    vcgencmd measure_temp # show temperature
    sysbench --test=cpu --cpu-max-prime=25000 --num-threads=4 run >/dev/null 2>&1
    echo "Test done " $counter
    done

    echo "... stress test over"
    echo $date
    vcgencmd measure_temp

    =============== output text ============================================================

    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:31:51 PM PDT
    Starting stress test ...
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:31:51 PM PDT
    Test start 1
    temp=46.0'C
    Test done 1
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:33:18 PM PDT
    Test start 2
    temp=59.0'C
    Test done 2
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:34:45 PM PDT
    Test start 3
    temp=61.0'C
    Test done 3
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:36:12 PM PDT
    Test start 4
    temp=61.0'C
    Test done 4
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:37:38 PM PDT
    Test start 5
    temp=62.0'C
    Test done 5
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:39:05 PM PDT
    Test start 6
    temp=63.0'C
    Test done 6
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:40:32 PM PDT
    Test start 7
    temp=63.0'C
    Test done 7
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:41:59 PM PDT
    Test start 8
    temp=64.0'C
    Test done 8
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:43:25 PM PDT
    Test start 9
    temp=63.0'C
    Test done 9
    Sat 24 Aug 2019 06:44:52 PM PDT
    Test start 10
    temp=64.0'C
    Test done 10
    ... stress test over

    temp=63.0'C
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