“Great little hit, using it to try out home assistant to fix some of home automation woes.
The only thing I would recommend thinking about, is the micro SD card doesn't have a sd card adapter. luckily 1 of my 3 usbc adapters did have a micro slot so I was lucky.”
“First time buying a pi.
I've installed home assistant on it and am running automations on it.
The device is quick, small and sips power so I have it hidden under the stairs next to the router and access configuration using the web portal.
The case is super simple but don't make the same mistake I did. Put to the pi in the case without the microsd card (I snapped the card when I did this)
Power supply is tiny and the cable is not detachable from the plug. Works fine.
100% recommend this kit for someone looking to start home assistant dabbling”
“Was a good way of actually getting hold of a Pi 4b as the bare boards were all out of stock.
All the parts worked well with the exception of the case which needs ventilation holes. As has been written many times, the processor on the bare board of the 4b will run hot under load, without fan or heat sink gets even hotter in the Pi 4 official case which has not enough air flow.
So I drilled top and bottom parts of the case with several holes to allow air flow from under the board up and out the top. So easily modded if you have a dremel or small electric drill.
But overall other than the case, the kit worked well and the Pi4b is a delight to use.”
“Bought the starter kit as the individual Pi4 4GB was out of stock. I needed everything that came with the kit anyway. Had the Pi4 up and running within an hour. Fast service and will certainly purchase from The Pi Hut again.”
