“I bought an expensive TV a few years ago without it being a smart TV and wanted to continue using it. I connected up the PI 400 straight out of the box, and connected it to the internet and now works perfectly. Many thanks, I've ordered the PI 5 to see if I can get into a bit of programming. After the ZX 81 days for a 77 year old.”
“Nothing wrong with my Pi 400, only issue is that within days of receipt, I was notified of Pi 5 on horizon. Perhaps I should do more research before I purchase things.”
“A really good value kit that includes everything you need to get started apart from a monitor. Anyone who remembers the limitations of affordable home computers, like the ZX81, in the 1980s will be suitably impressed by what you can achieve at a third of the cost (allowing for inflation) with the Pi 400 kit in the 2020s.”
“What a really beautiful and functional piece of kit. Setup was so easy although my TV was reluctant to see the R4PI at first so I connected another item on the HDMI port and then it reconized it every time. Easy to set up for remote access once fully functional and loaded with personal software. SSH so simple for accessing it as well as the installation of RustDesk. Now to setup my own RustDesk server on board so I can access my other computers locally rather than be serviced by a remote RustDeask server (their own secured ones). Next to start interfacing with remote controls in the house on a single device than shared between IOS Windoze Arduino and Linux. Thanks to the team at Pi-Hut for providing the immediate order once in stock - Cant fault them. Good luck to one and all Enjoy the PI 400 - I know I am!”
“I haven't had time to figure out what I can do with the Pi 400, and e.g. haven't even considered electronics projects yet. The Pi 4, Pi Zero W or Pi Pico are probably better fits for electronic projects in practice, though it's still good that the Pi 400 provides the GPIO connector - the Pi 400 seems better for learning the operating system and programming basics, and being able to connect at least basic prototype electronics projects. Very impressive kit, with good performance and a very useful getting started manual.
One issue I had at first was with a known-good monitor constantly cutting out. This was using a known-good HDMI cable but with a micro-HDMI adapter that (1) put significant weight on the micro-HDMI port and (2) I've never used before - it came bundled with a mini-HDMI adapter I needed years ago. Testing with the cable included with the Pi and another monitor it was clear the problem was that adapter, but changing HDMI cables around on my main monitor is non-trivial, so I bought some HDMI-to-micro-HDMI short adapter cables from the Pi Hut which solved the issue.”
“I have been using my Pi now for about 2 weeks. I have managed to run multiple programs on it but not pushed it as yet. I have replaced the provided microSD card with a 128GB card, as the 16GB was far too low capacity, and installed additional software. It is a good computer to use for learning; Linux, and programming and for doing some administration-type work. I think it would benefit from options for more RAM and possibly an internal SSD rather than a microSD card. However, an external SSD can be connected via a USB port. I have a spare HDD that I will try first, but will need to get a powered hub as the current load will probably be too high for the Pi's power supply to cope. Otherwise a good computer.”
