CanaKitRaspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)

The Canakit 8GB Raspberry Pi Kit offers everything you need to get started with the Raspberry Pi in one package. It includes the powerful Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB of RAM, a pre-installed microSD card with Raspberry Pi OS, power supply, HDMI cables, heatsinks, and a case. This kit provides excellent performance for a wide range of tasks, from media centers to home automation projects. The 8GB of RAM ensures smooth multitasking and better handling of more demanding applications. It's a great option for those looking for an all-in-one solution for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts, especially at a reasonable price considering the included accessories.

Perfect kit for your first Raspberry Pi. Has everything you need including a cooling fan. Really easy to setup and use. The WiFi works great. While I wouldn’t bang it around, the case it comes in is pretty sturdy and is perfect if you need to bring it somewhere. All you need is a keyboard, mouse, and monitor (I’ve even used tvs with HDMI ports) and you’re good to go. Really great way to experience all that Linux and Rapberry Pi has to offer!

It was delivered on the same day. The product is just perfect. Package contained a bar-code that took me to a wonderful installation video. I assembled everything following the video in 2 minutes. I will recommend Cana-Kit to others.

Great starter kit if you are new to Raspberry Pi and want to fool around a bit with one. Includes everything you need to get started except keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Powerful enough to run dual monitors with fast WiFi and USB ports…. All in a small case that fits in your hand.

This is a pretty cool kit. I really liked the fan and heatsink included.Couple things I would change as it’s something marketed toward beginners though.For starters, I didn’t realize there was a micro sd slot on the bottom of the Pi (or even to look for it) I was plugging it into the usb adapter and then plugging the usb into the Pi. Call me stupid— but i genuinely didn’t know.Spent a couple hours trying to get it to boot. In that scenario it would post but wouldn’t load the GUI so it was super misleading.Eventually I just installed the OS on a USB and posted it that way until I cloned it over onto an NVME. I think a really easy fix would be to just add a little placard labeling each part of the Pi— maybe some arrows connecting the parts. Etc.Second issue I had was, as a starter kit, I didn’t like that you get a little bottlenecked by the case right off the bat. I feel like the starter kit should include a case the leaves room for growth. But that’s just my opinion.Overall though, i love it. Hosting websites and databases for personal use from it. Works like a champ. Stays impressively cool too with that fan.

I haven't had a chance to do a lot with it but the kit comes with all the basics you need and seems well made and thought out. I had it up and running quickly following the instruction video the docs linked to.

This kit is awesome—definite 5 stars. Everything fits together perfectly and works right out of the box. Super easy setup, even if you’re not super techy.The fan was a really nice touch too. Keeps everything cool without being loud, and you can tell they actually thought about airflow and layout when putting this kit together. The case feels solid, and it all comes together in a clean, compact setup.If you're getting started with the Pi 5 or just want a hassle-free way to get everything you need in one go, this kit's the way to go. It’s well put together, works great, and just makes the whole experience smooth.

These starter kits are a pretty nice way to get going with the Pi offerings.For this particular build, we added a Raspberry Pi M.2 Hat card and a Gen 4 256GB MVME drive. We also added the CanaKit case extension, Raspberry Pi Active Cooler, and a copper M.2 Heatsink so the Hat card would fit inside the case without any heat issues.The unit was initially tested with a factory Pi image but has been running a full Ubuntu Desktop install ever since. It is currently running 25.04 without any issues. The machine is primarily used for light programming, CAD work and testing.The performance is actually pretty good considering how much we've been abusing it with heavy loads when testing. This build does have issues running Windows 10 and 11. We tried both versions just for fun but didn't spend much time messing around with them due to their ongoing issues.