iRasptek Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Starter Kit - 128GB Edition of OS-Bookworm Pre-installed (Aluminum Case)

I recently purchased the iRasptek Raspberry Pi 5 8GB Starter Kit with a 128GB microSD card, and I must say I am incredibly impressed with its performance! The kit arrived quickly and was well-packaged. Setting up the Raspberry Pi was a breeze, and it powered up without any issues. The 8GB of RAM provides a smooth experience, whether I'm using it for development, media streaming, or general computing tasks.The 128GB microSD card is a fantastic addition, giving me plenty of storage space for all my projects. The included accessories, such as the power supply, HDMI cables, and case, are all high-quality and useful. Overall, this starter kit has exceeded my expectations and is a great value for anyone looking to explore the world of Raspberry Pi.I highly recommend this kit to anyone in need of a powerful, versatile computing solution. The iRasptek Raspberry Pi 5 has made my projects more enjoyable and efficient. It’s a great choice for both beginners and experienced users!

I’m really impressed with the iRAPSTEK Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit! It includes everything you need to get started, making it perfect for beginners. The Raspberry Pi 5 runs smoothly, and the included accessories are top-notch. The case is nice and sturdy, while the pre-loaded Bookworm OS on a 128GB MicroSD card made setup a breeze. The power supply runs without any issues, and the HDMI cable worked perfectly with my monitor.Overall, this kit offers great value, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to start with Raspberry Pi!

My 8 year old put this together this evening and had it up and running from box to login in 20mins.Good quality Power Supply Unit provided with this kit. The kit also contained the Pi 5 board itself; it's fan-assisted heatsink; two HDMI output cables; a 128Gb SD card; a cute dual USB-A and USB-C SD card reader; a bag or screws and case accessories; some basic instructions and a small screwdriver.Things to watch for:- When connecting the fan to the Pi board, there is a tiny plastic hat on the pins that needs to be removed to expose the socket into which the fan power cable connects;- Make sure you peel the plastic off the blue thermal pads on the bottom of the heatsink before attaching it to the Pi 5 board, and when you do connect it, make sure it's straight because those pads are super sticky;- In the bag with the screws is a clear plastic button that needs to be placed into the hole in the case from the inside 'before' popping the Pi into the case. This clear plastic part acts as a button and also carries the light from the Pi LED through to the outside of the case;- When aligning the Pi 5 board in the case, we found it useful to pop the side with the power and HDMI ports in first, and then we popped the first screw in next to the power connector, only half tightening it to allow the board to wiggle a bit before putting in the diagonally opposite screw next, then the final two motherboard screws and only then tightening everything up;- The two sections of the black aluminium case are finally held together by a single screw located on the top of the case.The fan is nice and quiet, and the aluminium case aided the distribution of the extra heat created by the Pi 5. After running for an hour, the case was fractionally cooler than a passive cooling aluminium case we have on a Pi 4. So that's a great sign.We flashed Kali onto the SD card because that operating system comes pre-installed with the tools my lad needs for his various infosec projects. To do this we used Win32DiskImage on a Windows PC to write the 64bit Arm version of Kali to the SD card, before popping the SD card in... and it booted first time.Fun quick project, great value for money, especially with the £20 off voucher applied at the time we purchased it. And the quality of the PSU and aluminium case, along with the convenience of having everything in one kit and knowing it's all compatible, is worth the delta in cost from buying all the parts separately.The Pi 5, with it's 8 Gb of RAM is definitely noticeably quicker than the Pi 4. I remain a fan of the Raspberry Pi, and this kit is a fab intro for anyone who wants to get into these fun devices.

Firstly a special thanks to Amazon Prime delivery on this one, - ordered at 22:28 on Saturday and it arrived at 7:31 Sunday morning!I ordered this kit from iRasptec because it stood out from the others.It comes with a metal case (not plastic) which I needed to shield from rf in my radio shack and with the official pi active cooling unit. There is also the PD 27W power supply and a 128Mb card with the latest OS for the Pi5 preinstalled.From unpacking it to having a working computer took about 10 to 15 minutes.The cooling unit fits to the board with 2 spring loaded clips which once fitted are not really intended to be removed and fitting the clips was probably the hardest part as it requires a fair amount of force to push the clips through the mounting holes on the Pi board. The pi and cooler are fitted into the very neat metal case with 4 screws and the case assembly held together by a further screw. A screwdriver is provided which holds the screws well to get them in place lined up with the mounting holes. Assembly time was around 5 minutes. To connect the cooler fan to the board there is a small clip that needs to be removed from the Pi board which is protecting the socket.Once assembled insert the provided microSD card into the slot. The holes in the case line up perfectly with the connections on the pi board so this is easy. Then connect an ethernet cable from your Internet modem, a monitor with one of the provided HDMI cables and a keyboard and mouse to the USB ports.Finally connect the PD power supply, - once you have power the Pi comes to life, the fan spins a bit and the monitor loads an opening screen. After setting up the required details the Pi Bookworm home screen comes on and all is now working, - in all no more than 20 minutes to get this far and it works perfectly.Once the OS is running I was able to switch on the WiFi and dispose with the Ethernet cable, I also have an old monitor so I was using an HDMI to VGA converter which does not allow sound. Unlike previous versions of Pi the Pi5 does not have a 3.5mm audio jack and instead uses HDMI. However, no problem once running I was able to switch on Bluetooth on the Pi5 and connect it to Bluetooth speakers so that all was running well and working very nicely.Overall a good experience for my first use of a raspberry pi, fully recommend iRasptec.