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Review on CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Starter MAX Kit - 64GB Edition (8GB RAM): The Ultimate Raspberry Pi Package for Optimal Performance by Bryce Marshall

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Desktop replacement works!

Used as a desktop replacement. Using two 1920 x 1080 widescreen monitors connected with the two provided HDMI cables. LOVE it so far! Yes, you'll have to learn Linux if you don't already know it, but as a desktop it pretty much has everything I need. I even successfully connected a 1TB SSD (Samsung 850 PRO) to one of the USB3.0 ports. Works perfect! I had to learn a lot about connecting an SSD drive and formatting it properly for Linux and setting the right permissions to write to the drive, but it wasn't that hard. This is not very good for games with graphics. But it comes with the software you need for almost all basic home office work. And all software so far has either been included or available on free and open source sites. I usually even stream NASA Live in a window on one monitor while working on another monitor and can open many websites in Chrome without slowing down.

Pros
  • Absolute legend
Cons
  • Some difficulties