Advice on Raspberry Pi!

[kaine]

Hello,

(I hope this is the right forum!

I'm hoping I could get some advice on purchasing my first Raspberry Pi 3 starter kit, I've looked all over the internet and have found some kits which are easy for a novice such as myself to use, predownloaded software, easy to put together etc.

But I would like advice from some of the long time Raspberry Pi users and what would be the best deal for me?

I'm looking to get the Pi 3, little monitor/touchscreen, keyboard and mouse. Could anyone recommend any good kits? Price isn't too much of a major issue, but as you know cheaper the better!

Thanks

Kaine.

[fishdude]

They're are plenty of starter kits to get you started, something like this starter kit https://www.proto-pic.co.uk/easy-as-pi- ... r-kit.html has Noobs installed on a card, a case, the proper PSU and a Pi 3 and a couple of other bit and bobs, it's quite a common kit lots of people make them but this one has a heat sink in it which is a nice little bonus, it doesn't have the keyboard and mouse or screen that you want but i'm sure you can grab those from Amazon or eBay for next to nothing, they do sell the adafruit touch screens but i personally use a proper monitor so I can see whats going on.

Basically start with the least you need then add to it once you have an idea what you want to do

[B.Goode]

But I would like advice from some of the long time Raspberry Pi users and what would be the best deal for me?

Welcome to the forums: hope your Raspberry Pi journey is a rewarding one.

If you haven't done so already, have a look at the Raspberry Pi Foundation's own documentation: https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/hardware-guide/

If your definition of 'best' really means 'cheapest' then:
1] you get what you pay for (roughly) - paying a bit more for an 'official' Raspberry Pi monitor/touchscreen may save you a lot of frustration compared to a cheaper display that may come with no support.
2]the cost to you will have to include delivery. That may depend on where in the world you live. The forum software gives the opportunity for you to specify this, but you haven't done so.
3]maybe you already have some of the components (such as keyboard and mouse) so buying a bundled kit may not be the best option.
4] finally - the RPi 'pizero' may be the cheapest in the range, but that does not make it the obvious 'entry-level' machine - its stripped down nature means it is more complex to get started up as a beginner.