Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop PC with SSD (Fully Assembled) (256 GB SSD)

Awesome little powerhouse. I use this kit to run my home assistant, and it just cruises along. Low power consumption, and the external SSD gives me a piece of mind that I won't burn out the micro-SD card and have my home assistant fall to pieces.

I've probably bought at least 6 Canakit all-in-one Raspberry Pi kits over the years. Every piece included is top-drawer quality, as is their documentation. They always include a "getting started" card, which is quite helpful. There is no better company to buy from if you are looking into getting started with a Raspberry Pi. While this is one of their most expensive kits, it comes with the official Raspberry Pi NVME hat pre-installed, along with the official Raspbian image pre-programmed into the NVME. It is also already installed into its Canakit plastic case. All you have to do is plug in the included power supply and a display through one of the two included micro-HDMI to HDMI adapters, a mouse and keyboard, and you're up and running. Nothing could be easier than this. It's a great starter kit, and the price is not out of line with what it would cost you for all of the separately-purchased pieces. I highly recommend Canakit. I also highly recommend buying this NVME-equipped model if you are just starting out with the Raspberry Pi 5. NVME technology is the future for the faster Pi models. You can save some $$ by using the old-school SD card technology, but the SD will wear out way more quickly, and is also a lot slower than NVME. NVME technology enables the Pi 5 to run at its best speeds, and with much higher capacities (think 2 TB for example). You don't want to hobble it with an SD card.

The CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop PC kit is amazing! Everything you need to get started is included - the Pi 5 board, power supply, case, SD card, and more. Setup was quick and easy. The Pi 5 is incredibly fast compared to previous generations. Perfect for home projects, learning programming, or setting up a media center. Excellent kit with great documentation!

Works great for Home Assistant. Glad I bought it before memory chips became pricey.

I used this kit to build a Pi-hole server for my network in order to block ads. Although it's a bit expensive, it was also very convenient to have everything in one kit. The OS was already installed on the SSD and the SSD on the little motherboard. I had power and a protective case. There was an HDMI to mini HDMI cable, which was necessary to connect it to my monitor. So easy. Note that while there is a vent of top of the case that looks like a fan, this is no fan for cooling. So far, however, I haven't need it. This case 3.5 inches at its longest, making it nice and small. If you're looking to build something for your home network, like NextCloud or Home Assistant, this Raspberry Pi kit would be perfect.

I bought this Raspberry Pi 5 to be used specifically with the Home Assistant (HA) software. The built-in SSD card was a requirement since HA writes a lot of data to storage. I've been running this device for 3 days now and it's been working great. It was super nice to have a fully assembled and ready-to-go Pi. To get the HA software installed on the SSD card, I did the following: 1) Install the Raspberry Pi OS on a SD Card (using my Mac Mini). 2) Inserted the SD card in the Pi 5 and booted it up from the SD Card. 3) Attached an ethernet cable from my WiFi router to the Pi. 4) Use the Raspberry Pi Imager app on the Pi to install a version of HA on the Pi's SDD card. 5) Shutdown the Pi. 6) Removed the SD card, and rebooted the Pi. I was up and running in just a few minutes. When running HA the small fan is running in the Pi, but it's barely noticeable when compared to the normal background noise in my house. So, I've got a Zigbee USB stick attached to one of the USB 2.0 ports and I have 45 Zigbee devices connected to HA. Everything is working well, and I don't anticipate any hardware speed issues.

Love it! Great kit! It has transformed my whole home lab with all the things I can do with it. Comfortably running 17 Docker containers on it and it's handling it beautifully.

Okay. Not horrible but not awesome either.