Raspberry Pi Zero W Basic Starter Kit (Black Plastic Case)

I'm old enough that I remember when a very limited computer cost more than $3,000US. Now, I can get a much more powerful computer for less than $50! This will always amaze me. While this could usefully be used as a main computer (Web surfing, Office productivity, Email), I set it up with MotionEyeOS using a Pi NOIR camera I had lying around. (The included cable worked perfectly, but do note that this kit doesn't include a camera.) I also (accidentally) booted it to the Raspbian microSD I had for my Pi3 — the included microHDMI adapter worked flawlessly. Everything clicked together easily once I looked to see where the mounting pins were. I had forgotten that a heat sink was specified, and pleased to stick it on to the processor. The little rubber feet are a nice touch, and the case is molded to show where to place them (and to help retain them). There are several options to the case setup, depending upon whether you want to use the camera connector or not — you can even connect to the GPIO pins from either top or bottom, if you like. For my use, as a security camera, I would have preferred a case bottom cover that didn't expose the GPIO pins, but a piece of electrical tape and some liquid tape will seal that just fine. I almost feel guilty using this only as an IP camera, but it's so much cheaper than any of the alternatives out there, and it doesn't route my video through China, unlike many of the pre-built cameras. I'm looking forward to building another with a regular camera to look at the difference in performance. The NOIR camera definitely has a reddish tint to everything, and it won't actually see in the dark unless you have an IR illumination source. It was pretty cool to look at the IR version of my property as I was walking around with it. If you think you would enjoy a Raspberry Pi, this is a pretty painless way to try one out. The included USB adapter works fine (I tried it only with a keyboard) and I don't see anything wrong with the power supply, which has a convenient switch on the cord. (Do remember to shut down properly to avoid corrupting the filesystem.) If my kids were small, I would probably set them up with RPis for their school computers. Plenty powerful for school work, and tiny, power efficient, and just darn cool. Oh, and be prepared for how small it is!

This is a great kit to get started with Raspberry Pi. It comes with most everything needed other than accessories to plug into it. It worked perfectly for the project I'm building.

This is not a very fast Raspberry Pi so if you're looking for a fast one avoid this product I am currently using this as a bot server and a web server. And this does absolutely fine for it. The case construction overall is extremely well-crafted looks to be extremely durable and does come with the IO connectors not soldered to the board. If you are using the io connectors you will need to have soldering skills to attach them. This product does come with several other configuration of the top case which is extremely helpful for either using a camera or using the io connectors or not using anything. The power supply does have a switch in line with it which is very convenient as you could leave this plugged in and turn it on and off by the switch. I am reading this five stars on the quality of everything in the package alone I think this is a very good product but like I said earlier it is not the fastest so if you want the fastest I recommend that you go to the Raspberry Pi website and review the processor speeds and RAM speeds. This does not contain a microSD card you will have to supply one yourself. And this does not have any operating system. So you will have to download and install one from the Raspberry Pi website or wherever you get your Raspberry Pi software from. Although I have used this to edit programs it does take a minute as I said earlier it is very slow equivalent to an 8088 PC but it does have built in Wi-Fi which is a plus for me. There is a way to attach a Cat 5 cable to it but you will need to purchase that converter separately and install the supporting drivers manually. I have not done this and cannot vouch that it does work with all of them. But I do know that it is possible.

Nice complete setup, less SD card, HDMI adapter, and USB hub. Nice case, but SD card access would make it better. Bought as an introduction to the raspberry pi, but after only 2 days realized I should have opted for the more powerful Pi3, so I ordered the big brother. The zero is pretty amazing for the size, but it does lack the power to do anything significant. Also, once you add a USB hub you lose the advantage of the Zero's small size. . . although a bluetooth input device could remove need for the hub. This is perfect if you want to play around and get your feet wet, or if you have a specific task for it (IOT, Headless, Etc.) RetroPie ran some of the very early consoles fine on the Zero, but I had trouble with some SNES and newer roms. Currently have OSMC on it, and it's functional but input response is quite slow, and I haven't gotten it to play streaming video smoothly yet. If you're looking for something that is more usable for most tasks, or if you plan on setting up a retro gaming console or media center then go for the Pi3. I'm sure I'll find a great use for the zero, but to do it over again I would have skipped it and just gone for the Pi3 to begin with. By the time I got the usb hub, sd card, and HDMI adapter it really wasn't much cheaper than the Pi3 either. One piece of advice for the Zero. . .load your OS image to the SD card from your computer, don't try to download and install on the zero itself. . . it takes forever. After 3 hrs I gave up, pulled the card and flashed my downloaded image.

This tiny thing is awesome. It has enough power to run small projects ie smart device server, retro emulators (even handheld), or in my case a digital theater poster. The Pi Zero is great in that can handle quite a bit of processing for such a small device. This bundle has everything you need to get up and running except a mouse/keyboard but any USB set will work. It even has the micro usb-usb-a converter cable! Also included is the plastic shell that has interchangeable pieces to adapt to different projects. Also you get a solid AC adaptor, hdmi mini-hdmi adaptor, gpio pin set, and heat sink. I know I'm probably forgetting something but these are the accessories I used specifically. Its really easy to set up. If you're familiar with rpi this is no different and if not there are tutorials everywhere just boot up the old Google machine. It is pretty awesome especially at this price point with Amazon fast shipping and I will most likely buy more for future projects. Would recommend!

I'm going to make some magic with this—if I ever have the time! The goal is to dive into the world of Pi and Python. This starter kit, combined with some string lights, little wires, bad power supplies, caffeine pills, and some bad chicken, is exactly what it looks like: the beginnings of a visual proof of a poltergeist! It was fun getting into the world of Pi and Py. Who knows what else I can do with this—maybe set up a home server for my smart devices? It’s the perfect, tiny, powerful device for all your ambitious, slightly weird science projects!

From what i see its perfect, it booted raspbian instantly, and looks sleek, the power supply was iffy i thought but i was wrong it powers up every time, it comes with alot and is worth the price, it even came in four days early. If you want a comp to experiment with or wanna build a device then get this. Its cheap and really good. But invest in a Micro usb to Usb splitter if its for Comp use, and dont keep it always on, dont expect more than it handleing Gameboy and Sega Genisis and Snes on emulation, and maybe simple indie games like Exploitable money maybe, havent tried, and GET THE W VERSION its worth it. The classic wifiless pi zero is not worth it. For me its replacing my old PC that died until i get a laptop and ill probably be getting a Atomic Pi or Pi 3b+ to use as an experimental Pc later this year. But for projects or programmers or even light emulators and youtube this is perfect.

Great beginning package! I have several of these for various projects. Highly recommended if you’re not running a lot of desktop applications.

El producto llegó en buen estado y a tiempo. Es mi primera raspberry y me gusta mucho su calidad de construcción, la disponibilidad de componentes, y los accesorios que vienen en este paquete. El disipador es pequeño para que quepa en la carcasa y no enfría mucho si quieren hacer overclock. La raspberry ocupa solo 1.5 A por lo que el cargador de 3A ayuda a que soporte teclado y ratón alámbricos sin problemas, además de que tiene interruptor y facilita el corte de corriente. Uso Raspberry Desktop de SO y funciona relativamente rápido excepto para navegar en internet con Chromium, pero es muy buena su velocidad de internet mediante SSH, conexión con repositorios y VNC. Creo que con otras opciones de navegador web alternativas fluiría mejor, pero es riesgoso por los ataques que muchas paginas web hacen hoy en día... Por si tienen problemas con su primer arranque: El led solo es de actividad de la micro SD por default (como el del disco duro de una PC), por lo que si no enciende o se apaga a los pocos segundos o parpadea en un pulso lento constante, quiere decir que el SO de la memoria está corrupto o no es compatible con ese dispositivo, por eso ocupen Raspberry Desktop (Pi OS), solo soporta 32 bits para SOs. Creo también es compatible Raspberry lite, Libre Elec (Kodi), Retropie y Kali ARM para Zero. Después de iniciar ya pueden cambiar las preferencias del LED.

Setup Pi-hole in less than 15 minutes. Would have been nice to include an SD card reader but not really a fault since I already had one.

Setup was a breeze, works great. Came with everything I needed, and some things I didn’t.

Es un excelente dispositivo dependiendo de para que lo uses, en mi caso lo he usado como servidor samba, NFS, DLNA, DAAP, PiHole y VPN y corre muy bien con todos los servicios a la vez, con temperaturas aceptables y un consumo eléctrico ridículo. Actualmente lo tengo como servidor torrent que es como realmente llego a topar su capacidad, esta casi siempre arriba de 95% de CPU y casi toda la memoria, incluida el swap. La temperatura rara vez supera los 55° con su disipador puesto, nada mal considerando que es fanless y con una carcasa de plástico sin aberturas. Esta funcionando 24/7 bajo esas condiciones y sigue sin problema alguno después de varios meses. Cabe destacar que la conexión por wifi no es mala pero esta lejos de ser muy buena, para tareas que demanden conexiones permanentes y estables sugiero una conexión por cable, yo compre el adaptador SMAYS OTG aquí mismo en Amazon y súper bien, la Zero alimenta bien el adaptador, una conexión fast-ethernet y disco duro externo de 2TB.

Bought this to experiment. It took a bit to get it running how I needed, but it is working. Would be nice if Vilros's site was better organized with their instructional materials. Not a massive deal because there is a ton of info available on a multitude of sites.