Raspberry Pi 400 — The $70 Keyboard that’s also a computer
A simplified setup for people who want to use Pi as a PC
Since the first model launched eight years ago, the Raspberry Pi has traditionally been sold as a modular computer. You buy the board separately, attach your own peripherals, insert an SD card, and then get to work on your own computing project.
Third-parties built their own all-in-one PC solutions around the Raspberry Pi, which had led to the Raspberry Pi Foundation to create its own Desktop Kit. The desktop kit bundled all of the necessary tech to deploy a fully-functional desktop or coding workstation. Now, it’s going one better with the launch of the Raspberry Pi 400 — a complete personal computer built inside a 78-key keyboard that starts at $70 only.
Raspberry Pi 400
There are 2 variants of Pi 400. The base model is $70 while there is also a $100 variant. In the $70 Computer Unit, you only get the keyboard and you will need to add your own power and accessories. However, the $100 Pi 400 Computer Kit includes a localized power supply, mouse, a pre-formatted 16GB microSD card, a Beginner’s Guide, and a 1M micro HDMI to HDMI-A cable. It’s very similar to the Desktop Kit but with even fewer parts.
The Pi 400 has almost the exact dimensions of the official Raspberry Pi keyboard and hub, but with all of the extra ports and connectors needed to turn it into a PC. The power is provided by the same quad-core Broadcom BCM2711 processor found in the Raspberry Pi 4, along with 4GB of RAM, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, Gigabit Ethernet, and three USB ports (two USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0). There are also two micro HDMI ports, a GPIO header, and a microSD card slot for OS and data storage.
Simplifying the Setup
“The all-in-one form factor is about simplifying the setup for people who just want to use their Raspberry Pi as a PC. Fewer components on the desk mean less clutter, faster setup and teardown times, and fewer opportunities to misconfigure the device. It actually also brings some cost savings, so the kit is significantly cheaper than the Pi 4 4GB Desktop Kit ($100 vs $120 RRP).”
Availability
The Raspberry Pi 400 is available to buy from today in the US, UK, and France. The official list of resellers can be found here.
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