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Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
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The Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit includes a Raspberry Pi 500 unit, bundled with official Raspberry Pi accessories to get you started:
- A 32GB A2-class Raspberry Pi Micro-SD card (with RPi OS pre-installed)
- Official Raspberry Pi Mouse (white)
- A 27W USB-C power supply
- A Micro-HDMI cable,
- Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide Book
All you need to add is an HDMI monitor, such as the 15.6" Raspberry Pi Monitor. If you're looking for something larger, we also stock a 21" traditional full-HD monitor.
Don't forget, the Raspberry Pi 500 also has an RJ45 Ethernet port, so grab an Ethernet cable if you plan to hard-wire your internet/LAN connection instead of using the onboard WiFi.
About Raspberry Pi 500
Raspberry Pi 500 is a fast, powerful computer built into a high-quality keyboard, for the ultimate compact PC experience.
It features the same quad-core 64-bit Arm processor and RP1 I/O controller found in Raspberry Pi 5, and 8GB RAM! With a one-piece aluminium heatsink built-in for improved thermal performance, your Raspberry Pi 500 will run fast and smoothly even under heavy load, while delivering glorious dual 4K display output.
Technical specifications aside, a few subtle changes have been made compared to Raspberry Pi 400 - such as the repositioned USB ports and new power button functionality which works the same as the Raspberry Pi 5 button. It's now also all-white - which we think looks dead smart!
Raspberry Pi 500 Accessories
Check out our Raspberry Pi 500 accessories section for a range of goodies to go with your new favourite computer - such as our great-value Sleeve for Raspberry Pi 500!
Raspberry Pi 500 Features
| Processor | 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, with cryptography extensions |
| 512KB per-core L2 caches and 2MB shared L3 cache | |
| Memory | 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM |
| Connectivity | Dual-band (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi® |
| Bluetooth 5.0, BLE | |
| Gigabit Ethernet | |
| 2x USB 3.0 ports and 1x USB 2.0 port | |
| GPIO | Horizontal 40-pin GPIO header |
| Video & sound | 2x micro HDMI ports (supports up to 4Kp60) |
| Multimedia | H.265 (4Kp60 decode) |
| OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics | |
| SD card support | MicroSD card slot for operating system and data storage |
| Keyboard | 78-, 79- or 83-key compact keyboard (depending on regional variant) |
| Power | 5V DC via USB connector |
| Operating temperature | 0°C to +50°C |
| Dimensions | 286mm x 122mm x 23mm (maximum) |
| Production lifetime | Raspberry Pi 500 will remain in production until at least January 2034 |
| Compliance | For a full list of local and regional product approvals, please visit pip.raspberrypi.com |
| Product Number | United Kingdom = Raspberry Pi SC1230 |
| United States = Raspberry Pi SC1231 | |
| EAN | United Kingdom = 5056561804248 |
| United States = 5056561804255 |
Resources
- Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit Announcement Blog Post
-
Raspberry Pi 500 Product Brief
- Raspberry Pi 500 Documentation
Package Contents
- 1x Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit, which includes:
- 1x Raspberry Pi 500
- 1x Raspberry Pi 32GB A2-Class Micro-SD card
- 1x Official Raspberry Pi Mouse (white)
- 1x Micro-HDMI cable
- 1x 27W Raspberry Pi USB-C Power Supply
- 1x Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide Book
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Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
Simple to set up and plug into the monitor, cables feel a bit chunky for their purpose. Wish the power supply came with a twice longer lead as if you aren't close to an outlet it can be an issue.
Other than that, cracking product.
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17 days ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
Using the Raspberry 500 is such a breath of fresh air compared to my Windows 11 PC. It's simple to use, no bloatware, no A.I, and it doesn't keep telling me what to do. Currently using it for Office documents (LibreOffice), Browsing (Firefox), and streaming (YouTube / Twitch). I am soon to introduce Email / Calendar (Thunderbird) and accessing files on my MS OneDrive (Rclone) to it. It's just like a friendly pet that just wants to please it's owner.
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28 days ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
I absolutely love the pi500, I am only disappointed that the pi 5 Ubuntu isn't working on it yet.
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30 days ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
Arrived quickly and in great condition. Exactly what I'd hoped for - perfect for my little hobby projects. Learning some Python, playing some classic games on an emulator, displaying some favourite travel photos when I'm working on my main desktop machine. The space key is a little stiff but otherwise the keyboard does the job. Very easy to swap out the MicroSD card at the back when you want to change OS or swap files around. All the USB slots I need for a controller etc. Love it.
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1 month ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
It's good. Compact, reliable and works out of the box. While not as powerful as a mini-PC within the same price-range, the Raspberry Pi uses a trivial amount of electricity to keep itself running, can be tucked away in a drawer, and is still powerful enough to run a simple home-server.
While the keyboard isn't the nicest to use, it's adequate and can be quickly ignored once the initial setup is completed, thanks to the Pi Connect software, which is absolutely fantastic. The plain white body isn't as attractive as the white/red body of the Pi 400, but as a device that works best when tucked away and hidden, this isn't a big deal.
The Desktop Kit is reasonably priced, and includes everything you could possibly want, save a screen.
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1 month ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
This was the perfect Raspberry Pi model for an absolute novice like me. worked straight out of the box. Takes up minimal space on my desk as it is all built into the keyboard. Lots of terminals for cables, video, USB etc. Runs cool at around 39C without any additional cooling and very little power required so can be left on continiously for me monitoring aircraft using ADS-B and virtual radar.
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2 months ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
This is a great kit. Everything you need in one box. It comes very attractively packaged and is easy to set up and get started. The guide book provided is clear and well-written. The only slight downside is that it refers to the Pi 400 rather than the 500, and thus is slightly behind the times, but there's no significant difference anyway from the way you interact with it so this is not a problem. Great value for money.
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2 months ago
Raspberry Pi 500 Desktop Kit
excellent version, a nice little PC very useable for desktop aplications with libra office
if you have windows 365 or a microsoft login you can use office web applications too
my main use is to program pico projects and stream media with KODI
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