PC Magazine - USA (2019-08)

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For a single $120

price, the desktop kit

bundles all the

hardware and

software you need to

plug the Raspberry Pi

4 into your monitor or

TV and start surfing

the web. Although

the peripherals are

made of plastic, they

are all nicely

designed and

branded with the

Raspberry Pi logo.