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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.