The Raspberry Pi 400 is a hackable desktop computer squeezed into a keyboard

Remember those halcyon days when you’d sit in front of the telly, hammering away on a keyboard that was also a computer? Or are you not an old fart but fancy immediately partaking in some Raspberry Pi goodness? In either case, you’ll want a Raspberry Pi 400 (kit with mouse/manual/PSU: £94; computer only: £67). Based on the Raspberry Pi 4, the 400 nets you a 64-bit CPU clocked at 1.8GHz, 4GB of RAM, Wi-Fi and 4K video playback within its tiny form factor. Around back, there are loads of ports, including a 40-pin GPIO for electronics projects. And because the Pi lets you hot-swap the OS on SD cards, transforming this beauty into a classic piece of hardware requires only a card with Retropie and a reboot. Ideal, then, for kids learning to code, adults wanting a cheap desktop and anyone who’d like to delve into classic computing for a price that makes the decision as easy as Pi(e).

Craig Grannell Contributor

About

I’m a regular contributor to Stuff magazine and Stuff.tv, covering apps, games, Apple kit, Android, Lego, retro gaming and other interesting oddities. I also pen opinion pieces when the editor lets me, getting all serious about accessibility and predicting when sentient AI smart cookware will take over the world, in a terrifying mix of Bake Off and Terminator.

Areas of expertise

Mobile apps and games, Macs, iOS and tvOS devices, Android, retro games, crowdfunding, design, how to fight off an enraged smart saucepan with a massive stick.