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ELEGOO UNO R3 Project Super Starter vs Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1GB): Which Should You Buy?

ELEGOO's guided Arduino kit or a bare Raspberry Pi 4: two doors into tinkering.

ELEGOO

ELEGOO UNO R3 Project Super Starter Kit Compatible

★ 4.6 / 5 16,043 reviews

£35.97 at time of writing

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Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1GB)

★ 4.7 / 5 2,703 reviews

£46.27 at time of writing

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Side by side

	ELEGOO UNO R3 Project Super Starter	Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1GB)
Price	£35.97	£46.27
Rating	★★★★★ 4.6	★★★★★ 4.7
Review count	16,043	2,703
Brand	ELEGOO	Raspberry Pi
Highlights	Upgraded and High-Quality: This STEM learning kit has more electronic components and sensors, comes with a pow… Learn Programming Easily: The ELEGOO super starter kit includes a tutorials with over 24 lessons and clear ins… Affordable and Comprehensive: This advanced starter kit is an economical way to explore more complex programmi…	Broadcom BCM2711, Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4-3200 SDRAM (depending on model) 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz IEEE 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, BLE Gigabit Ethernet

Our verdict

Beginners and builders split neatly across these two. ELEGOO's UNO R3 starter kit costs £35.97 at the time of writing and is a complete classroom in a box: sensors, a power module and more than 24 structured lessons, rated 4.6 by 16,000 learners. The Raspberry Pi 4 at £46.27 is a full quad-core Linux computer with dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and Gigabit Ethernet, scoring 4.7 from 2,700 buyers, but this 1GB model arrives bare, no tutorials, no accessories, no hand-holding. Electronics newcomers will learn far more per pound with the ELEGOO. Anyone building a media server, retro console or smart-home hub needs the Pi.

Which one is for you?

Buy the ELEGOO kit if you or a teenager want a structured, well-taught introduction to electronics and coding. Read our full look at the ELEGOO UNO R3 Project Super Starter →
Buy the Raspberry Pi 4 if you already know your way around and have a specific project waiting for a tiny computer. Read our full look at the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (1GB) →

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