

🚀 Elevate your desktop game with CanaKit Pi 5 — power, speed, and style in one sleek package!
The CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop PC is a fully assembled, plug-and-play mini desktop featuring a powerful Broadcom Pi 5 processor with 8GB LPDDR4 RAM and a 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD pre-loaded with a 64-bit Pi OS. Housed in a stylish Turbine Black case with active cooling, it supports dual 4K UHD displays and comes complete with a 45W USB-C PD power supply and display cables, delivering a compact yet high-performance computing experience ideal for professionals, creatives, and tech enthusiasts.






| Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
| RAM | LPDDR4 |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB NVMe SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Broadcom VideoCore VI |
| Card Description | Integrated |
| Brand | CanaKit |
| Series | CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 |
| Item model number | CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Item Weight | 1.21 pounds |
| Package Dimensions | 9.53 x 6.02 x 2.32 inches |
| Processor Brand | Broadcom |
| Number of Processors | 1 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive Interface | NVMe |
A**2
Great Performance
Excellent. Very fast and capable.
N**R
Really didn't know what to expect
Much more capable that I thought. Still just getting acquainted with it but I added a USB TV tuner and Installed Kaffeine and I works great. Plays YouTube fine. There are lots of projects you can do with them as I'm finding out.
B**.
Complete kit - everything you need!
The CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop PC kit is amazing! Everything you need to get started is included - the Pi 5 board, power supply, case, SD card, and more. Setup was quick and easy. The Pi 5 is incredibly fast compared to previous generations. Perfect for home projects, learning programming, or setting up a media center. Excellent kit with great documentation!
T**R
Can't ask for more out of a unit that's ready to go out of the box
No noise hardly from the cooling fan. It's all put together and ready to go. I love the design of the case. It is as advertised, using this with my elecrow monitors in my go box.
R**7
Impressive little device
I have several Raspberry Pi (RPi) 3 and 4 along with a few other Single Board Computers (SBC) that I use for a variety of purposes. I got this, plugged it in, went through the setup and then rebooted. I was impressed with how fast it booted with the NVME drive. This Pi is responsive and easily performs daily tasks. The 8GB of RAM is sufficient for everything that I have tried. The one thing I haven't tried is running 2 monitors. Due to space limitations, I use a KVM switch with 1 monitor to manage my SBCs, I initially thought $200 was a little pricey but this is great. I've using it to manage my other SBCs. I am very impressed.
C**N
Fully Assembled is a Nice Thing!
I bought this Raspberry Pi 5 to be used specifically with the Home Assistant (HA) software. The built-in SSD card was a requirement since HA writes a lot of data to storage. I've been running this device for 3 days now and it's been working great. It was super nice to have a fully assembled and ready-to-go Pi. To get the HA software installed on the SSD card, I did the following: 1) Install the Raspberry Pi OS on a SD Card (using my Mac Mini). 2) Inserted the SD card in the Pi 5 and booted it up from the SD Card. 3) Attached an ethernet cable from my WiFi router to the Pi. 4) Use the Raspberry Pi Imager app on the Pi to install a version of HA on the Pi's SDD card. 5) Shutdown the Pi. 6) Removed the SD card, and rebooted the Pi. I was up and running in just a few minutes. When running HA the small fan is running in the Pi, but it's barely noticeable when compared to the normal background noise in my house. So, I've got a Zigbee USB stick attached to one of the USB 2.0 ports and I have 45 Zigbee devices connected to HA. Everything is working well, and I don't anticipate any hardware speed issues.
J**B
No gpio access
From the pics, it looks like it brings all the GPIOs out to a 2×20 header, but while they could have been, they are not actually connected to the pins on the pi. If all you want is raspi 5 desktop, it has been working well for that and the SSD appears to work well. There also is a space for access to the two camera connectors, but I've so far been unable to get the cable in. Might need to disassemble the SSD to get them in. I wish they would have put the SSD board on a carrier underneath the pi and then built a case on top with better access options.
W**T
Great Quality Kit And Very Reliable Company
I've probably bought at least 6 Canakit all-in-one Raspberry Pi kits over the years. Every piece included is top-drawer quality, as is their documentation. They always include a "getting started" card, which is quite helpful. There is no better company to buy from if you are looking into getting started with a Raspberry Pi. While this is one of their most expensive kits, it comes with the official Raspberry Pi NVME hat pre-installed, along with the official Raspbian image pre-programmed into the NVME. It is also already installed into its Canakit plastic case. All you have to do is plug in the included power supply and a display through one of the two included micro-HDMI to HDMI adapters, a mouse and keyboard, and you're up and running. Nothing could be easier than this. It's a great starter kit, and the price is not out of line with what it would cost you for all of the separately-purchased pieces. I highly recommend Canakit. I also highly recommend buying this NVME-equipped model if you are just starting out with the Raspberry Pi 5. NVME technology is the future for the faster Pi models. You can save some $$ by using the old-school SD card technology, but the SD will wear out way more quickly, and is also a lot slower than NVME. NVME technology enables the Pi 5 to run at its best speeds, and with much higher capacities (think 2 TB for example). You don't want to hobble it with an SD card.