Raspberry Pi FAQ for you

Raspberry Pi is a fantastic platform with a lot of possibilities. Because there are so many possibilities, you are probably not yet familiar with everything. We regularly receive questions from our customers. For this reason, we have converted the most frequently asked questions into an FAQ . We will continue to update this FAQ, as more and more possibilities are added. Do you miss a question that you think is relevant to others? Let us know!

The Raspberry Pi 4 model B 4GB RAM is currently the most popular Raspberry Pi board.
That's not so strange since this board is 3X faster than its predecessor. This version also has 4X as much RAM as the Raspberry Pi 3B+

In the meantime, there is even an 8GB RAM version of the Raspberry Pi 4 model B released. This is an extreme amount which is very nice for some applications, but 4GB RAM will probably be enough for you.

A Raspberry Pi can be compared to a cheap computer. But then in the size of a credit card. The official operating system is Raspbian. This is a desktop based on Linux. There are multiple operating systems available from various parties. (Most are free to download)

The Raspberry Pi has built-in wireless WiFi & Bluetooth. For a closed network you can also use the network port.

The Raspberry Pi 4 works with a USB-C power supply of 3A 5V.
For the Raspberry Pi 3B+ you need a Micro-USB power supply of 2.5A 5V

In principle, you can use all Micro-SD cards from 8GB. However, we recommend that you use a larger Micro-SD card. For example, one of 16GB or higher.

It is possible to use Windows 10 IoT core as an operating system. This is a very light and limited version of Windows 10. You can download the software here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot-core/downloads

If you are going to use the Raspberry Pi on your home network, it is very secure out of the box.
However, it is possible to make the Pi even more secure. Here is everything you need to know:
https://www. raspberry pi.org/documentation/configuration/security.md

This varies per person. Depending on what you want to do with your Raspberry Pi you can choose a starter kit.
One starter kit contains parts to build a desktop pc, the other contains all the components to make various electronic projects. Think carefully about what you want to achieve with the starter kit and choose the best kit that way!

Didn't find your Raspberry Pi question? Don't worry, our website has various information pages. These go into more depth on certain topics. Take a look at these pages and you will probably still get the answer to your question. If you really can't figure it out, please feel free to contact us. We will then see if we can help you further.