This bundle from RS Components includes a Raspberry Pi 2 B single board computer, a New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS) 1.4 microSD card/Sd card adapter and a protective black case.

Why Pi?
•It's low-cost
•It's really easy to use
•It's Linux-based open source, with access to free software and downloads to help you with your project
•There's a great Pi community out there - check out DesignSpark, RS's own design engineer community
•It has great connectivity
•It's flexible to the user. Want to play games? Stream music and/or video? Do your homework? Create a weather station? Create a home security camera? No limits.

So why Pi 2 B?
•Six times the processing power compared to previous Pi models
•Quicker start-up
•Better compatibility with the latest educational programmes and software
•32-bit ARM Cortex-A7 processor supports all the latest ARM GNU/LINUX distributions such as Snappy Ubuntu and Microsoft Windows 10
•BCM 2836 System on Chip (SoC) runs at 900 MHz compared to the Pi B+ BCM 2835 speed of 700 MHz

Features & Benefits of the Case
•3 parts easily clip together
•Plenty of ventilation
•Rubber feet for case stability
•Cut-outs for all board connections
•Space for expansion boards
•2 mounting points for a Raspberry Pi HD or Pi NoIR camera board
•Slots under case top for external ribbon-cable access to GPIO and camera/display headers

All boards are backwards compatible!

New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS)
As the Raspberry Pi was created to introduce children to computing and programming, a key element was to make it as easy as possible to set up. This is where NOOBS comes in. New Out Of Box Software (known as NOOBS), helps you to set up your Pi and is available pre-installed on a microSD flash memory card, which also doubles up as an SD card adaptor. Simply connect your Pi to a keyboard, mouse, power supply and screen and slot the NOOBS card into the microSD slot. You can now install the operating system that you want to use on your Pi.

What operating systems can I install on NOOBS 1.4?
•Raspbian (recommended)
•Pidora
•OpenElec
•RaspBMC
•RISC OS
•Arch Linux