Which Pi should I get?

This all depends on two questions you must ask yourself. - For one what do you plan to do with your Pi? - and secondly how much are you willing to spend is the obvious one. # what do you plan to do with your pi? If you just want to learn Linux and have fun programming then I can happily say any Pi (apart from the Pico) will serve you very well. If you are absolutely sure you just want to program or do something like [feeding your dogs for you](https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-feeds-pikita-the-chihuahua-twice-a-day/ ), nothing to do with Linux and you are sure about it then a Pico is just fine for you. If you want to use your Pi as your own home server then you might want a newer model with more performance, maybe a pi 3b or above since those are the models with ethernet. ### TLDR: - Any pi is good if you just want to learn Linux and program - pi Pico is good if you just want to program, that's it, nothing more.

# how much are you willing to spend? Ofcourse this is the obvious question 😂, before reading this think of a number in your head of what you actually want to spend. Each Pi is only about 5$ apart from each other since the raspberry pi foundation does want them to be accessible, so they are all quite cheap - especially for what they give. But the face value isn't everything, for example the pi 5 is about 20$ more expensive than the Pi 4 when it comes down to the needed extras since most people don't have a spare 5V 5A power supply laying around. Now you've read it I also expect you to do some research and maths on how much everything cost. Find the Pi you want, then make sure you have a [power supply capable of supplying the power it needs](https://discord.com/channels/818384379197784084/1196069993331310702 ) - if you don't then you need to add that to your cost - along with a [SD card](https://vtechinsider.com/what-sd-card-for-raspberry-pi/ ). I also highly you suggest that if you have a pi 4, pi 5 or pi zero then you get a micro hdmi cable since it is very useful for debugging even if your going to do a [headless install](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#setting-up-a-headless-raspberry-pi ) . ### TLDR: - on the face of it pis are pretty cheap but you have to think about the extras - I suggest you to create a shopping list beforehand with everything you want to get including: - power supply - SD card - i recommend a micro hdmi if your getting a Pi 4, Pi 5 or Pi zero - see if the cost conforms with what you'd thought it'd be or would like it to be

# summary In the end you have to make your own informed decision. when I started just like the rest of you I saved up a while for the high end stuff from the beginning and I do not regret my decision because it opened up as many doors for me as possible. if you don't want to or can't do that though you won't miss out on that much trust me; a Pi Zero will probably do 99% of what a pi 5 could do in terms of teaching you and giving you experiences.