Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8GB 4GB RAM LPDDR4 1.5GHz Quad-Core Cortex-A72 64-bit SoC Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0 Ethernet USB 3.0 Dual Micro-HDMI 4K Display Support

Pi 3's are quite maddening. (Although the Pi3a is cute like a biscuit.)

This little board is capable of doing as much as almost any full size laptop or desktop computer. Plug in your USB keyboard and mouse then hook up to your HDMI monitor and you'll then be using a new mini computer running on a Linux based OS that can be build out and programmed by you to control just about anything you want. With plenty of documentation and sample projects available it's pretty easy to create new products like others are already doing. Hint: Helium Hotspots are built using this same type of board and sell for a huge amount of money.

You won't play graphics intensive games or mine cryptocurrency with this. You'll use this as a file server or do home automation. This is for basic functionality or single purposes. Why use 200 watts or more to look for cat videos when 20 watts will do? Helps to know Debianish terminal commands. There are a few Raspberry Pi specific quirks to be familiar with. If you've never heard of Linux, then this may not be for you.

This is an ideal tool for anyone wanting to experiment or to learn to code.

I am a noob for sure and I was able to figure it out. Learned a lot and had sooo much fun. Really great experience. I LOVE when you buy something and it actually works. It's so fun. And the power of this little guy is great.