Pi‑top Laptop

pi‑top is a modular laptop that gives you the tools to complete amazing DIY projects and bring your inventions to life. It’s the perfect tool to help you learn to code, create awesome devices, and take your knowledge to the next level.

pi‑top turns a Raspberry Pi into a modular laptop. Learn to code, create your own devices, and take your knowledge to the next level.

If you compare the Pi-Top to a regular laptop, you would be tempted to list the Chromebook or a cheap Windows laptop as comparable products. However the Pi-Top is something else. The main purpose of this device is to teach software AND hardware development with a portable unit. You could see it as a Lego MindStroms / mini laptop combo. The best equivalent would be the Pi-TopCEED or to build your own using a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ running Pi-TopOS. You can also visit the Plytop Shell project

pi-top back

Inventor's Kit

Specifications

Display

14” full HD LCD screen
180° screen angle range
1920 x 1080 resolution

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (not included)

1.4GHz quad-core ARM cortex A53P
40 GPIO pins
Ethernet port
Bluetooth 4.2
Camera interface
Micro SD card slot
4 USB ports
HDMI port
802.11b/g/n/ac wireless LAN
3.5mm audio jack
Display interface
Videocore IV 3D graphics core

Chassis

6-8 hour battery life
104x75mm trackpad with Gesture Control
105mm sliding keyboard for internal access (US keyboard layout)
Modular Rail for pi-top accessories

Included

pi-top v2 – Laptop Kit for Raspberry Pi
18V, 2.5A charger with AU, EU, UK and US adapters
SD Card Removal Tool
8GB class 10 SD card with pi-topOS
Inventor's Kit (breadboard PCB pi-topPROTO+, components and booklet to built up 20+ awesome projects)

Prerequisite

Material Required

The following are not included with the Pi-Top. You need to purchase them separately

Raspberry Pi
The Pi-Top comes with an 8Gb Micro SD Card. However, I would suggest to get a 64Gb Class 10 or UHS
An external speaker or earphones. The Pi-Top has no speaker so you have to provide your own.