> An 8 year old kid with non-technical parents is not going to have an easy time of it compared to what is essentially a plug-and-play solution. that's an enti

> An 8 year old kid with non-technical parents is not going to have an easy time of it compared to what is essentially a plug-and-play solution. that's an entirely different argument, which I agree with you on. the original argument was that it's more likely a spare keyboard is lying around than a comparatively expensive monitor (which is more prone to being repurposed) > mouse, .. HDMI adapter, SD card, ability to apply the Raspbian OS image to the SD card these would still be required anyway, they're not included in the price