# Raspberry Pi 400

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-400/

8 people recommended Raspberry Pi 400 in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 9 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a capable, ready-to-use Linux computer built into a keyboard, especially for first computers. Most common caveat: it feels slow by today's standards.

Summary written by Claude from 13 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Good first computer for children (2 comments in the sample): "More than enough to keep them entertained and teach them the basics." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45865019)) "Personally I strongly recommend the Pi 400 for a first computer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47169289))
- Works out of the box (2 comments in the sample): "A Pi400 is a very capable 4GB ram Linux machine, working out of the box." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273580)) "It's been working pretty well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403519))

## What people warn about

- Slow by today's standards (1 comment in the sample): "would smoke classic workstations of yesteryear, and yet by today's standards it's slow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49791291))

## Other keyboard computers people recommend

- [HP Keyboard Computer with Ryzen AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hp-keyboard-computer-with-ryzen-ai-chip/): 6 recommend, 2 mixed, 11 criticize
- [Raspberry Pi 500+](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-500-plus/): 5 recommend, 1 mixed, 4 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-400/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Raspberry Pi 400", https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-400/ (8 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.