Additionally, the standard Raspbian installation lacks (at the time of this writing) a GUI-based printer configuration utility. So, I decided to put in a few days worth of research over the holidays and convert the Raspbian UI (aka Desktop Environment - DE) into something that is more polished. Even my wife, who is not very technical, when tried the standard Raspbian UI (based on the LXDE desktop environment), immediately commented that the experience was inferior to any OS she has used in the past. Even though the current (at the time of this writing) standard Raspbian image (Buster) works well with the Raspberry Pi 4B, it just doesn't feel like something I would want to use daily. However, I didn't care much at all for the look and feel of the standard Raspbian UI, which, IMHO is too unpolished and childish looking. I purchased my first Raspberry Pi (4GB Raspberry Pi 4B) about two weeks ago, and I really liked the hardware. I also recommend the Argon One case for Raspberry Pi 4B, which is available on Amazon for $25 plus tax without a power supply or for $35 plus tax with an Argon power supply. I recommend the SanDisk Extreme PRO microSDHC Memory Card Class 10, U3, V30, A1 - 32GB (Part Number SDSQXCG-032G) available on Amazon for $13.22 plus tax. You can purchase a 4GB Raspberry Pi at Microcenter for $50.00 plus tax (without the SD card). The 4GB Raspberry Pi 4B purchased as barebones, a power supply, a 32 GB SD card, and a good Raspberry Pi 4B aluminum case that includes both passive and active cooling run under $100 combined in the US, excluding sales tax. I must say that I would not recommend the 1 GB or the 2GB RAM versions of the Raspberry Pi 4B to be used as a desktop replacement running the Mate desktop environment (DE), so if you decide to use these instructions to install Mate on the 1 GB or 2GB RAM versions of the Raspberry Pi 4B, you will be doing it at your own risk. With the release of the 4GB Raspberry Pi 4B, there's finally a powerful enough Raspberry Pi to become a desktop replacement that can serve basic home and school computing needs without having to purchase a much more expensive computer.
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