Writing to an SD card with NOOBS
New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS) is the easiest way to get started with any Raspberry Pi. All you need is a formatted SD card, ideally 4 GB or larger. The SD Association website has a formatter tool for Windows and Mac users to clean the card. Always ensure you are formatting the right card.
Getting ready
This is where you'll need your SD card. A 4-GB card is the minimum, but as card prices have dropped a lot over the years, I'd recommend an 8-GB or 16-GB card. I also always recommend hackers to get a couple of cards (for example, get two 8-GB cards instead of one 16-GB card), so you can always have a spare card to write a test operating system to while you have the other SD card in use. If you really get into Raspberry ...
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