As someone new to Arduino (and perhaps to electronics in general), you also don't need fancy features. Most of your time will be spent working on simple circuits, and the Uno Rev3 is more than ...

The Nano Every, which is a general-purpose board and great for beginners, is the most affordable Arduino board at only $13.70.

What color do you like your microcontroller boards? Blue? Red? Maybe white or black? Sadly, all of those are about to look ...