Best Computer for Hacking in 2023

6cores, 16gb ram, 256ssd plus 1TB hdd, ubuntu as host, aiming to add 16 gb rams soon making 32

I brought a cheap new laptop for 250 and converted it into a badass parrot os hacking laptop. I used to convert first gen chromebooks into Kali laptops for my classmates.

I have two options to go with.

1. i9 13th gen 32gb 1tb 4080 gpu

2. Macbook M3 Pro M3 Max 32GB 1TB

I dont have a problem with the cost, which one should I buy?

5900X
128Gb DDR4 RAM
RX 6900 XT
2x 2Tb NVMe M.2 Samsung 990 Pros

Thank you!

Lenovo P52 i7 8th gen, 40GB Ram, triple booting kali, 10Pro, Server 2019, but going up to 64GB Ram. Ideally 128 would be nice. When I run aircrack to find the wifi pw my system is maxed out immediately! 😂

Cali Linux? ...

Read some of comment....i am just speechless....many of you have a pc with 32gb of ram....that just damn....why you all so rich 😅

My last laptop with parrot os was a dell 630 and it was running on imaginary ram somehow both its ram cards were missing but still displaying 1 gb installed ram was missing the bios battery under the battery at least I think it was the bios battery but it still out performed my Mrs hp laptop for web development she had 8 gb ram and a 4 tb ssd and another 500gb ssd and I'm not sure what processor she had she doesn't like computers much any more but yea the only thing it couldn't really do is compile code or anything with 3d imaging but ran all the hacking tools like a charm somehow I still have it and will keep on using it I'm thinking about using it to mine some monero once I swapp out its hard drive for a 500 gb ssd I'm a poor bastard lol

I just got a lenovo t430 think pad for £139 so about 100 usd 16 gb ram 128 gb storage and the i5 dual core which is OK if I only use parrot os but I want to swap out to the i7 quad core and swapping out the ssd for a 1 tb then add a second as well then I want to get a dock or that ultra surface thing I think it's called but basically like a mobile friendly dock but could get one of those battery switches top

just curious if you think running on a VM is fine or should i just go baremetal setup and a dedicated system?

Ebay $300 I got an immaculate core i7 8th gen Dell Precision with 32GB Skill RipJaw RAM and a Nvidia quadro. Has NVME storage and room for a SATA Drive 6 cores 12 threads. I am no IT Pro but what ive learned in just one year with this Laptop. I also run Linux dual Boot on my 2015 MacBook Pros 16GB RAM. Several Distros run flawlessly even on my Macs. Haven't ran Linux on my M! Mac yet

Can you correct the "Cali" in the timestamp please, it's messing me up.

pulled from a waste container - two HP Z820, both with dual Xeon 6 core/2.9Ghz, one with a Quadro 2000 and the other with a P5000, both 512GB SDD and 4TB - one with 256GB RAM and the other only 128GB RAM. DDR3 Registred ECC RAM is (nearly) dirt cheap.
All I have had to pay was the RAM, less than €350

BTW as a virtual environment would it be possible with Proxmox?

Is lenovo thinkpad e14 ryzen 5 7530u 16 gb 512gb a good choice or i can get acer nitro 5 ryzen 7 7735hs 16gb ddr5 512 gen4 ssd budget is 70 - 80 thousand INR.

for having windows as main os (native) nowdays sadly is at least 16GB ram , agree on that

Yea a 8gb rasberri pie 5 is pretty perfect for a budget pack and go pack

Im on market place looking now, i think they smoked crack before pricing fr

I'm riding the harsh tide of virtualization using my x230 thinkpad from mid 2012, I am using minoxidil right now cause I REALLY REALLY NEED IT...

suggest me some laptop

Hello there. Having trouble choosing between intel or amd I’m new to this & hear all kind of stuff from both. But which would be better or the best choice. Thank you.

Great video. I had a question regarding using VM's from vulnhub or other providers. Generally a bad idea to use those on your daily driver right? You would probably use a stand-alone air-gapped system to play around with those. Or am I just being paranoid?

Do you have Heaths full build? Honestly never gonna build something like that, just curious of all the stuff he used for his build out of pure curiosity.

which course should I go for inorder for me to master all this

University student, I have a laptop its pretty old but it still works
MSI Gp62m 7RDX Leopard
config:
i7-7700 HQ
16 gb ddr4
4 gb GTX 1050
128 gb M.2 ssd
1tb 7200 RPM

Dual booted

It's always top notch content. You guys have demystified a lot of stuffs in Cyber Security and I really appreciate you guys. Thank you so much.

Macbook m2 air or which other laptop best for best for 2023?

Great Content ...

Great video!!!
My main rig is a custom build finished in 2021.
i9(10 cores)
64GB RAM
932GB HD
4TB SSD
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
Kraken X cooler

I want Heath's build. I currently run a HP gaming laptop with 32gigs of ram. Just need to update the SSD

While I can appreciate the whole "minimalist" mindset in regards to hardware?...I believe that today?....you're pretty much future proofing yourself if you go with an i7 / i9 / AMD Ryzen 7 / Ryzen 9...and either 16 or 32GB of RAM. Sure an i5 and 8GB of RAM with a 256GB or 512GB SSD is nice and "usable"?...for Mom to check e-mails or for Dad to download custom paint photos of his favorite auto.......anything you might want to do today?...from streaming, to gaming, to calculating, to drawing etc?....is going to run smoother, display better, perform better with upgraded tech....so the "typical" or the "Ideal" setup would be:
an i7 or grater
a Ryzen7 or greater,
a 1TB or 2TB SSD (Better even if you can get a 4TB SSD!)
16GB or 32GB of the "fastest' RAM" that will run on your system.++ / Java / Python coding...etc.
And because of the larger SSD sizes?...there's no need to install or run those "Dick Tools" which are supposed to squeeze out more space for you!

Just my opinions....

How is i9, RTX 4060 combination?

XMG NEO '23 : a watercooled laptop monster (crunching the numbers is not a problem) I9 13900HX (overclocked and undervolt = 13980HX), 32GB DDR5 5600 CL45 OCed to 6600 CL40 and a NVIDIA 4080 Mobile (4070ti castrated 35 terraflops FP32/64 for cracking purpose) RAID-1 16TB SSD NVME and a waterblock AIO OASSIS ...

I'm running a ryzen 9 5900x 12 core 24 thread (Beast of a CPU highly recommend)
RX 6700XT ( which I may need to upgrade, need to test with more complex hashes)
16 GB of ram :( [ I can run 4 VMS no problem, it may lag at times for certain tasks]
OS is on a 250 GB SSD, Everything else goes into 2TBs of NVME storage.
Edit: I will recommend a big case, better airflow, more space for drives, cooling solutions, and leds lol

I’m using Hp elitebook 840 G6 I7 8th Gen 16 GB RAM 512 SSD

Don't get discouraged if you're broke.

When it comes to learning, literally have the bare minimum will get you super far. For a laptop I bought an old i5 5th gen 8gb DDR3 thinkpad for $100 of ebay. Runs Linux just fine.

When I bought a PC, it was an i5 8th gen w/ 16gb of ram. More than enough to run my host OS and 2 VMs, although they didn't have too much juice.

You don't need a lot to learn. You won't be labbing a 6 VM lab, but you don't need to.

Most of these are hilariously overpowered for most pentesting related activities. It is nice to have, but not required more often than not.

i just bought m1 pro 16' 16gb RAM is it good ?

Using RTX 3060 for password cracking will work fine or not

Didn’t this guy have his own channel? I used to watch

Amazingly comprehensive video. Enjoyed it.
👍+💬

hi i would like to know if using wps are good

We've been running on a Lenovo Legion laptop - Ryzen 7 4800H, 32GB ram, 512GB nvme, GTX 1650, Win 11, VMware Workstation Pro for 2 years. Beast crunches quickly and is rock solid. $1200CAD at time of purchase.

Just realized this is the big guy been watching for years

Hey bro, i have a hp elitbook g6 830 laptop. Ram 8gb, storage 256, core i 5, Will it help me to learn.

Great Video!

I bought an old Thinkpad off marketplace for $180. Ram was upgradable. Now it has 512gb SSD, 32gb ram, and upgraded screen to 1080p and it has a Ryzen 5. All for less than $400 total.

I have a beginner question. I just started using Cherry Tree to take notes, and love the format. However, when I save a file, I try to go back and open it and all it pulls up is xml, or SQL. Is this right??? If not, what is going on??? Do I need to try and just run the code?? And if so, how do I. Thank you so much.