Hello all,

I’m in the market for buying a new laptop to install Linux on. I’m trying to stay with something relatively cheap (Around $300 and below). I’m getting ready to start a degree program in cyber security and did some research, and it seems Kali Linux would be the best distro for me to install.

I would install it on my current computer, but I only have a 2015 MacBook Pro, and I’ve read that a few people run into some issues installing on a Mac compared to a regular PC.

With the above in mind, do I need to increase my budget or does Linux run fine on low-end laptops?

Thanks!

  • @[email protected]
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    311 months ago

    whatever you get, don’t sleep on the ethernet port, very few cheap laptops come with it nowadays, and that ill greatly reduce your selection

    • @[email protected]
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      111 months ago

      Personally. I don’t need an Ethernet port. If I’m getting a cheap laptop I won’t be doing any gaming on it and don’t need low-latency or maximum bandwith internet. Just use WIFI

      • @[email protected]
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        211 months ago

        his interest toward cybersecurity means he probably is going to have to at least connect and reconnect to different networks, which will be a pain when not required to be wifi

        • @KuroJOP
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          411 months ago

          Thanks for the information! I ended up going with a t480