laptop Laptop for cyber security next year and onwards

[Snad22]

Ill be starting a cyber security uni course next year and im in need of a laptop for lectures and school work, the specifications are really low, being:

• windows 10/11
• screen size preferably 15"+
• 16 gb of ram
• 250+ gb of ssd storage 
• intel 15 new gen cpu or amd equivalent 
• still tossing up discrete graphics or a GPU

Will be used for lectures and coding, so something that has a large battery life and isnt too heavy would be good, unsure with the discrete/non-discrete gpu. Iv got my pc at home for gaming and home use. The budget is roughly $2500 AUD.

[ToboRobot]

You don't need a powerful laptop for cyber security classes.  Something that is lightweight and good battery is really all you need for writing, videos, etc.  

Learning to use your desktop as a remote workstation/server.

I took a sumilar course and picked up a cheap M1 Macbook air and was able to do pretty much everything in OS X and could remotely use Windows/Linux VMs from my desktop when required.

[jaslion]

Got a shop you'd like to buy from?

 

Also will you be buying NOW or next year?

 

What do YOU want to do on the laptop? Cyber security can be done on a 600 aud laptop without much issues and a small ram upgrade.

 

If you want to play any games or whatever multiple options that fit your wants in budget

[Snad22]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Got a shop you'd like to buy from?

 

Also will you be buying NOW or next year?

 

What do YOU want to do on the laptop? Cyber security can be done on a 600 aud laptop without much issues and a small ram upgrade.

 

If you want to play any games or whatever multiple options that fit your wants in budget

I do like MacBooks, however I’m unsure if a MacBook would work with cyber security as the amount of coding isn’t really specified, and I don’t particularly know how to get files to be read on Mac’s via renaming them.

 

I also don’t particularly know how to code on  Mac's get so I don’t know if it’s worth my time relearning 

[jaslion]

1 hour ago, Snad22 said:

I do like MacBooks, however I’m unsure if a MacBook would work with cyber security as the amount of coding isn’t really specified, and I don’t particularly know how to get files to be read on Mac’s via renaming them.

 

I also don’t particularly know how to code on  Mac's get so I don’t know if it’s worth my time relearning 

Coding is mostly the same. HOWEVER your course expects windows so get a windows device. Most likely lots is windows compatible only and doing vms and stuff isnt nice. That and windows for arm will simply not work with everything

 

So just get a windows laptop. I see this advice all the time and a lot of times this just ends in you needing a new computer after the first semester. Or even first class

 

 

[jaslion]

14 hours ago, Side said:

Another better one-

 

https://www.jw.com.au/laptop-computers/gaming?at__storage_ssdcapacity=1000 GB~2000 GB~1TB~2TB&at__sortBy=m2live_default_products_price_default_asc

Thesd are gaming laptops. Not something op requested.

 

Since im not getting more info

 

https://www.arrowcomputers.com.au/shop/product/hp-zbook-firefly-14a-g10-14-wuxga-touch-ryzen-7-pro-7840hs-35w-16gb-512gb-ssd-w11p64-dg-w10p64-3yr-wty-13850

 

A safe play laptop

[Montana One-Six]

Don't know how much coding/typing you are going to do in that field but as someone coming from Geoinformatics I would look for something nice to type on because nothing sucks more than having to type a lot on a laptop keyboard that isn't all that good imo.

 

I personally like Lenovo keyboards especially on the ThinkPad & ThinkBook lineup.