Laptop for Pentesting

[barisaxyman]

I need a laptop that can do pentesting for me on a budget of like 600-700 dollars US, any reccomendations???

 

[The Sloth]

get a cheap Chromebook or Thinkpad, download Kali Linux.  

[Droidbot]

thinkpad x230 would serve fine

[samcool55]

Also throw in a few wifi adapters. Some tools don't like certain adapters.

[Gung Pow Chicken]

X230 or T430 would be the best choice.

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

+1 for a second hand thinkpad. I have had only good experiences using linux on thinkpads.

[GoodBytes]

Depends what you mean by "presenting".

• Do you need pen support to interact with your slides?
• Does it need to support Miracast for wireless connectivity to Miracast compatible device to stream your screen to the projector/screen/Surface Hub?
• Does it need to support Intel WiDi for wireless connectivity to WiDi compatible device to stream your screen?
• Do you want a tablet like device so that you can walk around as you are presenting?
• What will you present? Will you show complex 3D models where you need system with a dedicated GPU to render the content smoothly and quickly?
• Will you presenting system resource heavy software for training of the software in question?
• Does it need loud speakers because the presentation room has none?
• Does it need a top of the line web cam as you'll be using it?
• Does it need a mic array on the system to record presentation where there is no recording setup and you want to record everything in the room?

[captain_to_fire]

1 hour ago, GoodBytes said:

Depends what you mean by "presenting".

I think OP meant "pen testing" as in "penetration testing" for testing the security features of a software like trying to do elevation of privileges to escape browser sandbox and bypass ASLR. Something like that.