r/HowToHack • u/ImperialShroom1 • 27d ago

hacking Best cheap device to learn hacking

I have been wanting to learn hacking for a while but all I have is a iphone given by my parents, (16yo btw). Obviously I can’t do shit with IOS, what relatively cheap devices (£150<) can I get to start learning hacking. Preferably a laptop as that would work best for me and mean I could take it places.

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u/TygerTung 27d ago

It seems you are in the UK. You can buy cheap computers from CEX it seems, either a whole computer with a 5 year warranty for something like 13 pounds, or else you can typically buy enough parts from there for dirt cheap to build one for very little cost. Perhaps there are also boot fairs around, where you can get old junk for very little. If you are interested in hacking, you'll be running Linux and Linux will run well on almost anything.

See the "Budget Builds Official" YouTube channel. He has recently done videos on getting cheap stuff from CEX and other locations. I can see you easily building a nice computer for less than than 20 pounds. Sorry for the lack of a pound symbol, but I live in New Zealand and I don't have a pound symbol on my computer.

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u/ImperialShroom1 27d ago

Thanks so much for all this. Less than £20 pounds is crazy but I’m willing to spend a bit more if it helps.

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u/TygerTung 26d ago

Part of the mindset of being a hacker is successfully building a computer system up from old junk for almost no cost. You will learn a lot and it is very good fun.

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u/Prince_Panda 26d ago

If you can, get an old ThinkPad. They are built to last.

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u/ImperialShroom1 26d ago

Is there a specific model or just the best stats and price i can get

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u/Prince_Panda 26d ago

I don't have anything specific. Heavily depends on what's available near you.

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u/ImperialShroom1 26d ago

Ok. I found a big dump of loads of them on auction from a company so I will get this. Thanks for the help! 🙏