Yes, It's one of the the strong suits of this game. Although the graphics are pretty nice, the optimization is, also, which means it can run on almost anything.Thanks for all advice as ever, but I want to put it on record that I have been playing the game for well over 40h now in open play and have had no issue with other players. Despite being a sitting duck. Despite carrying 500,000cr of cargo on a regular basis. Despite a Harmless rank. Despite defenceless ships. Despite being within 20-30 ly of my point of origin. I don't doubt the risk, and I am tempting fate but I don't think it should bother people. Please don't insert horrible stories here. I don't doubt it happens, or that it can be upsetting.
Also I play on a below spec laptop, a 400 euro hp special, an AMD cpu with a booster on the main cpu. It runs in roughly 1200 by 700 resolution. I don't doubt this isn't the best experience. I would love to play VR. HD would be an improvement. But it works as it is.
I played this when the graphics were wireframe and I was obsessed. I guess I'm interested in the possibilities where I am. At least for now. I say this as an encouragement to others in the same situation, not because I wouldn't like a VR headset and 2-3000 euros of gaming PC.
As for other players etc. etc. I think guys here just wanted to be cautious. We've seen too many newbies being discouraged by their first bad PvP experience, but as you say - these occurences are rare. It doesn't hurt to know about them, though.
I hope you're having fun! o7