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Extremely confused after visiting a computer store. Would I be fine programming, coding, and hacking on a netbook?

The guy there said it would be almost impossible to program on a netbook because of the low processing speed. I'm not sure if he was just trying to get me to buy a more expensive system. I'm currently looking at the Samsung NC110(will upgrade to 2GB RAM) some guidance would be appreciated.

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Ok, thanks for all the help, I actually know what to do now :)

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Thanks, which programming languages do you suggest I start with? I was thinking of learning python, C, and Java.

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Hi,

I'm quite a bit unclear over what sort of system I need, and which Linux distro to use.

I know it's based on what area of hacking I want to work on so it would be great if someone could list these different types.

What difference do different distros make, does choosing a certain distro stop you from being able to do certain things with others?

What are the minimum requirements on a laptop to start hacking? (USB ports, CD-drive, Hard drive type, RAM etc).

Thank you for taking the time to read this,

.bit