From FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees, Preventing Consumers from Easily Cancelling Software Subscriptions:
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I've tried the basic browsers like Dillo and Lynx - even NetSurf - but I just can't use them. You need a little JS just to post on a site like this. Middleweight browsers like Midori or Falkon are OK.
But honestly - Netbooks were - and are - underpowered in both RAM and CPU by design. A more traditional desktop or laptop can be upgraded enough to be useful. A Netbook cannot - aside from putting in an SSD.
It makes more sense to choose an early generation i5 laptop for your Linux experiments. That said, I still think it's great that the latest Arch can be installed and stable on a 14-year-old Netbook.