I figure it's a good investment for opsec reasons...I can spare ~$150 on a laptop that won't make downloading tails onto a usb a nuisance.
I was guessing a Linux of some sort? Any recommendations that are real cheap? I'm only gonna use this laptop for DNM purposes only.
Cheers
You can boot to TAILS via USB for your OS every time. Perhaps this is a better question for https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarketsNoobs/
Linux Mint is decent and easy to use.