I wont start preaching and all that. NT's are God's, no doubt... But it's a hard road bro'. They're rather... Uhm, broken...
They're fun to try, but fact is, the second you hit 50, you're using the deck. You'd be nerfing yourself not doing it.
And as an NT, hp is a pain. Rolling Nano-Mage might further gimp this. From a twinkers point of view, I'd probably go Solitus. But ok, we aren't talking power gaming. Magi are just so fragile, and NT's too... Combine both, and you've got a buss pass to the reclaim terminal.
Still, I'd not waste IP on pistols just yet. End game maybe, if you alter the starter pistol with the hacking tool. NT only, rather nice at end game. But for the most part, untill you can cast your nano's without the glove, you'll be using the deck. So don't focus on weapons.
And don't use Symb's. NT main skill is Mat-Cre, so normal imps are better where you can get a Mat-Cre cluster.
My Nt's set up for kiting tho'. So she's all about speed and big AoE's. Not for ingots, but because it's the ultimate rush!
Just my 2c.
Tm