Linux Mint 19.2 is brand new. The Yoga 730 is a modern laptop with a touchscreen that flips completely backwards so it can be used as a tablet. It was on sale at Best Buy last week with an I5-8265U processor, 12 GB RAM and a 256GB hard drive for $550 if you were a student or a parent of a student. I picked one up and wanted to detail my experience in case someone picked it up or is thinking about getting one.
For starters, I did not stick with the 256GB SSD. I replaced it with an Addlink S70 1TB PCIE NVME M.2 card I got from Amazon for $124. So, the first thing I did when I got the laptop was to install all Windows updates and flash the BIOS. Then, I selected to create a recovery drive. After the recovery drive was finished, I turned off the computer, turned it over, removed the 10 screws in the back and gently pried off the cover. On the right side (if the battery is on the bottom), you will see the battery plug on the motherboard. Unplug it. Remove the M.2 card, replace it with your new one, plug the battery back in and replace the cover. Start up the computer with the USB plugged in and it will allow you to recover your windows installation onto the new blank SSD.
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