convert your laptop to flash

My laptop hard drive has broken 3 times in 3 years. Luckily, I have Dell, so I get a new one overnighted for free. However, my warranty is expiring soon, so I decided to convert to a flash-based machine.

Flash-memory is superior to regular hard disk drive (HDD) memory in so many ways.
The problem, however, is the cost. This walk-through gives you the most memory for the lowest price.

What you get:
-A completely flash-memory-based machine (that will perform much, much faster), meaning no moving parts, longer battery life, and no HDD failure
-94GB of super-fast memory
-An empty external HDD (size: whatever your computer's HDD is now)

What you need:
-Less than 94 gigs of data on your current machine
-A small screwdriver
-A built-in memory card slot
-An ExpressCard slot
-$181 to invest

Here is how to do it in 4 steps.

Step 1. Buy the following:

OS/HDD replacement: $90
30GB SSD

Enclosure for old drive: $12
External

2 x 32GB Class 6 SD Card: $32 x 2 = $64
These go in the memory card readers

ExpressCard Memory Reader: $15
Make sure you have the slot on your computer for this

Step 2: Prep your machine
Download MigrateEasy
Put in one of your new 32GB SD cards into the built-in memory reader
Push in your new ExpressCard memory reader, after it installs, put the 2nd 32GB card in
Insert your 30GB SSD into the external enclosure, and connect this to your computer via USB

Step 3: Move your files & Clone
Move all of your music, downloads, etc. onto the two 32GB flash drives now mounted (visible in My Computer. Do NOT use the external SSD)
Make sure you have less than 27GB of files on your native hard drive
Run MigrateEasy and clone your hard drive onto the new SSD (the one in the enclosure)

Step 4: Install the SSD & Enjoy!
Turn off your computer, take out the battery
Remove the SSD from the enclosure, remove your HDD (refer to Google for instructions) from your computer
Install the new (cloned) SSD & battery into your computer & turn it on!
You can put your old HDD in the external enclosure and use it as an external drive for extra storage