Simple Living

I received a free Inland 256GB SSD Hard Drive from a friend and decided to try it out.  I always wanted to upgrade my Linux Rig (HP15 i3-4010u from 2014) even though it runs perfectly fine on a traditional 500GB HDD. Overall, it’s a decent upgrade and even on a cheap SSD (these go for under $30) the performance boost is noticeable. I'm rating level of difficulty from Easy 1 to Difficult 5. Physical Installation - Easy 1 (well if you know your hardware)   Installation was straightforward and I'm familiar with taking apart the HP15 and swapping in the SSD.  Took me about 15 minutes.   Linux Install - Medium 2 (took me 3 attempts)   Installation of Linux however took several trial and errors.  I used several different USB drives and found the best method was to boot up to non-persistent mode in Linux Mint then perform the installation. I tried both Lubuntu and Elementary as I had them loaded on different USB keys.  I love Elementary for its GUI, but its sluggish and Lubuntu used t