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Obviously it's physically possible to remove and replace a drive. Removable storage refers to storage that's designed to be routinely removed and replaced - optical media, external USB hard drives, etc. It's easy to say you "just" need to open the shell, but honestly, have you ever tinkered around inside a portable device? I've had to - this laptop spent a good year or two banging about inside my backpack while I cycled to and from uni, over an hour each way, so when the screen went black I thought it would be worth seeing if it was just a loose connector that needed reseating, which fortunately it was. In doing this, because the whole thing is largely held together with integral clip features that took some force to undo, I cracked the case and don't feel comfortable using it as a portable device any more than I have to, now. Yes, it's possible to replace an internal laptop drive but you don't "just" open the shell like you would with a desktop case. I also, frankly, can't justify the expense no matter how minimal, and don't actually need to switch off windows at this time.