Recently my 'Lenovo Ideapad U530 Touch' had it's hinge break, and I've been wanting to build my own PC for a while now. I'm trying to keep my costs as low as possible, and so I don't want to spend nearly $150 on Windows and a new storage device. I would also like to try to keep my files, so I don't have to download everything all over again.
So here's the question: Can I take apart my laptop and reuse the storage? I'm new so I'm not sure if I'd need special cables for that, or if it's even legal- with Window's license and all.
I don't know if this will help, but here's my current PC build idea: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KBfNbj Note that if I bought the storage device and Windows, I would be turning my cheap price of $364 to about $500.