Notebooks & Netbooks

[Druepy]

I'm about to be the owner of the 

Acer Aspire V3-772G-7448 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314594)

1) I heard there are 3 storage drive spots in this laptop. Is this true?

2) My budget didn't allow me to go a bit more expensive and this model didn't have a blu-ray drive. I know about external drives, but I was wondering if it was possible for me to buy the optical drive for this unit and install it myself or get my local computer shop to. I know it's possible for an Asus.

3) I'm a huge Linux fan (Debian to be specific), and I plan on dual-booting (tri-booting as soon as I get another SSD) my computer. However, installing Debian with uefi is annoying. The process would be to format the entire HDD, reinstall Windows then Linux after I change and change BIOS to Legacy. 

I read the thing in the knowledge base, but it wasn't clear. If I format the HDD, how do I get the OEM version of Windows 8 back?

[Acer-Ryan]

Druepy,

1.) I can only verify the drive slots that are occupied with active drives as the system shipped. For example: If it shipped with 2 active drives ( HDD + SSD), then I can tell you that there are 2 active ports for storage.

2.) I would recommend an external Blu Ray optical drive, because if you try to install a third party internal Blu Ray we cannot guarantee it will work or fit as the bezel may not be swappable or fit.

3.) After you first setup your computer you will be prompted to create recovery media. If you do not receive a prompt, then it can be done with the Acer Recovery Management software. This media, once created, should allow you to install the OEM operating system on the active drive you designate.