RL85 Future SSD Upgrade

Hi all. First post so go easy Smiley Happy

I hope the below makes sense. I am wanting to buy a UK model Revo RL85, but am a bit put off by the model permutations available under the same high level model number. I have a few questions which are not answered (as far as I can tell) on the Acer site itself or documentation I can find, but happy to be pointed in the direction of any resource.

The two models I am considering are the i5 model with 2TB of HDD only or the equivalent with the 4TB HDD + 60GB SSD (parts number DT.SYYEK.016 and DT.SYYEK.013 respectively). I have a few questions around upgrading the lesser spec model at a later date.

If I buy the non-SSD model, is there an internal connector to retro-fit an SSD at a later date?
If so, what physical size / interface of SSD would be required?
Finally, if both the above are possible, how would I move the Windows install to the SSD without having to purchase Windows again (for clarity, my plan would be to run the SSD as a boot drive and the two HDD as data drives in mirrored RAID mode – sorry I forget which RAID number this is).

Any assistance appreciated.

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peterbrown77

I bought the least expensive (Celeron/60GB SSD) and brought the RAM up to 8GB ($40 on Amazon) and am going to install a refurb'd 750GB/7200 RPM/16GB RAM disk that I found for another $40 online. I'll keep Win10 on the SSD for fast boots and store my user files and media on the 750.

marra

I have removed the 2x 1TB disks that came with the Revo One Rl85, installed a Corsair Force 3 60GB drive and the BIOS sees it. However, when I boot from Windows 8 Install USB it gets as far as "Select the driver to install" "no devices drivers were found, make sure the installation media contains the correct drivers ..."