SSD for HP ENVY 17-j184nr

I am getting an HP ENVY 17-j184nr with the 1Tb HDD. I would like to add an SSD and make it the master drive. I have 3 questions:
1. Can the HP ENVY 17-j184nr date a second drive and can it be an SSD? I believe it can based on the compatibility report at crucial at http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=ENVY%2017-j181nr
2. If it can take an SSD what size and any recommendations on what manufacturer would be best?
3. As it is coming with Win 8 installed on the HDD I will have to switch to having the SSD as master and install Win 8 on it. Any walkthroughs on how to do this? I have not found any good resource for Win 8 and the HP ENVY 17-j184nr
As an extra upgrade question is there any significant difference between crucial memory and corsair?
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=4E16C217A5CA7304
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-8gb-high-performance-laptop-memory-upgrade-kit-cmsx8gx3m1a160...

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I am getting an HP ENVY 17-j184nr with the 1Tb HDD. I would like to add an SSD and make it the master drive. I have 3 questions:
1. Can the HP ENVY 17-j184nr date a second drive and can it be an SSD? I believe it can based on the compatibility report at crucial at http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=ENVY%2017-j181nr
2. If it can take an SSD what size and any recommendations on what manufacturer would be best?
3. As it is coming with Win 8 installed on the HDD I will have to switch to having the SSD as master and install Win 8 on it. Any walkthroughs on how to do this? I have not found any good resource for Win 8 and the HP ENVY 17-j184nr
As an extra upgrade question is there any significant difference between crucial memory and corsair?
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=4E16C217A5CA7304
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/vengeance-8gb-high-performance-laptop-memory-upgrade-kit-cmsx8gx3m1a160...
Hi,
Q1: Yes
Q2: I don't think the newest laptops have any limitations so amost any SSD should work. Crucial, Corsair, Samsung or Intel are decents drives.
Q3: Samsung drives come with some cloning software for an easy OS transfer. Don't forget to disable the "Secure Boot" feature in the BIOS before you start the upgrade.
The Corsair module has a lower CL (10). Means it's faster. I would recommend Corsair modules anyway. Use them for a while and no troubles.
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