Can a y580 HDD be swapped to an SSD and how ?

Pat22

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i will be purchasing a new y580 this boxing week, not sure about the exact model just want to make sure it's a 1920x1080 res. screen, and i would really like to swap out the HDD for a SSd (around 256 gb)

here are some examples: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006693%204802%20600414918%204017&IsNodeId=1&name=%24100%20-%20%24200

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/webca/LenovoPortal/en_CA/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=FD2E87DA2C36F27C12CC7CD3494BC0ED&action=init#.UNkQaW-ABCQ

my other question is how will i get all the stuff from the HDD to the new SSD, how will i physically get the SSD in there and can i then maybe use the HDD as an external, and what SSD would you guys reccomend ( i was leaning towards mushkin chronons, or deluxe? not sure about difference between the two, or a samsung 840?? . . . )