A:Answer Yes! I actually installed a 1TB SSD in mine and cloned the system drive to it with Acronis. I am planning to double the memory to 16G also, but this machine works VERY well. Boots fast, has plenty of video outputs (I'm running three monitors at the moment) although you will need display adapter to HDMI or DVI if your extra monitors are not display adapter type monitors.
Anyway, it's a very nice machine.