Laptop Why 6GB RAM and 8GB SSD ?

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Lenovo Z710 17.3-inch Laptop - Metal (Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4GHz, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 8GB SSD, NVIDIA GT740 2GB, Bluetooth, Camera, DVDRW, Windows 8.1 Home Premium)

I was looking at laptops and am trying to work out what this is giving the user in terms of RAM and SSD - it must have been done for a reason

 

[zigojacko]

Not really sure I understand your query.

6GB RAM (memory) random access memory.
1TB HDD (storage) hard disk drive.
8GB SSD (storage) solid state drive.

 

[nahosting]

The 8GB SSD will be used to load the operating system/commonly used programs to make the laptop faster. I would get as much RAM as you can and 1TB of storage would usually be more than enough for business use.

 

[zigojacko]

Oh, thanks to @nahosting, I see what you were getting at now.

Yes, the SSD will be used for cache storage making everything on your HDD load/run faster.

 

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Ah got it

It just seemed strange cutting back on 2GB of memory

From what you are saying I would not be using the SSD at all myself - but they would have set it up in some way to get the best out of it

I could essentially forget about it - is that right ?

 

[nahosting]

Yes it is likely to be something like this http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/intern...-hard-drives/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/

 

[searchengineop]

SSD is solid state drive. These are much more resistant to shock and damage and are much faster then traditional hard drives. It has nothing to do with RAM. As said before, SSD may be used for the system files.

SSD storage is much more expensive than regular hard drives, hence the small amount of space. If the SSD is used for the OS, 8Gb is the minimum for windows 8.