question about laptops with small ssd

[DjDafiDak]

having built my own desktop pc, i bought an ssd and obviously installed the os on it.

 

now a friend wants advice on which laptop to buy, and i told him he should consider buying one with an ssd.

after looking myself ive seen alot of laptops with a big HDD and a small ssd.

 

so my question is, does the small SSD come with the os pre installed on it?

or is the os installed on the HDD and the ssd is for whatever the user chooses to do with it?

 

thanks =P

[C0LL0SS0S]

I guess the OS is installed on the SSD and the HDD is for everything other than that

[Giganizer300PRO]

It would make sense that the OS would be on an SSD, but you know how manufacturers can do stupid things.

I'd recommend checking with the manufacturer.

[DjDafiDak]

It would make sense that the OS would be on an SSD, but you know how manufacturers can do stupid things.

I'd recommend checking with the manufacturer.

what about the Lenovo IdeaPad U430p, cheapest one i found that has an ssd and an nvidia gpu. he said he wanted light gaming and for it to be fast. so i think that's enough for him. ( cheapest one in the store he is buying from).

 

but cant find clear info on what the ssd is for, is the os pre installed  on it or not?

also does it seem decent overall?

[Giganizer300PRO]

what about the Lenovo IdeaPad U430p, cheapest one i found that has an ssd and an nvidia gpu. he said he wanted light gaming and for it to be fast. so i think that's enough for him. ( cheapest one in the store he is buying from).

 

but cant find clear info on what the ssd is for, is the os pre installed  on it or not?

also does it seem decent overall?

It has a 16GB SSD?! Theres is no point in buying this for the SSD, because it can't even run most of the big title's. You would be better replacing the SSD with an other SSD than using this.

[D2ultima]

Just for everyone's information... when a 1TB HDD comes bundled with a 32GB or 64GB SSD, the SSD is usually set up as a cache for the (usually slow 5400RPM) HDD so it runs faster... it won't be granting "SSD performance" in any situation ever.

 

So be wary of that stuff. If it doesn't have 128GB or more SSD? OS is *NOT* going on that SSD, and even if it was, it's still pitifully small to have a 64GB SSD these days. Windows 20GB + paging file 8-16GB + hibernation file 8-16GB... it's a recipe for disaster.