Edvie
Do you think that 2TB HDD would be worth sacrificing the SSD?
No, I would definitely keep the SSD. In my opinion, a hybrid is still much better than going all HDD - Windows startup time will be much faster, applications installed to the SSD will be way snappier.
Edvie
& When it comes to GPU, the more GB dedicated memory is better, yes?
Well, more dedicated will always be better than less dedicated memory, but
what you should really look out for with GPUs is bandwidth, which is the speed at which GPU can access its memory. For instance, GDDR5 RAM has twice the memory bandwidth of GDDR3, so 1GB of GDDR5 would be much better than 4GB of GDDR3. (The times when you do want to worry about the amount of RAM is when you're hooking up your computer to say, 2 or 3 high resolution monitors. In this case, having more RAM will help the computer keep up with generating output for the displays.)
Edvie
Also, it doesn't appear that Acer has any i7s with 8 cores - I don't think I've seen that on any of the brands I've looked at (ASUS, I did a little looking at MSI..)
Actually all i3/i5/i7 processors are manufactured by Intel, and PC makers like ASUS, Acer, and MSI just take those chips and put them into their laptops and desktops.
Here's the full list of 4th generation i7s with specs.
Also, glad to help.
smile Might want to wait for input from other people, too, in case I got anything wrong....