Suggestion for SSD / RAM (W530)

I just ordered my W530 , I got a pretty much stock config expect the resolution, which I upgraded.
I wanted to get some after market stuff and want some opinions/ suggestions.
For ram:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233242
I think 8GBs should be sufficient. I am going to university for engineering in the fall and I can't imagine the software demanding too much memory. I'm assuming the W530 can support 4 dimms, so if I need more memory, I could just buy another one of these kits. The reason I want these over the 1x 8GBs is because of the timings.
For an SSD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233208
Should be enough storage for me. I still have my desktop for movies and games etc. I might get the ultrabay enclosure if need be, but as of now it doesn't seem to important to me. Is this drive decent, or does someone want to suggest something else.
I've been made aware, I need special rails to fit this drive in the laptop?
Would something like this work?
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/300604030583#ht_1117wt_1163
Also, does the computer come with Win 7 disc for when I install the O.S. on the SSD?
I'm open to any suggestions. What do you guys have? What works? Thanks for any replies.

You won't need different rails if you get a 7mm high SSD. I got the 256GB Samsung 830, which I would recommend over all of the Sandforce drives except the ones made by Intel. And it was around the same price as the one you chose, which makes it a much better deal than anything by Intel.
The computer does not come with an OS disk, but you can make recovery discs without to much difficulty.
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