Details of the hard drive

Hello

I wonder if there is a way to understand the details of the hard drives that I can choose when I shop using Lenevo online store? I would like to know the name of the manufacturer and the size of the cache. Is this possible?

Thank you

Pawel

Is not possible. Lenovo manages thousands [will be more in the world] computers for a given month. For a company to list what the exact components used in a laptop / specific desktop could cost him more money, which means a loss of profit. Don't get me wrong. They correctly list what CPU, wireless card, etc. etc. But hard drives will be selected mainly on the availability or broth. If you are interested in hard drive performance, you would seek to 7200 RPM or SSD.

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