Intel HD 3000 memory and price question

[Kimmo]

What amount of shared memory is the X220's GPU configured to use? Can this be changed via BIOS settings? I didn't see this mentioned on Lenovo's technical specifications page.

Historically, do Lenovo's prices continue to decrease throughout the span they sell a model, or do they remain about the same? I'm wondering if there's any benefit in waiting ~2-6 months.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

Real prices fall all the time. Nominal prices in USD however.....

[Kimmo]

Well my wage isn't falling, so that's almost an academic point. And inflation works in my favor since the real price is going to fall or at worse stay the same.

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

Only when your salary is corrected for inflation, what often only happens sometime after.

[Kimmo]

So you're claiming that Lenovo is going to raise prices, which I don't see happening. That's the only case where inflation would work against me in this situation.

[Kirill]

I'd also like to know what are is the RAM relation to HD3000

[jcvjcvjcvjcv]

So you're claiming that Lenovo is going to raise prices, which I don't see happening. That's the only case where inflation would work against me in this situation.

I'm claiming prices are falling.

But if the 'price' of the US dollar goes down as fast, you won't see a decline in nominal US Dollar prices.

Also see:

[Kimmo]

I'm claiming prices are falling.

Okay so we've established Lenovo is not going to increase their prices to adjust for inflation.

Let's look at the worst case: the price Lenovo sells thinkpads in USD does not decline and they continue to sell it at the same amount in USD. But due to inflation, the USD is worth less in a few months, so due entirely to inflation I am paying less value to get the same product. It's in my favor.

Now if Lenovo did the same in Europe with the Euro, you would not see the savings because your currency has less inflation. If the Euro experienced zero inflation, you would be paying the same value for the same product while I'd be paying less for the same product. You'd even be able to save money by converting your Euros to USD and buying from an American supplier in this hypothetical situation (assuming you could figure out shipping and the logistics).

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