Comment Re:ads (Score 2, Informative) 1090
Tha is bullshit. There is no uniform standard.
For example:
- When talking about transmission speeds on synchronous communications (e.g. ethernet), the 1000 multiplier is used, so: 100 megabit/s = 100.000.000 bit/s.
- When talking about file sizes, the 1024 multiplier is used, so:
26205739087 bytes =~ 24,4 GB.
When talking about hard drives, most hard drive manufacturers use the 1000 multiplier, not he 1024. This makes the number in front of "GB" look bigger than if you use 1024, perhaps thet's why.
Anyway, nobody has promised ANYONE that you would get 80*1024*1024*1024 bytes when buying a 80GB drive, they only promised 80.000.000.000 bytes, which is what you're getting.
So I don't see the point of this lawsuit. It's bogus, right?
For example:
- When talking about transmission speeds on synchronous communications (e.g. ethernet), the 1000 multiplier is used, so: 100 megabit/s = 100.000.000 bit/s.
- When talking about file sizes, the 1024 multiplier is used, so:
26205739087 bytes =~ 24,4 GB.
When talking about hard drives, most hard drive manufacturers use the 1000 multiplier, not he 1024. This makes the number in front of "GB" look bigger than if you use 1024, perhaps thet's why.
Anyway, nobody has promised ANYONE that you would get 80*1024*1024*1024 bytes when buying a 80GB drive, they only promised 80.000.000.000 bytes, which is what you're getting.
So I don't see the point of this lawsuit. It's bogus, right?
