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Old 02-11-2007, 21:17   #4
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Re: About time something like this happened!

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Originally Posted by Anonymouse View Post
But they all do that. Every drive I've ever had, regardless of manufacturer, has reported less capacity than that stated, even allowing for the space the drive itself needs.
Indeed.


Also, Seagate (& the rest) are actually using the accepted SI definition where a "Gigabyte" is decimal.


Binary GB should technically be "Gibibyte" (Giga binary byte).
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