If you're like me, you've been annoyed by the way that hard drive manufacturers represent their storage capacity. Basically, 1 GB on a hard drive means 1 billion bytes, but in almost every other context of which I am aware, 1 GB actually means 1024 cubed, which is 1073741824 bytes. Obviously, HD manufacturers want to use the "base 10" system instead of the "base 2" system to advertise their stuff, because it means they can say that they offer more capacity than they actually do.
Well, Seagate finally got nailed. I am hoping this means that all HD manufacturers everywhere will start being honest from now on. If I buy a 500GB drive, I want it to have 500*1024*1024*1024 bytes, dangit!
Friday, November 2, 2007
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