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minus-squarelunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoHow is it a weird number? Its 2**9
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoHDDs have generally been dec round numbers rather than binary
minus-squarelunsjentilanette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoMaybe but its still not a weird number in this context :p
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI feel like for HDDs it is. In general it is not. The even weirder thing is that HDD sizes are expressed in decimal gigabytes to inflate the numbers. A 500 GB drive will show as around 480 in some operating systems.
How is it a weird number? Its 2**9
HDDs have generally been dec round numbers rather than binary
Maybe but its still not a weird number in this context :p
I feel like for HDDs it is. In general it is not. The even weirder thing is that HDD sizes are expressed in decimal gigabytes to inflate the numbers. A 500 GB drive will show as around 480 in some operating systems.