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Andrew @mander.xyz
Spreading the word of IEC units: it's "1.46 TiB" and "200 MiB" btw.
14 2 ReplyRevan343 @lemmy.ca You can pry binary-based terabytes from my cold dead hands
20 0 Replywander1236 @sh.itjust.works
Except when it is actually decimal
6 0 ReplyAndrew @mander.xyz
Yeah, that why IEC units carry only one meansing. It's all that stupid JEDEC that standardized SI units to binary multiples. Dumbest shit I've ever seen.
2 4 Replycorsicanguppy @lemmy.ca When you make up new words - see 'fetch' - you can decide it means everything you want.
Doesn't mean that validating hard drive vendors' scams is somehow right to do.
6 0 ReplyAndrew @mander.xyz
Which scams? HDD/SSD AFAIK use SI units so that checks out for me.
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