• ji17br@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    As a computer engineer, I had better know. And don’t get me started on MiB vs MB

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        8 months ago

        kB = kilobytes = 1000 bytes

        MB = megabytes = 1000 kB

        kiB = kibibytes = 1024 bytes

        MiB = mibibytes = 1024 kiB

        Generally on hard drive/ssd capacity it will be listed in GiB (Gibibytes). This is the reason a 1 Terabyte drive is actually something like 931 GB showing in your system. Because your system uses GiB and the manufacturer uses GB.

        1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes

        1GiB = 1,073,741,824 bytes

        1 GB =~ 0.931 GiB

        Edit: I had it backwards, it is fixed now

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          8 months ago

          You messed it up, actually - it’s the bi units that are 1024

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              8 months ago

              Understandable, and I’m really sorry to have to do this to you… But it’s mebibyte, not mibibyte ;D

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                8 months ago

                You know, when I typed it out it seemed wrong. I then proceeded to be lazy and do absolutely nothing to verify. I’m leaving it, I deserve to be ridiculed at this point.