How many MB in GB? I want to buy a thumb drive. I know GB are bigger
patricia92243
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-15-05 03:04 PM
Original message |
| How many MB in GB? I want to buy a thumb drive. I know GB are bigger |
|
than MB but I know what the ratio is. Therefore, I don't know what to buy.
Help!
|
| denverbill
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-15-05 04:45 PM
Response to Original message |
| 1. 1000. 1000 mb = 1 gb n/t |
|
Edited on Wed Jun-15-05 04:46 PM by denverbill
|
| TroubleMan
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Wed Jun-15-05 07:27 PM
Response to Reply #1 |
| 2. Actually a gigabyte is 1024 mb |
|
Although some companies cheat and use the example you sited.
|
| gulfcoastliberal
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Sun Jun-19-05 12:49 AM
Response to Reply #2 |
| 3. I got a 1 GB Corsair Voyager thumbdrive from Newegg |
|
Even though they say it's 1 GB, it's actually slightly less, like 960MB from some reason.
|
| RC
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Mon Jun-27-05 09:27 PM
Response to Reply #3 |
| 4. It is the overhead of being formatted. |
|
The same idea as hard drives having less capacity than advertised.
|
DU
AdBot (1000+ posts)     |
Fri Dec 27th 2024, 03:41 AM
Response to Original message |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion
board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules
page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the
opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent
the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
