It's what Pants said. There's marketing terabytes and storage terabytes.
A storage terabyte, a real terabyte is 1,024GB. A marketing terabyte is 1,000GB, and that is what they print on the box the disk comes in. So you buy a "2TB" disk assuming you're getting 2,048GB, but when you plug it in the PC sees 2,000GB,
Posted By: Arizona Bay on April 14th 2014 at 21:35:34
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- Just bought a 2TB memory device (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 14, 21:03:09
- It's what Pants said. There's marketing terabytes and storage terabytes. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 14, 21:35:34
- I don't imagine I'll ever get close to filling it (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 14, 21:49:16
- I thought that when I got a 3TB disc a while ago. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 14, 21:58:11
- Yeah, stuff is just getting bigger and bigger. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Apr 14, 22:24:38
- 1080p video is the thing. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 14, 22:30:16
- Yeah, stuff is just getting bigger and bigger. (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Apr 14, 22:24:38
- I thought that when I got a 3TB disc a while ago. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 14, 21:58:11
- I don't imagine I'll ever get close to filling it (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 14, 21:49:16
- Thats Terabyte (terrible) (n/m) (General Chat) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Apr 14, 21:05:35
- by the way (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 14, 21:47:27
- You've bought about a 2000gb memory device (General Chat) - pants, Apr 14, 21:05:17
- It's what Pants said. There's marketing terabytes and storage terabytes. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 14, 21:35:34
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