+493 iPods: where 8 GB of memory really means 6.46, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have a good one; what are you, like, stupid?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

When they say 8GB they mean 8*10^9 bits. So 8,000,000,000 bits. But when the computer says 8GB's it means 8.5899346*10^9 bits. So 8,589,934,600 bits. That's where your discrepancy is.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

http://ctrlv.in/40897

by Anonymous 12 years ago

lolwut

by Anonymous 12 years ago

6.46 what? 6.46 iPods?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Wait, getting thumbs up is as easy as saying lol?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, it's metric (I hope), so...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah, mine's supposedly an 8 gig but it's actually 7.47 gig.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's less than 8bg because the rest of the space is used up by the operating system etc. It's not a flash drive, it has software too.

by Anonymous 12 years ago