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| Thread ID: 98025 | 2009-03-08 07:14:00 | Hard drive question, please? | ianhnz (4263) | Press F1 |
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| 754722 | 2009-03-08 08:23:00 | That works out at 37.2 GB, so about right. Thanks.:thumbs: | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 754723 | 2009-03-08 11:45:00 | Remember also that the filesystem itself takes up some space - how much depends on which filesystem you're using, how much you are storing, which cluster size you're using and how fragmented the drive is. If you're using a journalling fs, you'll also need to take the journal into account. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 754724 | 2009-03-08 18:38:00 | Thanks guys...:thanks:thanks | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 754725 | 2009-03-08 21:23:00 | Personally I think its just a scam from HD manufacturers to make their drives look bigger. But the whole picture is incredibly complicating... Its called rounding. A 2L car engine may be slightly more or less than 2000cc. 91 octane petrol will be a minium of 91, but may be slightly more. Nothing funny going on here. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 754726 | 2009-03-08 22:45:00 | Its called rounding. <snip> Nothing funny going on here. Actually, it's not just rounding - this has been a major bone of contention with HDD manufacturers for quite some time. They're the only players in the computer industry who use decimal (1000) units (and yes, they do it to make their drives appear larger). Everyone else uses base-two (1024) units. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 754727 | 2009-03-08 22:57:00 | Hi Rob. re: A 2L car engine may be slightly more or less than 2000cc. Many years ago in the UK road licence fees depended on the engine capcity. When I was riding small motorbikes, I was told by my local service agent that a 197 cc engine was classified and charged as a 200 cc so that if it had to be rebored (as was the fashion occasionally in those days after ring problems) it would still come home under the 200 cc level. True or false I never found out but I always found that the actual was smaller than the quoted - possibly for that reason. :rolleyes: |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 754728 | 2009-03-08 23:24:00 | Thanks again. Some very interesting comments. | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 754729 | 2009-03-09 02:49:00 | Yeah engines always seem smaller, like mine is 3800cc but is actually 3788 or something | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 754730 | 2009-03-09 02:55:00 | I know what you mean. Mines a 2,255cc but it says 2.3 litre. Close enough:clap | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 754731 | 2009-03-09 02:57:00 | Dont ya just feel ripped off though? | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
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