shorty66

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

True, i misread your first post.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

2^20 = 1.048.576 ≠ 1.000.000 = 10^6

Ki Mi Gi Prefixes are for powers of two, K M G for powers of ten.

Of course you can choose whatever prefix you prefer, but when talking about storage or anything digital, we usually mean the power of two series. For that matter it's better to be explicit instead of assuming everybody knows.