MB > GB

[Linda]

How many megabites are in a gigabite?
Anyone know?

[dirtybird]

I forgot.. a thousand maybe? All I know is a gig is much bigger.

[Anya82]

1024 Mb = 1 Gb

1024kb = 1 Mb

1024 B = 1 Kb


1024 Gb = 1tb

[Jebus]

too keep it simple, lets just say 1000mb = 1 gb

[Anya82]

no! it's 1024! not 1000

[Linda]

Thanks a bunch!

[Jebus]

no! it's 1024! not 1000
like I said, just to keep it simple.

[Anya82]

hehehe :D i know, Jebus! i'm just a stuborn girl :D

[Jerry]

1024 Mb = 1 Gb

1024kb = 1 Mb

1024 B = 1 Kb


1024 Gb = 1tb


1Kb = 1024 b
1b = 8 bits

:)

Now it's complete :)

[The Talking Pie]

Holy shit, you can't go rounding it off to 1,000! Don't you realise the repercussions when dealing with significantly large numbers?

[Endymion]

Holy shit, you can't go rounding it off to 1,000! Don't you realise the repercussions when dealing with significantly large numbers?

when buying a hard drive, sizes are reported in base 10, not base 2^10.