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<blockquote data-quote="Slokunshialgo" data-source="post: 381737" data-attributes="member: 21869">Well, I just did a bit of number crunching.&nbsp; About 99% of drives I ever see don't actually have XXX Binary Gigabytes of storage.If it is a true 750 GB drive, then it would have 805306368000 bytes of storage.&nbsp; This is following the binary 1024, not the base-ten 1000 multiple.&nbsp; Likely it is using base-ten, making it actually have 750000000000 bytes of storage, which works out to a true 698.491930962 GB.I've experienced this firsthand when I got myself a 320GB drive, and when I use Linux's cfdisk to partition it (I prefer cfdisk over fdisk, for the Linux-users out there), I can see the exact bit-age, and see that it was closer to 300GB.So, if it is following the regular standard of Base-ten, then it is a 14.65% loss, rather than the 20.51% loss if it is a true 750GB drive.&nbsp; if it came with more packaging than an electrostatic plastic bag, then check if it says anywhere on it something like &quot;1GB = 1000000000 bytes&quot;.&nbsp; if it does, then technically, they are correct, as that is a true usage.&nbsp; it's all a marketing game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Slokunshialgo, post: 381737, member: 21869"] Well, I just did a bit of number crunching. About 99% of drives I ever see don't actually have XXX Binary Gigabytes of storage. If it is a true 750 GB drive, then it would have 805306368000 bytes of storage. This is following the binary 1024, not the base-ten 1000 multiple. Likely it is using base-ten, making it actually have 750000000000 bytes of storage, which works out to a true 698.491930962 GB. I've experienced this firsthand when I got myself a 320GB drive, and when I use Linux's cfdisk to partition it (I prefer cfdisk over fdisk, for the Linux-users out there), I can see the exact bit-age, and see that it was closer to 300GB. So, if it is following the regular standard of Base-ten, then it is a 14.65% loss, rather than the 20.51% loss if it is a true 750GB drive. if it came with more packaging than an electrostatic plastic bag, then check if it says anywhere on it something like "1GB = 1000000000 bytes". if it does, then technically, they are correct, as that is a true usage. it's all a marketing game. [/QUOTE]

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