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A comment on Western Digital is trying to redefine the word “RPM”. Parent comment
KB = Kilobyte, which from SI definition of kilo means 10^3.
KiB = Kibibyte, was formaly defined later by IEC in 1998 as 2^10
OSes (Windows/Mac/Linux), are the ones doing it wrong, using 2^10 internaly, but presenting using SI prefixes.
KB = Kilobyte, which from SI definition of kilo means 10^3.
KiB = Kibibyte, was formaly defined later by IEC in 1998 as 2^10
OSes (Windows/Mac/Linux), are the ones doing it wrong, using 2^10 internaly, but presenting using SI prefixes.