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**Logos** · 05-17-2006, 03:26 PM

I bought an ext. hd for my pc which clearly stated on the box that it was 250 gb yet when I formatted it, there was only 232gb of space. Shouldn't it be a 232gb
hd and say that on the box? I mean, if I sold a box of screws that claimed to have 250 in it and every box that I sold only had 232 wouldn't that be lying?

**KINGOFNOOBS** · 05-17-2006, 03:29 PM

no... in stores 1 Gig is meaures 1 gig = 1000 megs, when in computer terms its 1 gig = 1024, so when you have 250 gigs you lose space..

**Logos** · 05-17-2006, 03:33 PM

thats bs, why can't they just use the cpu terms on the box then. I'm still pissed, who made up the rule that a store can make up how big they want a Gig to be?
That's like saying a car co. can make up how long a mile is to make it seem like their car's top speed is faster than it really is.

**brain_stew** · 05-17-2006, 04:04 PM

Read the box in future, it will be all there in black and white, I'm surprised this is the first time you've encountered this.

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Logos Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 236 Trader Feedback: 0	False Advertising? I bought an ext. hd for my pc which clearly stated on the box that it was 250 gb yet when I formatted it, there was only 232gb of space. Shouldn't it be a 232gb hd and say that on the box? I mean, if I sold a box of screws that claimed to have 250 in it and every box that I sold only had 232 wouldn't that be lying?

05-17-2006, 03:29 PM	#2
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05-17-2006, 03:33 PM	#3
Logos Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 236 Trader Feedback: 0	thats bs, why can't they just use the cpu terms on the box then. I'm still pissed, who made up the rule that a store can make up how big they want a Gig to be? That's like saying a car co. can make up how long a mile is to make it seem like their car's top speed is faster than it really is. Last edited by Logos; 05-17-2006 at 03:39 PM..

05-17-2006, 04:04 PM	#4
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