Comment on Why is 1 GB equal to 10^9 bytes instead of 2^30?parentComments−icedchai12yHug? They'd be able to use all the space except that last fraction of 1 KiB, a very small percentage if any.−marcosdumay12yThe last fraction of 1KiB on each head, on each cylinder. In a 1TB disk, that's nothing, in a 100MB disk, that adds fast.
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Hug? They'd be able to use all the space except that last fraction of 1 KiB, a very small percentage if any.
The last fraction of 1KiB on each head, on each cylinder. In a 1TB disk, that's nothing, in a 100MB disk, that adds fast.