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As disk sizes started to increase, the difference started to matter more and more. 1KiB is only 2.4% more than 1KB, but 1TiB is 10% more than 1TB. I think it m
by molf 13y ago
As disk sizes started to increase, the difference started to matter more and more. 1KiB is only 2.4% more than 1KB, but 1TiB is 10% more than 1TB.
I think it makes sense that this didn't become significant until disk sizes started reaching GB levels, and therefore manufacturers' choices to switch to base 10.
- marcosdumay 13y agoBesides it making more difference for bigger disks, there is a huge performance penalty on x86 for disks that use sectors that are not a multiple of 1kiB. And since earlier models were MB sized, they couldn't even get those few percent back.
- icedchai 13y agoHug? They'd be able to use all the space except that last fraction of 1 KiB, a very small percentage if any.
- marcosdumay 13y agoThe last fraction of 1KiB on each head, on each cylinder. In a 1TB disk, that's nothing, in a 100MB disk, that adds fast.