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Computer Makers Sued Over Hard Drive Size

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the yep-size-still-matters dept.

FPCat writes "Finally, some one is doing something about one of my pet peeves. It seems a group of people are suing Apple, Dell, Gateway, HP, and others for misleading consumers about hard disk sizes. About time someone spoke up and said '1000 MB != 1 GB'" It's not much of a mystery to anyone who's up on industry practices, but it's similar to the way graphic displays are sized, cereal boxes are filled, and so on. Andy Rooney could have a field day with this one.

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  1. It's not the size of your disk by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's how you use it. (Look, someone had to make the joke.)

    1. Re:It's not the size of your disk by KikassAssassin · · Score: 5, Funny

      [dark helmet]
      So, I see that your hard drive is as BIG AS MINE! Now... let's see how well you handle it.
      [/dark helmet]

  2. ...monitors should be next! by DevNull · · Score: 5, Funny

    17" monitors, with 15.7" viewable?
    Ya, I have an 11 inch... but you can only see 6.

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  3. Re:Ewww! by civad · · Score: 5, Funny

    disgorge
    v. disgorged, disgorging, disgorges
    v. tr.

    1. To bring up and expel from the throat or stomach; vomit.
    2. To discharge violently; spew.
    3. To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.

    I would love it if the statement "The lawsuit asks......" uses disgorgement to describe the first meaning. I doubt Apple, etc. would do as meaning (2) suggests. Meaning (3) seems appropriate in this context.

  4. Re:Another reason why we need tort reform by GordoSlasher · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, a bunch of lawyers get obscenely rich and 2 years from now we all get a $5.00 coupon toward the purchase of a new disk.
    I was expecting $5.12

  5. That's what they want you to think by Compact+Dick · · Score: 5, Funny

    But the truth is most women find bigger is better.

    Yes I would know.

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  6. Re:About TIME! by michaeltoe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Explaining the binary system to a nation which can't even handle metric notation is unlikely to happen, even if the movement is backed by an angry mob...

  7. ads by QEDog · · Score: 5, Funny
    This is insanely stupid, I can imagine in the near future the ads:

    This computer comes with 100GB of HD*!

    *HD size may vary. Some restrictions apply. Professional in a closed course. Caution, do not eat, migh be hot. Do not insert into ear canal. May cause seizure. May cause drowsyness...

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  8. Re:Unnecessary confusion by Jah-Wren+Ryel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gibibyte -- still getting used to that one ...

    Not to mention the Giglibite, recently introduced Si unit of measurement for how badly a movie bites.

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