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512mb MMC = 490mb MMC for 6230i

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  • 26-05-2005 8:59am
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    frogg
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 28 ✭


    I bought a 512mb MMC card for my 6230i but on screen it only shows up as ~490mb. I tried formatting it using the phone but its still only 490mb. Whats going on here?


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    steviec
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭steviec


    Well if its anything like computers, 512Mb advertised means 512,000,000 bytes

    Whereas in reality 1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes and 1 Megabyte = 1024 kilobytes, which means 512,000,000 bytes is closer to 490Mb


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    wolfman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,553 ✭✭✭wolfman


    I've seen this discussed on a few forums and seemingly its not a problem. Just with the larger cards, the phone doesnt always display the memory correctly, but there is in fact 512 available


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    flywheel
    Registered Users Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭flywheel


    would it be the space available once the card has been formatted? i.e. 512MB being the unformatted capacity, ~490MB being the formatted capacity...


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