1GB = 1024MB or 1000MB?

[markblair]

Okay, I know that in normal computing language, 1GB of space is equivalent to 1024MB of space. However, in the hosting world, is that necessarily the same? I haven't paid much attention to this with hosting but when creating an account for someone, if you tell them they are going to have 1GB of bandwidth, what exactly do you give them?

I've been setting up each account as the computing standard giving 1024/2048/4096, etc. It is starting to look weird though in the control panel.

[suppleSupport]

If we say 1GB, we give the full 1GB (1024mb) :)

[allan]

Depends on whether you are referring to GigaBYTES or GigaBITS. In this case I assume you are referring to GigaBYTES, so it is 1024.

[Chicken]

Technically, it would be 1024MB of space, however I have noticed a tendancy to round off to 1,000MB blocks. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing really, but as long as you state what you're giving them (be it 1GB or 1,000MB), then I don't think it matters much. I wouldn't state you offer 1GB and then give them 1,000MB, but that's just me.

[Robert]

it's a matter of choice. When I refer to 1GB, I refer to 1,000mb. But if you ask me how many MBs in a GB, I'll say 1024.

[markblair]

And I thought I was doing things strangely. I didn't necessarily plan to change anything mainly because I'm sure they noticed what they currently have :) I've always set it as 1GB = 1024MB. Good to know.

[Operator]

Originally posted by Robert:

it's a matter of choice. When I refer to 1GB, I refer to 1,000mb. But if you ask me how many MBs in a GB, I'll say 1024.
Ditto.

[DarktidesNET]

1024 .. anyone who knows anything about size would call you a false advertiser if you did not. Besides, if you don't know (or acknowledge) what a real GB is, it'd make me (and I'm sure others) wonder what else they're getting jipped on ...

[markblair]

For some reason I thought most considered bandwidth as 1000MB for 1GB. I'm glad that most at least here don't. You're right, DarktidesNET, the true number has always been 1GB = 1024MB in computing terms. I've always done the same for hosting on anything I've offered.

[Robert]

To want to be simple and easy for your customers to understand. Especially those who are new. So you don't want to say "You get a whooping 1024MB of Space!" Instead you can say "You get a whooping 1000MB of space". People read it as one thousand and go "Whoa!" rather than 1024 they read it as "ten twenty-four". IMO

[Phrozen]

1 GB will always be 1024 MB to me. I don't see data-transfer as being an exception.

If I'm paying for 500 GB of data-transfer I'd certainly be expecting 512,00 MB rather than 500,000 MB--a difference of 12,000 MB. The diference adds up in larger quantities.

[DarktidesNET]

I actually would say "You get a whooping 1 gb of space". I see no reason to use MB when it's solid GB's (1 gb, 2gb, etc)