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Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.1 USB Stick (big difference adverted and actual size GB)
Subject: what is your actual real size GB?
Intro:
I have several (8) usb sticks collected over past the years (having different adverted sizes).
All the time the actual (real) size is according within the standard margin.
Example 1:
I own a 64GB (adverted) Kingston usb stick, having real size 58.5 GB.
You might expect to get +/-: 64 000 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = 59.60 GB
What I got actual size +/-: 62 895 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = +/- 58.50 GB
Example 2:
I own a 128GB (adverted) Lexar usb stick, having real size 119.2 GB.
You might expect to get +/-: 128 000 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = 119.2 GB
What I got actual size +/-: 128 000 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = +/- 119.2 GB
Example 3:
I own a 32GB (adverted) Sandisk usb stick, having real size 29.7 GB.
You might expect to get +/-: 32 000 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = 29.8 GB
What I got actual size +/-: 31 997 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = +/- 29.7 GB
Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.1 256 GB Example:
Recently I bought from Amazon a Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.1 256GB.
You might expect to get +/-: 256 000 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = 238.4 GB
What I got actual size +/-: 246 00 000 000 bytes / (1024*1024*1024) = +/- 229.1 GB
As you see, my Ultra Fit 3.1 is like 9 GB less in actual size than it should be.
I did format in FAT/NTFS, but it still remain 229.1 GB in my Win 10 64 bit OS.
Also, I did not observe any hidden files.
Question 1:
Can anyone please provide screenshot and/or text of his/her Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.1 adverted size and real size?
Question 2:
If my Sandisk Ultra Fit 3.1 256 GB seems to have signficantly less than it should be, shall I return back to get money back (because of possible manufacturing error or something related)?
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Info link (my calculations are based on these sources):
https://www.howtogeek.com/123268/windows-hard-drive-wrong-capacity/
http://www.endmemo.com/data/diskcapacity.php
