Where is my memory gone!!!

[reddick]

Recently I upgrade my memory card frm 64 MB to Reduced Size 128 MB in N7610 phone.I bought it frm a local mobile repair shop.After installing it whn i go 2 Menu/Tools/Memory Card,it shows 122 MB capacity of card not 128 MB Anybody tell me why is it so...Where is 6 MB gone ***UR REPLIES ARE WELCOME***

[blue_earth]

Actually the available memory for use is always lesser then the memory quoted in the package. Its just like the computer hard disk eg: If you take a 40GB HDD and format it, the usable space is 37.2GB. The extra 2.8GB is not usable. Even the 32mb MMC i got with my 6600 has a usable uncompressed space of 30mb.

[reddick]

Is it true...Hard 2 believe that i got 6 MB less...Than why seller charge me for lost memory...Saaley ko pooch k aata hu!

[reddick]

:roll:

[blue_earth]

Its not the seller's fault. No one can do a thing about it...Thats how it is...

[Nemesis]

They use a slightly different cobversion which is why you get lesser than the advertized amount of memory. FOr example, they will use 1MB = 1000KB instead of 1024KB. Hence for them, 128MB = 128*1000KB. But when you use the card, it shows up as 122MB because that is the actual capacity.

[reddick]

Originally Posted by blue_earth

Its not the seller's fault. No one can do a thing about it...Thats how it is...

This is wht he,salesman,tolds me...I feel like some times customer becomes puppet in hands of shopkeepers...In these cases one have to do nothing except #%@&*~!