"intelligent" disk drives

[Ensor]

Hi,

  > Indeed, and Seagate got sued for exactly this not too long ago:

Interesting article, thanks.

I hadn't realised flash memory vendors were pulling the same trick....


  > Hopefully this "1MB = 1000000 bytes" rubbish the drive manufacturers
  >keep peddling will be over soon....

Agreed, but I think it's one of those things which rears it's ugly head 
every so often. :-(


  TTFN - Pete.