gigabyte


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a unit of information equal to 1000 megabytes or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bytes

a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

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The M1405 comes with GIGABYTE Smart Switch function which allows users to switch between 32-bit or 64-bit operating system more quickly and easily.
According to Gigabyte Communications, the MMS technology from Jataayu Software helps improve the user experience for PDAs based on Windows Mobile and provides a revenue stream for mobile operators.
The low cost per gigabyte of tape media is an important factor in this application.
"Elpida's 2 Gigabyte DDR2 DIMMs combine the industry's highest density modules with the maximum system performance available in the server market," said Jun Kitano, director of Technical Marketing at Elpida Memory (USA).
Holographic page composer systems could be in production by 2005 with the performance characteristics mentioned, but the cost per module could be in the $2,000 range, or about $20 per gigabyte. This can be compared to the cost of $2 per gigabyte for 100-gigabyte magnetic disk drives expected in the same time frame (about $20 per gigabyte for full system cost).
Book PCs come in 800 or 1000 MHz Intel Pentium III models and 10 to 20 gigabyte hard drives.
To put these numbers in perspective, one gigabyte can hold the contents of a ten metre long bookshelf and one terabyte is equivalent to all the printed documents produced from 50,000 trees.
Pricing will start at $649 (about P33,000) for the 64 gigabyte model while the 128 gigabyte version will be at $749 (close to P38,000).
RGB Fusion App from GIGABYTE will be the first third-party motherboard software to natively support the new Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 memory.
Golden Systems Middle East, a leading distributor of IT products, has launched Gigabyte's latest generation of motherboards for the new 2nd generation Intel Core processors in the Middle East.
Golden Systems Middle East, a leading distributor of IT products, today unveiled GIGABYTE's latest monster performance GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard, featuring a revolutionary new 24 phase Unlocked Power design, 4-way graphics support including NVIDIAA[R] SLIacents and ATI CrossFireXacents, as well as a host of unique GIGABYTE features such as 333 Onboard Acceleration and On/Off Charge in the Middle East.