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		Theodores on Jan 12, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kingston displays 384GB of DDR4 in top-secret Inte... Are you sure you have 284Gb? 384Gb is 256Gb + 128Gb or 3 * 128Gb - simple powers of two stuff going on here to arrive at 384Gb. 284Gb is 256Gb + 16Gb + 8Gb + 4Gb - or - 256Gb + 32Gb - 4Gb where the 4Gb is used for something such as video ram. That is not simple powers of two.

nkurz on Jan 12, 2014 | [–]

I think a single character typo of '2' for '3' is a more plausible explanation. It also fits better with the message "Why is this special? It's the same thing I've had for years."

mdmarra on Jan 12, 2014 | [–]

Please, GB not Gb.

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