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Convert digital data and bandwidth across binary (KiB/MiB/GiB) and decimal (KB/MB/GB) prefixes via the bit.
result = value × (from→bit) ÷ (to→bit)
It converts convert digital data and bandwidth across binary (kib/mib/gib) and decimal (kb/mb/gb) prefixes via the bit by first normalising your value to the SI base unit (bit) and then scaling to your chosen target unit. This hub-and-spoke approach guarantees every unit pair is internally consistent.
1 GB to Mbit: 1 × 8e9 = 8e9 bit, then ÷ 1e6 = 8000 Mbit.
Drive makers use decimal units (1 TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes) while many operating systems display binary units (1 TiB = 1024⁴ bytes ≈ 1.1 trillion bytes). Same bytes, different prefix — so the binary figure looks smaller. Also remember network speeds are in bits, not bytes: divide Mbps by 8 for MB/s.
Storage sizing, network bandwidth planning and distinguishing KiB from KB.
Conversions are exact ratios where the units are defined exactly (most SI and imperial units) and best-available constants otherwise. Extremely large or small magnitudes are shown in general (g) format; round-tripping through the base unit may introduce tiny floating-point differences in the final decimal places.