gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
ˈji-gə-ˌbīt 
ˈgi-
ˈgi-
: 1024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes
also
: one billion bytes
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Apple also increased the memory on the base model from 8 gigabytes to 16 gigabytes.
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
After the initial $4.08, data costs $2.10 per additional gigabyte.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
In addition, the team sees it as having the potential of leading to more advanced versions able to hold gigabytes of data.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
The base model has 16 gigabytes of memory and the base M4 chip can handle most general tasks but video editors and anyone using more CPU- and GPU-demanding apps will want to look at the M4 Pro for $2,099 ($300 off) or the M4 Max for $2,899 ($300 off).
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
After the initial $4.08, data costs $2.10 per additional gigabyte.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
In addition, the team sees it as having the potential of leading to more advanced versions able to hold gigabytes of data.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
The base model has 16 gigabytes of memory and the base M4 chip can handle most general tasks but video editors and anyone using more CPU- and GPU-demanding apps will want to look at the M4 Pro for $2,099 ($300 off) or the M4 Max for $2,899 ($300 off).
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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gigabyte
noun
giga·byte
-ˌbīt
: 1,073,741,824 bytes
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