Hardware Is it normal for the 128 evo+ to be 138 gb?

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I just put the 128 evo+ microsd in my laptop and Ubuntu is telling me the card is 138gb instead of the advertised 128gb. Is this normal?
 

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UPDATE: I just put the card in a windows laptop and windows is saying the card is 124 gb. I think Ubuntu doesn't like the card for some unknown reason.

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Next time dont buy Samsung trash. You learned your lesson I hope!

Wrong the problem is Ubuntu and not the microsd card.
 
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Yes, this is normal. Ubuntu displays the SI sizes, and Windows displays the real sizes. Normally, Ubuntu will show it being what it's actually advertised as, but in the rare case the manufacturer doesn't cheat you, it'll show over.

(1024*1024*1024*128) / (1024*1000*1000) ~= 134.
 

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Yes, this is normal. Ubuntu displays the SI sizes, and Windows displays the real sizes. Normally, Ubuntu will show it being what it's actually advertised as, but in the rare case the manufacturer doesn't cheat you, it'll show over.

(1024*1024*1024*128) / (1024*1000*1000) ~= 134.

Will re formatting the card in Ubuntu solve this? Or is it something that can't be fixed?
 

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Just in case, if speed is what you're after then use FakeFlashTest. It will takes minutes as apposed to hours with h2testw. This is also data destructive, so you will have to reformat your SD card when completed. Also be aware of anti virus false positive.
 

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Samsung cards work fine, but fake cards do not.
I still find the reported size fishy.
It should be around 119 GB in Windows, and around 128GB in Ubuntu, because the ADVERTISED size is normally in SI not in fake "RightShitThatGiga shit instead of dividing by 1000 because we didn't have enough computing power in the 70s"bytes.
Test that card, that still seems fake.
 

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