How many MB are in 4.36 gb

4360 technically

However, 4.36GB as it is reported on most computers (Windows) is equal to 4.7GB in storage capacity as it is used by disc manufacturers (This is also the more technically correct, albeit misleading measurement)

Based on the size provided, 4.36 GB, I will assume we are talking about blank recordable DVD discs or movies meant to fit on them. This isn't something that can be easily explained quickly, but in short, there are 2 main, and very similar, measurement units used for information storage and delivery (and others used slightly less often):

Gigabyte or GB

Gibibyte or GiB

Gigabit or Gb

Gibibit or Gib

Notice the capitalization, as it is often the only information given. For now, the only two units that matter are the first two, gigabyte (GB) and gibibyte (GiB), because these are the two that are used for DVD capacity, in general.

Blank DVD-R: roughly 4,700,000 bytes, or 4.7 Gigabytes (GB). (This would be the official international standard and what is used by DVD-R manufacturers)

Blank DVD-R: roughly 4,700,000 bytes, or 4.36 Gibibytes, (GiB). (Most computers still report this measurement as "GB" even though it should be "GiB" technically. This isn't new, this is the way it has been used for decades in the IT and computer world, even if it is technically wrong.)

It should be noted that most of the confusion has come from the storage device manufacturers returning to the official definition of GB (gigabyte), presumably so they can advertise a greater storage capacity, while they know perfectly well that the average consumer will think they are buying a larger storage device than they actually are.

The measurements for the units are:







Multiples of bytesSI decimal prefixesBinary
usageIEC binary prefixesName
(Symbol)ValueName
(Symbol)Valuekilobyte (kB)103210kibibyte (KiB)210megabyte (MB)106220mebibyte (MiB)220gigabyte (GB)109230gibibyte (GiB)230terabyte (TB)1012240tebibyte (TiB)240petabyte (PB)1015250pebibyte (PiB)250exabyte (EB)1018260exbibyte (EiB)260zettabyte (ZB)1021270zebibyte (ZiB)270yottabyte (YB)1024280yobibyte (YiB)280