I just got my 20GB 4G iPod and found that it has only about 18.5GB free. I know about the weirdness of drive specifications and system software, but still, 1.5GB seems like quite a bit space... is this normal?
Priceless!TigerXChaos said:First off: I have been using computers since '87 and have been building my own since the mid '90s, so I know what I'm talking about here.
Yes, I understand that formatted hard disks lose a portion of their space. Why this is, I don't know
Actually, TigerXChaos, it's due to the way hard drive makers report disk capacity. See this thread, post #2, for my answer.TigerXChaos said:You people are all acting like elitist jerks.
First off: I have been using computers since '87 and have been building my own since the mid '90s, so I know what I'm talking about here.
Yes, I understand that formatted hard disks lose a portion of their space. Why this is, I don't know; I find it the most asinine thing ever that a "20GB" disk would decrease to 18.5GB.
What you people aren't grasping is that Apple has come on the market with a product designated as an mp3 player. Just because this mp3 player utilizes a hard disk rather than RAM memory like the first (and still common) mp3 players, does not and should not give Apple the right to use the "fake gigabyte" advertising method. The public has come to expect a 128mb mp3 player to be able to store 128mb of mp3s. This should be no different for a 20GB iPod. With my experience in computers, I still believed that my 4G iPod would hold a full 20GB of mp3s. To the schmucks that are ripping on those who choose to have a problem with this: Try getting a life. Not everyone knows as much as you do regarding computers. Oh, and while you're babbling about how these people should KNOW that a hard disk loses space to formatting, why don't you try explaining why it loses that space? After all, you should KNOW, since you're so awesome at computing that it's simple knowledge. Learn to be civil. It's no wonder so many of you don't have girlfriends.
One other thing: I have never seen a 20GB hard drive lose 1.5GB of space due to formatting. There's something else responsible for further space loss. My 80GB computer drive lost maybe 2GB to "formatting". And you'll never get me to believe that it's directory information or some kind of "operating system"... 1.5GB is enough to run a lot of versions of Windows on.
TigerXChaos said:You people are all acting like elitist jerks.
First off: I have been using computers since '87 and have been building my own since the mid '90s, so I know what I'm talking about here.
Yes, I understand that formatted hard disks lose a portion of their space. Why this is, I don't know; I find it the most asinine thing ever that a "20GB" disk would decrease to 18.5GB.
Learn to be civil. It's no wonder so many of you don't have girlfriends.
One other thing: I have never seen a 20GB hard drive lose 1.5GB of space due to formatting. There's something else responsible for further space loss. My 80GB computer drive lost maybe 2GB to "formatting". And you'll never get me to believe that it's directory information or some kind of "operating system"... 1.5GB is enough to run a lot of versions of Windows on.
TigerXChaos said:Yes, I understand that formatted hard disks lose a portion of their space.
TigerXChaos said:Yes, I understand that formatted hard disks lose a portion of their space. Why this is, I don't know; I find it the most asinine thing ever that a "20GB" disk would decrease to 18.5GB.
TigerXChaos said:You people are all acting like elitist jerks.