MP3/iPod Question

[Magic]

Why on MP3's/iPlayers say it holds say 8gb, then actually only hold 7.01gb?

It says my iPod's capacity is 7.01gb, and thats before anything was even on it!

[DamonJ]

I think because it needs to hold the firmware/graphics etc.
But I think that it is false advertising when they say it is a certain capacity, when it is in fact less.

[Magic]

Yeah, its a bit of a con!
*Complains and gets a 160GB :P*

[Matt]

This should explain it:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/faqs/answers/why-doesnt-my-ipod-show-the-full-hard-drive-capacity-that-i-paid-for/

[BBkid]

I have a 1GB iPod Shuffle and I got the full 1GB.

[\PJ/]

Originally posted by DamonJ
I think because it needs to hold the firmware/graphics etc.
But I think that it is false advertising when they say it is a certain capacity, when it is in fact less. Well they can't say "this ipod has 7.31GB" they have to round it off to 8GB.

[Magic]

Originally posted by PJ
Originally posted by DamonJ
I think because it needs to hold the firmware/graphics etc.
But I think that it is false advertising when they say it is a certain capacity, when it is in fact less. Well they can't say "this ipod has 7.31GB" they have to round it off to 8GB.

Well then it should be rounded down to 7GB, or they should make it so its actually 8.7GB, so you can store 8GB.

[BBkid]

Don't worry about it because it's only half a GB!:thumbs:

[DamonJ]

Originally posted by Magic
Originally posted by PJ
Originally posted by DamonJ
I think because it needs to hold the firmware/graphics etc.
But I think that it is false advertising when they say it is a certain capacity, when it is in fact less. Well they can't say "this ipod has 7.31GB" they have to round it off to 8GB.

Well then it should be rounded down to 7GB.

[Annie]

Ahh doesnt life suck? :pat:

*pats 160GB ipod*