500 gig drive only 465 gig. Is this normal?
Hi all,
whilst I realize that the amount of space you actually get on a drive is less than it is meant to be, how much is acceptable? Actually, it always made me wonder why the available size is not reported accurately, isn't it contravening consumer rights to say one thing and give another???
Maybe I could go into the Apple store to buy a $2,000 iMac, with an envelope stuffed with cash, and the amount of $2,000 written on the front, but with only $1,850 actually inside. Isn't it the same? Would they give me the $2,000 machine? That aside, here is my issue.
I have a MBP with a 200 gig drive - actual space available = 185.99 gig. So, I lose 14 gig.
But the iMac that I took delivery of today has only 465 gig available on the 500 gig drive. So the loss is 35 gig, and that seems like a lot to me.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks.
Hugh
Message was edited by: Hugh Anderson1
whilst I realize that the amount of space you actually get on a drive is less than it is meant to be, how much is acceptable? Actually, it always made me wonder why the available size is not reported accurately, isn't it contravening consumer rights to say one thing and give another???
Maybe I could go into the Apple store to buy a $2,000 iMac, with an envelope stuffed with cash, and the amount of $2,000 written on the front, but with only $1,850 actually inside. Isn't it the same? Would they give me the $2,000 machine? That aside, here is my issue.
I have a MBP with a 200 gig drive - actual space available = 185.99 gig. So, I lose 14 gig.
But the iMac that I took delivery of today has only 465 gig available on the 500 gig drive. So the loss is 35 gig, and that seems like a lot to me.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks.
Hugh
Message was edited by: Hugh Anderson1
iMac & MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.4)
