Q: i have had my iPad for 1 month now and i got a 32gb but why does it only come with 28gb,its quite annoying

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David.V

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Q: i have had my iPad for 1 month now and i got a 32gb but why does it only come with 28gb,its quite annoying

i got thins ipad so i had space and it was cheaper than an ipad 3 why only 28gb in a 32gb ipad

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Posted on May 20, 2012 9:13 AM

I have this question too

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King_Penguin

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Some space is used up for by how a gig is calculated/reported, the formatting of the storage, iOS and the built-in apps. There is more detailed info on this page : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2419

Posted on May 20, 2012 9:17 AM

Q: i have had my iPad for 1 month now and i got a 32gb but why does it only come with 28gb,its quite annoying

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by Allan Sampson,

Allan Sampson May 20, 2012 9:15 AM in response to David.V
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May 20, 2012 9:15 AM in response to David.V

Although the iPad uses flash storage, the same applies with your computer's hard drive.

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/09/gigabyte-decimal-vs-binary.html
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David.V May 20, 2012 9:30 AM in response to King_Penguin
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May 20, 2012 9:30 AM in response to King_Penguin

thanks i understand now!
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King_Penguin

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May 20, 2012 9:17 AM in response to David.V

Some space is used up for by how a gig is calculated/reported, the formatting of the storage, iOS and the built-in apps. There is more detailed info on this page : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2419

Q: i have had my iPad for 1 month now and i got a 32gb but why does it only come with 28gb,its quite annoying

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