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    Actual hard drive size?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by corona7w, Apr 12, 2008.

  1. corona7w

    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    I apologize first for asking such a nooby question.
    When manufacturers state the hard drive size to be a certain amount, why is the actual usable amount significantly less? My notebook hard drive is said to be 320gb, but the actual usable amount is 298gb, where did the 22gb go?
     
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    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    corona7w Notebook Consultant

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    Can anyone explain this in a more understandable way?
     
    corona7w, Apr 12, 2008
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  4. Sir Travis D

    Sir Travis D Notebook Deity

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    @lithus, in 900+ posts I have never seen this question asked. I search on the sidebar and windows/os and hardware.

    he was asking - why for bigger hard drives, more space lost?
    not "ware is all the space"
     
    Sir Travis D, Apr 12, 2008
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    oops I read it wrong yup it's been asked a lot
    i thought he meant something else.. X.x
     
    Sir Travis D, Apr 12, 2008
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