New MBP 160GB but only has 130gb?

[Mac Rookie]

I just got my new mbp 2.25 with 160gb hd. I really like the mbp Iam still learning it. But i notice it only has 130gb where did the other 30gb go?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Umm... part of is that "160GB" ≠ "160GB" in real numbers...that is normal hard drive procedure...

The other is taken up by the OS, but that still seems a little odd, also if you have loaded anything on your computer...yeah.

To see actual numbers, click on the Apple in the top left hand corner, click "About this Mac" and then "More Info" it will give you more specific information.

 

[rgarjr]

You wont get everything, hard drives are always lower than what it says.

 

[r.j.s]

Well ... about 10-12 went to formatting plus the difference between binary and decimal measurements of a Gigabyte.

The rest is OS X and iLife.

 

[xc runner]

I just got my new mbp 2.25 with 160gb hd. I really like the mbp Iam still learning it. But i notice it only has 130gb where did the other 30gb go?

Terrorists have taken the other 30 GB. Are you a bad enough dude to get them back?

 

[shadow1]

The other 30 gb has been formatted or part of os x.

 

[zorahk]

The problem is that drive manufacturers list their drives assuming that 1GB=1000MB rather than 1GB=1024MB. A byte is 8 bits, not 10.

 

[sam10685]

Please say this is your first computer. Not just your first mac.

 

[upinflames900]

Leopard counts 1 megabyte as 1024 kb instead of just 1000 as the drive manufacturer does

 

[Mac Rookie]

Please say this is your first computer. Not just your first mac.

lol this is my first mac. I never paid it any mind on my windows notebook.

 

[Mac Rookie]

Thanks everyone.

 

[butterfly0fdoom]

Don't worry, after Snow Leopard is released, it'll... not be so weird anymore.

 

[CalMin]

Don't worry, after Snow Leopard is released, it'll... not be so weird anymore.

I am so glad they are fixing this. This question has been foxing new users forever!

 

[patrixl]

I am so glad they are fixing this. This question has been foxing new users forever!

Yeah, then we'll only be faced with questions such as

"why is that 1GB file I downloaded actually 1024MB??? The Mac filesystem bloats files!!!"

"Snow Leopard made my hard drive bigger, but I can't put more files on it?? What's going on???"

lolll

 

[upinflames900]

Yeah, then we'll only be faced with questions such as

"why is that 1GB file I downloaded actually 1024MB??? The Mac filesystem bloats files!!!"

"Snow Leopard made my hard drive bigger, but I can't put more files on it?? What's going on???"

lolll

It will probably make things worse before better. A lot of people will have posts about that. I wonder if it will cause any other problems in the way of compatibility.

 

[mcpryon2]

Terrorists have taken the other 30 GB. Are you a bad enough dude to get them back?

hahaha

 

[Abyssgh0st]

I know this thread is quite trivial, but how much does PSX and iLife take up on say a 128GB SSD?

 

[Tallest Skil]

Don't worry, after Snow Leopard is released, it'll... not be so weird anymore.

No, it will be idiotic after Snow Leopard is released.

The ONLY thing they needed to do was put an "i" in between the B and the prefix. THAT'S IT. Then they would have been reporting correctly.

 

[CalMin]

Yeah, then we'll only be faced with questions such as

"why is that 1GB file I downloaded actually 1024MB??? The Mac filesystem bloats files!!!"

lolll

You are so right. There is no winning.

 

[r.j.s]

Yeah, then we'll only be faced with questions such as

"why is that 1GB file I downloaded actually 1024MB??? The Mac filesystem bloats files!!!"

"Snow Leopard made my hard drive bigger, but I can't put more files on it?? What's going on???"

lolll

Yeah, but since when are any files exactly a set size, such as 1GB?

 

[butterfly0fdoom]

No, it will be idiotic after Snow Leopard is released.

The ONLY thing they needed to do was put an "i" in between the B and the prefix. THAT'S IT. Then they would have been reporting correctly.

Now, I never said it would be better.

 

[patrixl]

Yeah, but since when are any files exactly a set size, such as 1GB?

It was an easy example to come up with.

Now...

"OMG the website said the file was 2453MB, but on my hard drive it's 2572MB!!! OS X bloats files why????"

Patrix.