it states 8gb but shows only 6.71gb why?
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Wendi, that is a very interesting question. I commend you. Not sure why only 6.71gb usable; however I suspect Sony uses the remainder for internal operating systems. Not surewhy but I do really like my Sony Walkman. I am simply amazed at the FM radio band which on various station comparisons has stronger signal sensitivity than many of my other more expensive radios. I have used the Sony headsets (am/fm) for jogging for many years. Somewhat expensive but great products. mrwesco
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I believe that is probably because of all the preloaded things which take up some of that space. So when it says 8gbs it's including that as part of it. So in actuality you have 6.71gbs.
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As with all flash memory devices, a certain amount of the total space is used by the device's operating system, in this case 1.29gb of the total 8gb, leaving 6.71gb as usable storage. While it is a somewhat deceiptful practice, it is common. Nearly all flash devices are this way.
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Operating system takes up part of drive. Look at screen icons, they are commands when pressed. This is on the drive of the Walkman. PC's are the same way.
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On an Acer W500 running Windows 8.1 I'm showing 223GB. My Acer originally came with 32GB and I was down to 5GB free before I upgraded the MyDigitalSSD 256GB
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I have 8gb in mine but it is not clear what the max is (as you probably know by searching the web.)
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As far as I know it is a 8GB but the one I bought was stolen three weeks after I brought it.
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I too just purchased this new and put in a brand new laptop , and only shows 29.27 gb freespace, almost 3gb less than advertised. It does say on the packaging that "a certain portion of capacity may be used for system files and maintenance, thus the actual capacity may differ from that indicated on the product label". So I'm assuming all is well with mine.
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It used to be advertised as 8gb. It's actually a little less (7.6 I think). But it holds plenty of music
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1+4GB, this is MTK chipset, some storage for OS and APP used, show the storage capacity is less, please noted
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I thought description said 160 gig, but it shows 298 gig capacity when I open up system. I'm assuming it has a 300 gig drive. Excellent system so far..
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so its not expandable? that sucks. I might call MSi just to double check, because i think thats an important factor in which one I choose....is it a big deal to you? did you notice they also had it listed in one spot as 160gb, and in another it said 120gb. I emailed them to see which for sure(though obviously everywhere else it says 160gb)...don't know why that happens.
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This is the 8GB set. You may want to have an HDD or flash drive if you buy the 8GB set. Space gets eaten up VERY quickly. After the installation of the huge update you're left with a little over 2GB
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The 16gb upgrade is really only a 8gb upgrade that only leaves the machine with a total of 16gb. I wish it was a real up grade to 24gb
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I'm not really sure , but I have a 16 GB in it. And that holds quite a bit.
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I had 64GB, it doesn't work, but 16 does. And it is quite enough. So I assume 128 wouldn't be accepted either.
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As you place the order, it's labeled as a 32gbs but once delivered it was an 8gb. As I called to get the problem resolved I was told that a replacement could be made but assurance that the same event would no occur was not provided... Supposedly they just grab what's at hand, pack ad deliver...
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Thank you for contacting us. It was an listing error. The item you are inquiring about comes with 16GB.
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The one I ordered had 16 GB. Since they did not have that one in stock they sent me a 32GB model.
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onboard 8GB, system used up 3GB, user space remain 5GB, it has sdhc slot for expansion up to 32GB,