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by borlak 4946 days ago
Are these still "64gb" as in it's really 45gb with the OS files and such installed?
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binarycrusader 4946 days ago
Yes, if you look at the specs page there's a disclaimer noting the OS takes up a significant amount of the space:

  Storage 	64GB*, 128GB
  *System software uses significant storage space. Available storage is subject to change based on system software updates and apps usage.
  1 GB = 1 billion bytes. See Surface.com/storage for more details.
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secalex 4946 days ago
iOS is made out of Unicorn feathers and does not take any of the iPad's advertised space.
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binarycrusader 4946 days ago
I'm uncertain whom you're replying to as I never mentioned iOS nor implied anything about it.

iOS does take less space than Windows at last check, but that's to be expected.

I personally think it's pretty disingenuous that more vendors don't advertise the usable space instead of total space.

I'm not thrilled about how much usable space I actually have left on my Nexus 7 16GB as an example...

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