Usable space on a 500gb drive?

R.O.S.S.I · 22 Jun 2007 at 15:04

How much 'usable' space do you actually get on a 500gb hard drive?

UKDTweak · 22 Jun 2007 at 15:05

Dont know the exact amount, but it wont be 500gb, more like 470.

Indy500 · 22 Jun 2007 at 15:05

488GB.

mattyrigby00 · 22 Jun 2007 at 19:48

500 million bytes - around 475gb.

fobose · 22 Jun 2007 at 20:09

I get 465GB on my 500gb seagates.

jbloggs · 22 Jun 2007 at 20:36

fobose said:
I get 465GB on my 500gb seagates.

This is what I have got, as well, on my WD 500GB AAKS.

Will_3rd · 22 Jun 2007 at 20:43

I get 465GB on my 500gb Seagate.

Down1oader · 22 Jun 2007 at 23:14

i get 465gb on hitatchi

AMDPower · 22 Jun 2007 at 23:43

465 on segate