Do these discs actually hold 25 GB of information, or is a portion of the disc formatted thereby leaving less than 25GB of space?
52383
No, most operating systems use a different byte definition than that of the manufacturer. The actual storage capacity for a 25GB disc using Windows is 23.3GB.
52384
I can't honestly answer your question. When I buy the kid's a Blu ray movie, I copy it and put the copy in the plastic case for them to watch. If I put a 25GB disc in and it call's for a 50GB disc, I just take my chances. So I don't know what the disc actually holds. Sorry about that.
52385
I don't know the exact gigabytes It holds but it's definitely not 25 closer to 24
52386
You'll get about 24.5 GB (thats the max i burnt usually) but i never filled up to the "brim" just to ensure there is no corruption.
52387
There is a very small amount for the formatting. I've been able to get around 23 gigs on a disc. When highlighting files being transferred, it gives a total of those files so you don't go over the allotment. I had no problems with these discs. I hope this helps you.
322810
The disc capacity limits the amount of info it can hold..not the machine. A standard DVD can hold 4.7 gb (approx 2 hours). A Double layer DVD can hold 8.5 GB of info. (almost twice as much - 4-hours). Your machine will copy dual layer discs if your master is a dual layer disc...the machine automatically adjusts for the dual layers. Dual layer discs will play on most modern DVD players no problem!
718285
Each disc says "4.7, 16x, 2Hrs" so I believe it is 4.7 GB on each disk. These are DVD's and not CD's, so if you are looking for CD's make sure to order the correct product.
1900808
As long as your drives can handle DL discs, they work the same as any other disc. They will take longer since there is more data.
1434473
Judith, I don't know how many pages of text this drive will hold. I have over two hundred seventy pages of documents and more than seven hundred photos on one drive and it used up less than two percent of the capacity of the drive. I'm guessing hundreds of thousands of pages. Robert
1617734
Usually that space is used when formatting the memory, mine was formatted as FAT32 and shows 30.98 GB
838049
If you want my advice you shouldn't bother with this product. It may say 256 gb but when I tried to store my files on it I wasn't able to open any of them afterwards. In fact over half of them wouldn't even appear when I opened a folder. This thing is a complete rip off.
461183
Wayne,I haven't been able to find this either, but I found this product on ebay and there was a (low-resolution) image of the discs, which might give you the answer you're looking for. Seems like a natural thing to include in the product information!Greg
835154
As far as I know, all media have basic data on them [the filling system] on delivery. So no card, usb, disk etc. will ever show the 'listed' number as available space.
639980
It is actually 8gb disguised as a 128 GB drive. Windows will report 128gb available but if you test it, it only holds 8gb.
1445823
I bought the 2 GB and these. I have had not problems with them. I did not have to format them.
1122143
I did not try that yet but I looked it up. Each disc has 4.7GB storage capacity for storing thousands of digital photos and up to six hours of video. I used them to record my videos and they worked great. I hope this helps.
297619
I really don't know, but my guess is no. I'm using the standard 1.44 MB 3.5" discs with mine, and they fit and work perfectly.Since you have 5.25 discs, somewhere there must be a drive that fits them. You might look on EBay, or at a computer/electronics store. If this is some "vintage" size of disc, EBay might be your best bet.Where did you get the discs?I wish you success!
166636
I noticed that the hard disk sizes were somewhat different as I looked at different systems. I chose one with a 750 gig hard disk. Plenty of free space.
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I bought the 16GB variety. Freshly formatted in Windows 7, it states that there are 15,897,395,200 bytes free with 131,072 bytes used. In that sense, there is essentially 100% space remaining. But the number of bytes in a 16GB should really be 17,179,869,184 so in that sense it really has 92.54% space remaining. In the disk management screen, it says it has "14.81GB free", and 14.81 happens to be 92.56% of 16. Since 14.81 is rounded, I think it's safe to assume that's the how it calculated the space free for display purposes.If you get the exact same free space by percentage, you'd end up with 29.62GB. Googling around, it seems that 29.8GB is the most likely figure. I bought the 16GB variety. Freshly formatted in Windows 7, it states that there are 15,897,395,200 bytes free with 131,072 bytes used. In that sense, there is essentially 100% space remaining. But the number of bytes in a 16GB should really be 17,179,869,184 so in that sense it really has 92.54% space remaining. In the disk management screen, it says it has "14.81GB free", and 14.81 happens to be 92.56% of 16. Since 14.81 is rounded, I think it's safe to assume that's the how it calculated the space free for display purposes.If you get the exact same free space by... » Read More I bought the 16GB variety. Freshly formatted in Windows 7, it states that there are 15,897,395,200 bytes free with 131,072 bytes used. In that sense, there is essentially 100% space remaining. But the number of bytes in a 16GB should really be 17,179,869,184 so in that sense it really has 92.54% space remaining. In the disk management screen, it says it has "14.81GB free", and 14.81 happens to be 92.56% of 16. Since 14.81 is rounded, I think it's safe to assume that's the how it calculated the space free for display purposes.If you get the exact same free space by percentage, you'd end up with 29.62GB. Googling around, it seems that 29.8GB is the most likely figure. « Show Less
209463
Aha!!I was also getting confused by the discrepancy.40GB solid state drive. That explains it.
476880
No storage device is exactly as its labeled. Whether it is a 32/64 or a 16GB device the actually actual amount of space will often be smaller that it is labeled.