I'd guess... that's not simply the disk spec. 1GB is slightly smaller, according to disk manufacturers, than it is to everyone else. Maybe iriver actually plugged it into a computer, and checked what the usable space was. I'd welcome this, it's a bit annoying when buy a new player and realise you've got less space than you thought.
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33GB is an odd number... but I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of those.
I'd guess... that's not simply the disk spec. 1GB is slightly smaller, according to disk manufacturers, than it is to everyone else. Maybe iriver actually plugged it into a computer, and checked what the usable space was. I'd welcome this, it's a bit annoying when buy a new player and realise you've got less space than you thought.