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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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.