Don't be fooled by the advertised 32GB of storage in Microsoft's Surface with Windows RT tablet. The actual amount of available storage in the $500 model is closer to 16GB.
A new FAQ from Microsoft lays out exactly how much usable storage is available in this version of the Surface and where the unusable storage has gone. The Windows RT operating system, the preview version of Microsoft Office, and other built-in apps take up about 8GB of storage. Another 5GB are reserved for Windows recovery tools.
What about the last 3GB of unavailable storage? It's not exactly gone, but Windows' File Explorer calculates capacity using the binary system, in which 1GB equals 1,073,741,824 bytes. Advertised capacity uses the decimal system, in which 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. The difference in formatting means a lower number of gigabytes as reported in File Explorer.
In the 64GB Surface, the same amount of storage is unavailable for use, bringing the actual formatted capacity down to 46GB.
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