How many gigs is the 30 gb ipod actually formatted?

i know apple says 30, buts its really like a couple gigs less.. anyone know? i have a 60 gb and its really like 5 gigs less then that. thanks
60gb black 5th gen ipod    

All hard drives never have the full advertised storage space, and as a general rule it's around 7% less than stated.
It's because hard drive manufacturers calculate hard drive space different than computers actually read it.
For a full technical explanation, see these.
iPod: About the hard disk size.
Hard disk: Is it missing space?

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