Ipod capacity question???

I have a 2GB nano but when I go to settings, then about, my capacity is only 1.8GB. Is this how all the ipods are?
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The hard disk drive industry measures disk capacity as 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes. The Mac OS Finder measures disk capacity as 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes (1024×1024). So, a disk with a storage capacity of 5,000,000 bytes is a 5.0 GB disk according to industry standards (5,000,000 divided by 1,000,000), but is a 4.77 GB disk according to the Mac OS Finder (5,000,000 divided by 1,048,576).
This means that the way size is caluculated on the computer or operating system on the iPod is different from the way size is calculated by hard disk manufacturers. The difference causes you to see 1.8GB on a 2GB nano.
In terms of your nano:
2GB=2,000,000 MB
Hard disk manufacturers:
THey say there are 1,000,000 bytes/MB in an MB/GB
2,000,000 divided by 1,000,000 = 2GB
Computers:
They say there are 1,048,576 bytes/MB in an MB/GB
2,000,000 divided by 1,048,576=1.91BG
Actual storage space on your nano is 1.91GB. However, the Operating system, games etc take up the extra 0.1GB, leaving you with 1.8GB free space.
This is true for every iPod, computer, hard disk, storage device etc.
Hope this makes things a little clearer.
PS. The actual number of songs etc that you get onto your Nano should not be affected by this, provided they are encoded at 128kbps in AAC/MP3 format.

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