When syncing, shows capacity of 29.04GB on 32GB model??

I just synced my new ipad and on the bottom of the screen on itunes it shows a capacity of 29.04GB. This is a 32GB ipad so where is the missing 3GB?

Your iPad is specified in International System of Units (SI), but the way your iPad calculates its available space for data uses International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) units of measure, which takes into account that a kilobyte is actually 1024 bytes. That said, when comparing manufacturers capacity listing to real world application, you should assume approx 7-10% difference in the numbers (downward).
For example, my 64 GB iPad actually has a capacity in real world application of 59.2 GB. This equates to 7.5% less than the SI rating of the device.
You can check your own capacity data by going to Settings>general>About. Your capacity will be listed in the middle of that page. Your iPad is just fine, and reporting as expected. I remember a rash of postings when peole found their 32 GB iPhones had 29.33 GB of capacity.

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