Space out of the box on 32GB?

[cuddles]

I have a 32GB on the way thanks to the internets and am preparing my playlists and what exactly I'm going to put on there (42GB library).

I know the physical space is 29.80GB on a formatted 32GB drive, but I'm just wondering what the actual space on the iPod is when you take it out of the box, including Apple's software, etc. I looked around for the longest time and just can't find an answer.

Thanks in advance.

[kornchild2002]

I think you should have around 29.6GB of usable space. I have a 16GB iPod and it has 14.84GB of actual storage. Most of the difference is due to manufacturing and software standards, very little space is taken up by Apple related software. I setup a simple fraction equation and the answer came out to about 29.6GB. I would make a playlist of 29GB in size just to have 500-600MB of free space for anything else that you want such as pictures, some music videos, one movie, etc.

[Wilder_K_Wight]

It's pretty easy to trim down your library for transfer to the iPod. I'm certain you have some 1-star songs that you'll never listen to. That could save a lot of space right there!

Just prioritize. Ask yourself, "Am I *ever* going to feel the need to listen to/watch this when I'm on the go?" Chances are you'll answer "no" to that question for at least SOME of your library.