Available memory - ipad2

[Ipandy]

Hi Everyone,
New member calling with my first posting and a fairly basic question............
I'm one week into my ipad2 64gb with 3G. and can't put it down!!
From day one the available memory was showing as only 59gb?............is this correct?; 5gb for the operating system seems a lot?

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

That's about right - it's iOS plus a load of other stuff - for example, have you downloaded any apps or music or video?


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Tim
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[Ipandy]

Thanks Tim, the 59gb available was before I had downloaded anything, so the only stuff on it was, what I would guess, are the standard apps that apple put on.
I have downloaded the instruction manual, and been very impressed with it's ease of use.
If I have one confusion it is, why didn't apple make it possible to connect directly to my iPod?........ I have an iPod Classic, which has 120gb memory (almost twice as much as my ipad2) and stores, amongst other things, a number of movies I watch when abroad; so it would seem a logical step to be be able to directly connect to my iPad, to watch a movie.......obviously, the fact that, in those situations, I am away from my Pc means I can't utilise my iTunes for the purpose....... Just an observation, it's not spoiling the iPad fun so far.......does anyone else think the same?
Thanks again for your response Tim.