Thread: Nook GL memory restrictions - unacceptable!
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Old 02-10-2014, 09:55 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Xen View Post
I was looking at the specs on the new GL and found this in the fine print:

(About available on-board memory - btw the GL doesn't seem to take SD cards):

4GB: 2.5GB for content, of which 2GB is reserved for NOOK Store content. Actual formatted capacity may be less. 1GB=1 billion bytes.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Am I reading that correctly? Is the usable memory on the Nook GL 500MB max? Actually, LESS than 500 MB because they don't tell you how much you are losing to formatting ... Because none of my current e-books are "Nook store content" and I wouldn't be planning on adding much from that source.

Please tell me I'm misunderstanding something ... because that looks just ludicrous
I agree. That's a deal-breaker as far as I'm concerned. My entire epub collection is comprised of free and public domain literature which means that 2GB of the Nook's 2.5GB would be useless to me.
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