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That person was lying to you. If it can only hold 43 songs, it's either 256 MB or 512 MB. Where did you buy it from. Also, does your iPod look like this?
If so, their know to use false advertisement. They say you get 1 GB but you only get 256 MB. They fake other sizes too.