An introduction to computer audio
Ripping your CDs to your hard disk requires some space
This table gives you an impression of the number of CDs you can store on a HD given the file format.
Audio Format |
Setting |
320 GB |
500 GB |
750 GB |
1000 GB |
RAW (AIFF/WAVE) |
No compression |
530 |
821 |
1,233 |
1,644 |
FLAC |
Lossless compression |
920 |
1,448 |
2,176 |
2,900 |
MP3 |
128kbit/s |
5,780 |
9,048 |
13,599 |
18,130 |
Note: Calculations are based on the data volume of a 60-minute audio CD. The actual CD capacity might vary depending on the length of each CD.
Source: http://www.olive.us/products/storagecalculator.html