Storage

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
160kbit/s
192kbit/s
320kbit/s

5,780
4,620
3,850
2,310

9,048
7,238
6,032
3,619

13,599
10,879
9,066
5,439

18,130
14,500
12,090
7,250

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


Another calculator can be found here: http://www.pinnacleaudio.co.uk/products/storage_calculator.html