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Old November 30th, 2002 Top | #1
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Question Way off topic here...
This question is to all of you who own a mini-disc anything. I'm considering purchasing a portable mini-disc player/recorder for my MP3's on the go...

The only piece of information I desire before I make my decision is this: How many megabytes can a mini-disc hold. All I seem to find is how many "hours" can be played etc...

I want to know if I am gaining a good amount more storage space than your typical 64mb or 128mb "stick" based players.

Is a mini-disc 200mb? 400mb? Why isn't this information revealed on Sony's website?

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From what I can find they start at 120MB and some go up to 140MB or 160MB.
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they are about 160mb but there is a massive compression software built into the burning process too so it helps a lot
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Kool so far, now this question... I encode all of my MP3's at 128k. Assuming average length songs (where I know I can get about 140 on a CD), what can I expect on a mini-disc? Roughly 30 - 50 songs?

Ideally, is there anyone out there who does what I am talking about? How many MP3's can you fit on your mini-disk, and at what bit-rate?

Thankyou again, please keep the replies flowing!
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why don't you get this http://www.nomadworld.com/
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Discount at work, mostly sony gear... Thanks for the advice though.
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Try to find one that does mp3Pro get twice as much songs on as regular MP3, if they make them yet, don't know.
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you can get just about 321mb with full compression.. but really crappy sound quality :/

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Thankyou MdSalih, that info helps. I think I've got enough information now to make my decision, but any further info is welcome.

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