Hard Drives Types and Capacity Guide
Storage Solution Types
High-capacity desktop models and compact, portable designs.
Fast, quiet, small and light. Ideal for ultrathin laptops, media computers and gaming PCs.
Increase the built-in storage space of your desktop or laptop.
Versatile storage options, ideal for cell phones and tablets.
Access files from anywhere over the Internet, store files centrally, or stream media to multiple devices.
Ultraportable designs for taking files on the go or sharing files between computers or devices.
| Capacity | Digital Photos (JPG)* |
Digital Photos (RAW)* |
Songs (MP3)* |
Songs (Uncompressed)* |
Digital Video (DV)* |
DVD-Quality Video* | HD Video* |
| 16GB | 3,200 | 330 | 4,000 | 400 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 32GB | 6,400 | 660 | 8,000 | 800 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 64GB | 12,000 | 1,330 | 16,000 | 1,600 | 4 | 24 | 7 |
| 128GB | 25,000 | 2,660 | 32,000 | 3,200 | 9 | 49 | 15 |
| 256GB | 51,000 | 5,330 | 64,000 | 6,400 | 19 | 98 | 30 |
| 500GB | 100,000 | 10,000 | 125,000 | 12,500 | 38 | 190 | 60 |
| 1TB (1,000GB) | 200,000 | 20,000 | 250,000 | 25,000 | 76 | 380 | 120 |
| 1.5TB | 300,000 | 31,000 | 375,000 | 37,000 | 110 | 570 | 180 |
| 2TB | 400,000 | 41,000 | 500,000 | 50,000 | 150 | 770 | 240 |
| 4TB | 800,000 | 83,000 | 1,000,000 | 100,000 | 300 | 1540 | 480 |
| 6TB | 1,200,000 | 125,000 | 1,500,000 | 150,000 | 460 | 2300 | 720 |
| 8TB | 1,600,000 | 166,000 | 2,000,000 | 200,000 | 610 | 3080 | 960 |
| 12TB | 2,400,000 | 250,000 | 3,000,000 | 300,000 | 920 | 4620 | 1440 |
*JPG Photo: Figures represent the average number of photos taken with a 10-megapixel camera in high-resolution JPEG mode with an average file size of 5MB per photo. The actual number of images will vary by camera model and compression setting.
RAW Photo: Figures represent the average number of photos taken with an average file size of 48MB per photo. The actual number of images will vary by camera model and compression setting.
MP3 Music: Capacity is based on 4 minutes per song with a 128 kbps bit rate and 11:1 audio compression ratio.
Uncompressed Music (CD): Capacity is based on 4 minutes per song. Uncompressed CD quality is based on 1:1 audio compression ratio.
Digital Video (DV): Based on 1 hour of video. The DV format, regardless of its mode (miniDV, DVCAM, DVC-Pro) has a data rate of approximately 25 Mbps (megabits per second). In storage terms, this translates to approximately 3.5 MB/s (megabytes per second) or 13GB/hr (gigabytes per hour).
DVD Video: Based on 1 hour of video. Calculated on a data rate of 5.5 Mbps (megabits per second), which translates to an average of 2.5 GB/hr (gigabytes per hour).
HD Video: Based on 1 hour of video. Calculated at 720p or 1080i video output with an GB/hr (gigabytes per hour) recording rate.