Slim Devices SB3 external hard drive


I am getting ready to start setting up a Sqeezebox playback system and wondering what others are using for a hard drive. I am thinking about getting a 500 gig external drive and never owning or using one before, I don't want to buy a POS. Also should I be using another for a back up?
Any other advice for a newbie?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice
Jeff
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Showing 1 response by tonyptony

I have 7211 FLAC compressed songs on my 300GB drive and it is about 66% full. Figure something around 18,000 songs for a 500GB drive if you use FLAC and the assortment is about the same (jazz, rock, classical - small and symphonic). Not sure how Apple Lossless and FLAC compare.