CD-ROM
Capacity
CD-ROM capacities are normally expressed with binary prefixes, subtracting the space used for error correction data. A standard 120 mm, 700 MB CD-ROM can actually hold about 737 MB (703 MiB) of data with error correction (or 847 MB total).

CD-ROM

Section Title: Capacity
Table Section Text: CD-ROM capacities are normally expressed with binary prefixes, subtracting the space used for error correction data. A standard 120 mm, 700 MB CD-ROM can actually hold about 737 MB (703 MiB) of data with error correction (or 847 MB total).

Type	Sectors	Data (mode 1) max. size	Audio max. size	Time

(MB)	Approx. (MiB)	(MB)	(min)

8 cm	94,500	193.536	184.570	222.264	21

283,500	580.608	553.711	666.792	63

650 MB	333,000	681.984	650.391	783.216	74

700 MB	360,000	737.280	703.125	846.720	80

800 MB	405,000	829.440	791.016	952.560	90

900 MB	445,500	912.384	870.117	1,047.816	99

Note: megabyte (MB) and minute (min) values are exact; MiB values are approximate.

Sentence(s)

The playing time of a CD is 74 minutes, contained in 333,000 sectors.

final_sentence: The playing time of a CD is 74 minutes, contained in 333,000 sectors.