I usually have trouble intuitively comprehending how much I can really store when someone says that a certain product from so-and-so company will allow you to store 80 GB worth of songs, while another gives you 160 GB, and so forth. The numbers standing alone by themselves just seem so abstract, and to me they seem like they can only be measured relative to each other!
I was just wondering if there are any "rules of thumbs" for different files such as text file, mp3 file, small Word file, video, e-mail, etc. I understand that even within a certain type, they are all different, but is there a general, common-sense kind of number that is usually used to describe them?
Text file - ?
mp3 file - ?
small Word file - ?
Or at least, is there a quick way to approximate it for each specific case you encounter?