I want to buy an iPod touch 64 GB w/ facetime. How many songs will it hold?

The answer is "it depends"; it depends on how you import the CDs and what else you might put on the iPod. A song imported at 256 kbps AAC, which is the format used in the iTunes Store, takes up about 8.2 megabytes for a four minute song. The 64GB iPod touch has an actual usable capacity of about 59.4 gigabytes, so you can do the math from there.

Importing the CDs at a higher or lower bit rate (bit rate directly relates to quality; the higher the bit rate, all other things being equal, the higher the quality of the track) will reduce or increase the number of tracks you could put in your iPod. And of course the more apps, movies, videos, photos etc. you put in your iPod, the fewer songs you can put on it.

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Hi,

It depends mainly on the length of the song and how many apps you plan to put on your iPod.

Hope this helps!

Maybe a slightly more practical answer: I have a 64GB iPod Touch. I have about 2000 songs that take up about 11GB. I also have apps and video that come and go and take up about 5-10GB. Loads of space for currently about 180-200 LPs and CDs with many more to come. Some of my music is at low compression rates, some is at higher.

So -- give or take -- I could hold maybe 8000 songs. So maybe 600-800 LPs?

From the specs for the 3G iPod. The specs for the 4G do not say. I would expect a little less since the later iOSs take up more storage space.
32GB or 64GB flash drive2
Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format