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How much storage does one hour of video at 5 Mbit/s take?

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Answer

About 2.25 GB. In review, anything from 1.13 to 4.5 counts as right.

The worked estimate

5 Mbit/s ÷ 8 = 0.625 MB/s. × 3,600 s = 2,250 MB ≈ 2.25 GB. Video services store several resolutions of each video, so the total is a few times that.

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