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I ripped 500 cd's in a week last year. Took an entire week pretty much day and night. Used XLD on a Mac. It has error correction and lookup for metadata.
Things I learned :-
Rip to Alac, I prefer Flac but OSX is still not that friendly about it.
Work out what naming convention/directory structure you want and program that into XLD before you start the process.
Use a machine with the fastest reading CD drive that you have, might even be worth using a fast external one. Its the biggest bottleneck.
You will not be bothered to listen to them all if you sign up to a streaming service for £10 per month. They are mostly worth having on a shelf when you want to look at a physical collection to choose something to play.
Your mileage may vary but I wouldn't spend a lot of money ripping them.