Case Logic CDW-320 320 + 16 Capacity Nylon CD Wallet (Black)
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Customer Review: Functional, yet melancholy
Summary: 5 Stars
I rated this item a 5, which Amazon translates as "loved it". But can one really be said to love a CD binder? This item is squarely in the realm of the functional: its rating comes not from being loved but by performing the task as advertised.
The last several (and growing) albums I've bought have been MP3 downloads (The Budos Band, Power of Soul, etc.) An MP3 download comes with no case, no insert, and a severely downsized piece of "cover art" data. There's no physical storage needed,
other than the hard drive in your computer. And 1TB drives will be down into the "impulse purchase" range next year (2009).
We plan on consolidating several pieces of "home theater" equipment next year, by putting together an HTPC (home theater PC). It will, of course, act as a digital jukebox for the entire house, storing our combined music collection as magnetic fields instead of atoms.
This means, of course, "ripping" through our existing CDs. In 2009 it's not "cool" to flash your music collection on countless shelves; you flash the newest iPod instead.
That's the future, but traveling to the future always carries with it your accumulated past. Part of our accumulated past is the vast amount of music we've accumulated on plastic circles. (I also bring with me an LP collection; my wife is bemused.)
Once our music is firmly ensconced in the realm of the digital, the discs themselves become a curiosity, a mere token of ownership, and possibly a reminder of certain times in our journey through life, should any particular album hold that kind of emotional resonance based on when it was purchased or received.
Even as I take the discs and booklets out of jewel cases and slot them into the sleeves, I find myself wondering "why even keep the booklets?" In most cases they add nothing, some ancillary art of photos, perhaps, but nothing you'll ever think about as you page through iTunes.
I suppose if you wish to devote time to keeping the discs in a pristine order as your disc collection changes, then perhaps the criticisms voiced by other reviews will apply to you. In my case, the ultimate fate of the CDs is to sit in the closet, taking reasonably little space, with some of the booklets kept for nostalgia.
So for my purpose, this product fits the bill. Perhaps it will for you as well.
Customer Review: Great solution to CD Storage -- get rid of your jewel cases!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is wonderful grabbing one of these cases and flipping thru the pages to find my CDs, rather than pawing thru jewel cases, knocking over the stacks of them, and giving up after a half hour of searching. I have 3 CDW-320's, each holding a different genre of music. In a fire, I could grab all three cases and go, where that would've been impossible before. By my calculations, the physical space used by my CD collection has decreased by 40%!
The way to do what I did is to get rid of the jewel cases entirely. To do that, do this for each CD you own:
1) Each side of each CDW-320 page has four pockets. Put the CD in one of the two top-most Pockets on a page.
2) Put the CD's booklet in the pocket underneath its CD.
3) Finally, pop open the CD case (it takes just a little force) and pry out the back-of-the-CD card. Straighten out the folds of that card, and slide it in sideways into the bottom pocket, behind the CD's booklet. It will stick up over the top of the pocket, but since it's in the bottom and the CD's in the top, it doesn't hurt anything. The back card will just cover up a little of the CD.
Continuing in this fashion will allow you to fill up the wallet with 160 CDs, since each CD takes up two pockets. Double and Triple CD cases work similarly, and just use up more pocket-pairs.
When you take out a CD to play it, you can take out the booklet too, and see the back-card with the tracklisting through the clear pockets. You never have to take the back-card out, which is good, since its straightened-out folds may be delicate and may rip with too much handling.
Finally, you can recycle the jewel cases, saving a few in case you want to lend a CD to someone.
One other plus to this one over the other Case Logic cases: not only is it the biggest, but it allows the pages to be removed and shuffled. Like another reviewer said, it's a pain, but at least it's doable. The smaller cases do not have this feature.
Customer Review: Great for organization and efficiency
Summary: 5 Stars
Those who possess great passion for and have varied taste in music may have personal CD collections containing hundreds or thousands of CD's.
This large of a collection can be unsightly, if displayed for ease of access, may consume valuable living space, and can become a hastle to keep organized.
I have about 600 CD's presently, and have recently consolodated them into three CaseLogic binders. I was given one as a Christmas gift, but was reluctant to dispose of my inserts (for nostalgic value more than anything else). But, I finally took the plunge and began organizing and filing my CD's into these cases. I chose to cut the front page of the insert from the booklets and include that single slip-sheet in front of my CD's. This method provides a really neat appearance and is helpful in locating discs whose covers I recognize by sight.
By using these cases, the area occcupied by my CD collection has been effectively reduced my approximately 95%! Additionally, organization is easier to maintain with this system. And, if you need to add a disc at any time (which I assume we all will) the pages are removable for easy re-arrangement!
In my opinion, this system of CD storage is far superior to the shelving method that I used for so many years. For those rare CD's which are of extremely high-value, it is not necessary to snip the covers on those. Just because you have the ability to conserve space and organize CD's with this system doesn't mean that you HAVE to with every disc. I have a few such discs that remain in their original packaging.
On another note, my first order arrived severely damaged, and Amazon replced it no questions asked. The new one arrived within two days! Amazon customer service is Awesome!!! You have no worries when ordering through Amazon.com!
Customer Review: SOOO Much Better Than the Rest
Summary: 5 Stars
So this is the maximum--320 (or 336 counting the space in the front pocket). This is also one of the cheapest 320 disc capacity CD binders on the market. I've owned this particular model for 10 months now and it has performed EXCELLENTLY!
First: the price. You just can't beat a binder this big for under $30.
Second: the quality. The nylon material shows absolutely NO WEAR after almost a year of tossing it around.
Third: construction. The handstrap does exactly what it should do--make this much easier to carry around. Outside is durable and the inside is sleek and clean. Discs aren't scratched by abrasive sleeves and they are NOT bent if they are in the front or the back of the binder--a problem that many of the other binders have.
The only con for the whole thing, which I feel bad even saying, is that when you go to zip it back up you sometimes have to 'guide' the zipper for the first inch to get it started. And this is nothing that you should consider, as with the size of this binder, this should be expected.
As far as shopping around, I went out this week to buy a second one of these--for space reasons--and found a Leather Case Logic 320 at my local KMart for $33. So take your pick.
All pros, practically no cons. If you're shopping around just stop here. This is as good as it gets.
Customer Review: This is a nice case.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll just jump right into it.
Pros
1) Large amount of CD pockets.
2) Hard case shell with nylon that is actually stong.
3) Removable pages for easy organization and for adding more pages(You can buy more pages at Case Logic's site).
4) According to the Case Logic this case is resistant to heat, moisture and tearing.
5) 25 Years warranty.
6) Nice quality, no corners cut in manufacturing.
Cons
1) The 16 sleeves that are on the inside of the hard shell case that you see in the picture are referred to as the "Now Playing". This is for your most played CDs that you don't put in the pockets of the pages so you can quickly access them. The problem is the sleeves are not tight enough and allow CDs to fall out and the only use I find for them is to hold the CD booklets. So 16 from 336 equal 320, that means you will have 320 places to put your CD's and 16 for you booklets.
2) The zipper is hard to pull but I assume cause it is new and needs to be used more to wear it in.
That is about it on the cons.
I liked the case so well that I bought another one to hold my PC games. So this is a very nice case and well worth the money.