CD Storage
I had been using CD wallets to store all our CDs and DVDs but while they are good for taking into the car I was finding them a pain to cope with an ever growing amount of disk media.
I wanted something which could:
- cope with taking CDs in and out of storage easily
- be able to easily see what was in the store
- be able to insert CDs anywhere in the store
- store CDs upright not flat to prevent warping
- be simple enough for the kids and adults to live with
I think I now have this sorted. Welcome the Kensington Sleeves and Box system. This is a transparent box which holds aprox 100 CDs in (double-sided) removable sleeves. 2 movable separators are also included.
Now I can take one or more CDs out of the box while keeping them in their sleeves, this way they stay more protected while on the desk. I can also move them to a different box later for archiving. But the best thing is the ability to add new CDs to a collection you can “file” them into the box wherever you want. Letting you easily work with your own categories and systems.
The sleeves have a little slot at the top for a label (packs come with labels). I found that it was easier to use 2 rows of labels folded together to get a little more stiffness - making insertion a little easier.
Also for the music CDs and some of the games I was able to remove the rear insert from the original box cut the spine and use this for a label. Again, cutting this double the width of the spine and folding over makes it easier to insert into the label slot.
For some things like music or (older) games I have been storing one CD per sleeve with the booklet in front and CD in back. For other things like backup archives I sometimes store 2 or 3 CDs per sleeve.
Currently we have 3 boxes but I think I will get another 2 or 3 while they are available.
I can recommend this as a cheap and functional CD storage system (AUD $15 for the box inc 50 sleeves, and $8 for 50 sleeves only).
