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 A first rate product May 13, 2005
jay kenyon (LAS VEGAS, NV USA)
115 out of 119 found this review helpful
Like the other Case Logic CDW wallets, this one has removalbe pages, holds the discs securely, and has room for rather substantial liner notes. Those that won't fit in the sleeves will fit in the pockets up front.
Because of the unique design of the locking system however, inserting papges is not particularly easy -- the rings lock in front of the first page, so to insert a page, you have to pull out all of the pages in front of it. It would have made more sense to have it lock in the back -- that is where you would either want to add pages, or remove the extra ones.
All in all, we are pleased ... it is a great way to store our cd's, it gets rid of that major shelving system we bought only for our discs, and, frankly, the discs are more accessible, than in some of those fancy jewell cases.
My favorite aspect of the wallets is that we actually listen to our music more -- we were storing our discs in our library -- away from our stereo, so you actually had to make an effort to pull the discs if you wanted to listen to them. Because these books are so much more portable, they are where our stereo is.
I foresee the future holding all music electronically, on demand. But in the meantime, several of us own thousands of CD's and this seems to be the best way to store and protect them.
(PS I understand the hesitation of actually tossing the jewell cases -- all I can say is DO IT!!! It feels fine. And if worse comes to worse, pull them open and save the inserts.)
 Bring back the 3-ring binder system! June 2, 2006
C. Williamson (USA)
77 out of 90 found this review helpful
Case Logic cases used to have 3-ring binders. When you wanted to remove a page of discs, you just popped it open and put it into another binder wherever you wanted. Now, with their ridiculous quick-lock system (or whatever the name is that some bozo in marketing made up), if you want to move a page, you have to remove ALL THE PAGES THAT COME BEFORE IT! And these aren't holes in the pages, these are SLITS! It's made organizing my collection a miserable activity.
And why did they make this change? Because it's undoubtedly cheaper to make a binding system out of plastic than it is out of metal. And by boasting about the new system, they further insult our intelligence by pretending that it's more desirable and functional than their previous system. It's not. It's better than a case in which you can't remove the pages at all, but that's about it. Case Logic cases are otherwise well made, but this one flaw/change, especially after they'd gotten us used to the three-ring binders, is infuriating.
 Great solution to CD Storage -- get rid of your jewel cases! February 26, 2006
W. L. West (Santa Clarita, CA USA)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
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.
Just bought it, about to return it. August 31, 2005
Norm Cash (Ferndale, MI USA)
22 out of 30 found this review helpful
I like the idea. The design is lacking. Even with no CDs in it whatsoever, it is easy to see the problems ahead. With the case open wide, the outer-center support caves in, not allowing for the case to be full with CDs and open at the same time. In other words, if you hope to store to capacity, forget about navigating it. I put between twenty and thirty CDs in groups at different spots in the case, figuring I would fill in the spots with similar styles, etc. later. It just isn't going to work. I don't know if this is just too large a capacity for any case to hold. However, I have a case by another company that holds a couple hundred, which I am very happy with. I will return this tomorrow and order a second of my other case. It looks like a couple hundred at a time is plenty for any case to hold. I don't know whether Case Logic's other larger capacity holders are good or not. I have a couple smaller Case Logic CD wallets that are quite nice. I think they need to take this one off the market. It chased me away to another brand for my couple-hundred holder.
SOOO Much Better Than the Rest March 14, 2006
Aaron Stevens (Galesburg, IL USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
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.
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