Case Logic CDS-120 120 Capacity CD ProSleeve Pages (White) (Pack of 2)

The last time I checked the Case Logic Website, which was about a year or two ago, ProsSleeves were not listed. The ProSleeve II was still available, but the “original” ProSleeves seemed to be discontinued. As an avid music collector that prefers to buy physical media—I thoroughly catalog and tag my music before ripping it to iTunes in the format and bit rate of my preference—I have had a long association with ProSleeves. Having restarted my music buying from an extensive wish list after putting such purchases on hold while going through a multi-year process of buying a new home, I was glad to see ProSleeves available through Amazon. My existing supply was getting low and I knew that the music I wanted surpassed my cache, so I just purchased 10 boxes along with an order of several CDs. For those that do not know, Case Logic’s ProSleeves have been around for about 25 years. Also, while ProSleeves are now a product unto themselves, they were not created in a vacuum. Originally, Case Logic wanted customers to buy a more lucrative item of which the ProSleeve was a by-product. MEDIA STORAGE BEFORE RIPPING AND DOWNLOADS In the early 1990s, media storage cases were commonplace in the local record store, discount department stores like K-mart (Walmart was not a nationwide thing yet), or home electronics store that often sold some music. Those of us of a certain age can remember the stackable media cases that seemed to be sold everywhere at the time. These brown, or black plastic cases, usually had a faux wood façade and were roughly audio component width, about 17-inches wide, and stackable; some even interlocked. The 3-drawer cassette cases and 2-drawer VHS cases of this design had been around since the 1980s, and as CDs became more popular in the 1990s, the numerous manufactures of these cases followed suit and introduced 3-drawer CD cases. The CD cases, like their counterparts had small tabs in the base of each drawer to hold the CD jewel cases in place. For cassettes and VHS tapes, this was a non-issue. In the early 1990s, this was also not an issue for the vast majority of commercial CDs, as they were generally packaged in standard jewel cases; multi-disc albums packaged in the double jewel case were relatively rare. Unfortunately, as the 90s progressed, more CDs were being released in “non-standard” packaging. Slim cases were becoming more common for CD singles and some albums were being packaged in Digipaks, Discbox sliders, LP-style slip cases, etc. The CD cases of the time could not handle these other packaging formats. One exception was the CD storage case sold by Case Logic. (Unfortunately, I have made extensive searches online for this unit over the years to no avail, so I cannot refer to it by name or model number.) Unlike its contemporaries, the Case Logic unit was an all-white 3-drawer case and the drawers did not have the tabs like other units at the base of the drawers. Instead, each drawer had an adjustable slider to hold CDs in place. While this gave the Case Logic unit an advantage over competing products because it made CD packaging non sequitur, that was incidental to Case Logic’s intent with this product. While of similar size to cases from other manufacturers, Case Logic claimed its case could hold approximately 200 CDs; similar units held 30 to 40+ CDs. How? The ProSleeve. DITCHING THE JEWEL CASE ProSleeves were originally marketed as a means to store 4 CDs in the space of a single jewel case; the dimensions were similar to that of a jewel case, albeit much thinner. As a poor college student, that was enough to catch my attention back then, as I was, and still am, an avid music collector and had very limited space in my efficiency apartment. The original ProSleeve very much targeted commercial audio CDs and was therefore single-sided. That is, unlike the current ProSleeves, the original—hence, my quotes in the first paragraph—only had the thumb cut in the front. The idea was that the CD would be placed in the front pocket and the liner notes would be placed in the back pocket where it was fully protected. Since the early 2000s, I have seen my share of complaints about the ProSleeves being tight for liner notes, but there is not much Case Logic can do about that. When ProSleeves were introduced, most CD liner notes were not much more than a single bifold card. Even those that were booklets typically did not exceed more than two or three bifold cards stapled together. But, as the 1990s progressed, a number of factors resulted in the increased thickness of CD liner notes. Thus, liner notes are a tight fit because they became thicker over time and not due to any design flaw in ProSleeves. Unlike countless other CD sleeves that have been sold over the past 2+ decades, the ProSleeves also have a cloth-like mesh backing to protect the playing side of the CD. It should noted that one should take care removing the disc from the sleeve and placing it back, as the disc can make contact with the hard plastic edge above the pocket. Another feature ProSleeves provided over most other competing CD sleeves was the spine slot along the top of the sleeve. This was where you could place the spine from a CD back card so that facilitated browsing your CD collection by simply flipping through them in the drawer. Case Logic even provided the tool to insert the spine into this compartment from the outset. As CD-R/RWs became more widely available, Case Logic introduced the double-sided ProSleeve. As recordable CDs did not include liner notes, having a full back pocket was less of an issue. Given that recordable CDs were also predominantly used to store/archive computer data early on, writing general information on the disc was more common than including an explicit file list. As to recordable audio CDs that did include a blank liner card much like black cassettes, the single-sided ProSleeve was still available. In fact, both types of ProSleeves co-existed for several years in the mid- to late-1990s before the single-sided ProSleeves were discontinued. The double-sided ProSleeve has one downside for audio CDs in that the liner notes are not protected as they were with the single-sided ProSleeve. Of course, this is also a catch-22, because the thumb cut also provides a little more slack for handling thicker liner notes; a second CD is not particularly thin compared to (most) liner notes. The thumb cut in the back also results in the rear pocket curling (slightly). Curling is mostly alleviated in the front pocket due to the thickness and stiffness of the CD. The curling in the back can result in the label surface of CDs getting minor scratches from the leading edges of the pocket in the back when ProSleeves are filed away as intended. Case Logic re-introduced the single-sided ProSleeve around the mid-2000s, but they were discontinued again shortly afterward. Why I did not just bit the bullet and stock up at that point is anyone’s guess, as I prefer the single-sided ProSleeves. For those that prefer to store their CDs in binder, Case Logic also provided the ProSleeve II that is used in conjunction with their CD wallets. The ProSleeve II is wider than the ProSleeve to facilitate a hole-ouched edge on one side, so they cannot be stored in the same way as ProSleeves. For the photo album-sized binder that Case Logic sells, there are ProSleeve pages. These products have the same pluses and minuses of ProSleeves, but offer a different form factor. CONCLUSION Since I started buying ProSleeves nearly 25 years ago, I have been using them to store my ever-growing CD collection. Initially, due to space constraints, when I had collected about 30 or 40 CDs, ProSleeves piqued my interest because they require less space. Unfortunately, Case Logic’s 3-drawer case for the ProSleeves was prohibitively expensive for a poor undergrad, so I never purchased one. Ironically, being considerably more expensive than its contemporaries may have been the reason the Case Logic unit did not survive much past the mid-1990s. Over the years I stored my sleeved CDs in a wide variety of other, less expensive CD cases until I was finally in a position to buy The Cube from Lorentz Designs. The combination of The Cube, which was designed to store CDs regardless of the packaging form factor, and ProSleeves was perfect. The Cube was not cheap as it was a furniture piece about the size of a large nightstand and was made of real wood (oak). The original (3-drawer) Cube was designed to store 306 CDs in jewel cases allowing it to hold over 900 CDs in ProSleeves. Lorentz Designs also sold a 4-drawer version of the Cube that held over 400 CDs. Unfortunately, Harold Wood retired back in 2011, so his various Cube-based media storage products are no longer available. Hopefully the three original Cubes and four 4-drawer Cubes I have will be enough to store my growing CD collection; my CDs already mostly fill two 3-drawer Cubes. I also have a (small) collection of DVDs and plan to buy more DVDs/Blu-rays over time. (I will not get into details, but the interior of the Cube drawers were designed so that they could easily be set up to file either three rows of CDs or two rows of video discs in keep cases on-the-fly.) In all, I have always found ProSleeves to be an ideal way to store CDs. Whether you want to save space, or just want to pitch the incredibly fragile jewel case, the ProSleeve is a great alternative for storing CDs. For music collectors, there is the caveat that you potentially lose some of the advantages of the ProSleeve if a CD used a packaging form factor that forgoes a back card (no spine label) or liner notes. I have aways been able to overcome that issue with a Mac, a good mid-level flatbed scanner and photo printer, and a little time and effort, but obviously the skill set to put those tools to good use is not universal.

These are GREAT! I have a HUGE DVD collectiong and want to get rid of the cases, so I have been using these sleeves. I am only putting one DVD in each sleeve, but also included the jacket on the side without the case. Some DVD's have 3 DVDs in the set and they fit nicely.

Thee works the best for my 1,600 CD'S

I have been working to rid myself of the bulky plactic CD and DVD containers that come with music and movie disks. But I did not know about these Case Logic plastic sleeves until a few weeks ago. Eureka!! These are PERFECT, and exactly what I wanted for my CD & DVD collection. Each sleeve has two sides. If you want you can use each side for a CD/DVD disk, doubliing up. OR, as I do, you can use the back side sleeve for booklets that come with music CDs. And, unless that booklet includes the CD playlist on its backside, I also like to cut the back cover down to slide that in as well, so I can easily check the playlist by turning over the sleeve. THESE. SAVE. TONS. OF. SPACE. BUT it gets even better! These Case Logic sleeves _also_ have a place along the top to INSERT LABELS. They come with some blank labels (and a plastic tool to help insert them). BUT music CDs typically have their sides labeled and perforated, so all you have to do in TEAR AT THE PERFORATION and, Voila!, you've got original artwork labels! Quick and easy. Very well thought out! Until you do a few of these, you may think that the size of the sleeve needs to be a smidgen wider to make it easier to insert artwork, etc. But then you will realize that, nope, they are perfect for both the original artwork and booklet from the CD case -- AND -- perfect for keeping the CD itself snug in the sleeve and not falling out. I had started to try to consolidate my collection using paper sleeves. It was better than the bulky hard plastic cases. But these Case Logic sleeves are perfect! Absolutely. Perfect!

I bought a whole bunch of these about a decade ago, and now I'm re-organizing so I bought some more (I too didn't read the 'technical details' to find out this is a Quantity-60 box, but that's my fault). Anyway, I had a few leftover from the last effort and I noticed some differences. The logo is a bit different, but who cares, really. The sleeve material is a bit thinner and less flexible, but the only way that matters is that there's less give to the plastic when sliding in the case edge (name label). The liner is a bit smoother and this is an improvement - many times I didn't have to use the black plastic feeder on the new sleeves. The difference that really annoyed me was with the blank paper labels that comes with them now (for when you're not storing a jewel-cased CD and need a hand-written label). The old ones weren't anything special, but they got the job done. Reasonably stiff paper with micro-perforations. When I switched over to the new box, I found the paper labels to be flimsy, wrinkle prone, and the perforations were so large that they caught on the sleeve when sliding the label in more often than not. And because the paper is cheap, as soon as it gets caught, it rips and pretty much ruined (make another label...). I don't know for sure that this is bottom-rung Chinese paper, but I've seen such paper that has qualities similar to this stuff. I have to admit that these sleeves are much cheaper than they used to be, and I like that quite a bit. I can deal with the slightly-lower quality plastic for the cost savings. But, please, Case Logic, charge me 25 cents more and switch back to labels that are good rather than next-to-useless and frustrating. These things take long enough to load up (and it's worth the time!) but let's not make this harder than it needs to be.

Does the job

Great find. Using it with the Snap-N-Store Double Wide CD Storage Box for all my CDs and DVDs. Double sided is a nice feature. Have also bought additional packs as needed.

Feliz al reducir las áreas de almacén de mis discos, ahora están seguros y en orden!

Great to store CDs for extra protection.

Love it! Very sturdy and saves space. The inserts are great to label CDs or DVDs.

each sleeve holds 2 CD's, price was very good, shipping was quick.