Customer Reviews

Case Logic CDW-320 320 + 16 Capacity Nylon CD Wallet (Black)

5 star:		(142)
4 star:		(81)
3 star:		(22)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

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.)

the first cd wallet of this magnitude i ever bought- was the fellowes one. (my review is in there somewhere) I have two of these case logic wallets now (i bought one on sale @ amazon and my friend sent me one from my wish list). I'm ordering a THIRD case logic case because they withstood hurricane Rita... well... actually there wasn't much of a hurricane in Houston - BUT i did have to lug all of three of my 320 cd wallets around during the evacuation. (house to car to 2nd floor apartment to car to house)
both brands are made well- neither of them broke during the evacuation- which is amazing seeing as how- with all my cd's and dvd's inside each wallet weighs 17 to 18 lbs.

I have decided to purchase another case logic cd case- for many reasons...

1. The Fellowes is made well- but you can't take pages out and organize them. The case logic case- you can- it's a pain in the butt though- especially if you want to change a section in the very back... but it's still nice to have the option- and still way better than having to move the cd's out of the sleeves.

2. The Fellowes is made well- but the construction doesn't have as much heft to it as the case logic. when both are empty and you're holding one in each hand- the case logic is a little heavier. the case logic- has nicer smoother nylon feeling fabric- rather than the coarse canvas fellowes. the case logic's has more seam reinforcement. the fellowes has a little bit more padding- but i don't really see how it makes any difference in protecting the media inside.

3. both are difficult to zip- and i'll probably have to rub soap or wax on both brands eventually---- but the thin fabric on the fellowes makes it REALLY hard to zip- where as the case logic - has more hefty fabric which instead of moving with the zipper pull- it stays in place.

4. the binder like quality of the case logic- allows you to use this case frequently without fear of damaging or ripping out pages- ie... flipping around for half an hour trying to figure out what dvd you want to watch.

i keep cd's in the fellowe's one- because it's just for storage. (I highly recommend the 4gb ipod nano opposed to the 2gb fyi) i would NEVER get a fellowe's to house my dvds. These two case logics get thrown around a lot... literally because they're heavy. the pages get smacked around- back & forth, back & forth... they've taken a lot of abuse and that is why this case get's a 5 star rating. i know if i used the fellowes case for my dvd's that thing would have been broken after the first month.

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.

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.

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!

This puppy is not well designed. There are better, and cheaper, alternatives, even through Amazon.

First, when opened, the zipper retreats to the spine, and becomes very difficult to close. And the recalcitrant zipper is now on the bottom of the open binder; if you turn it bottom up to work on the zipper, discs start falling out -- because:

Second, the plastic pockets do not have a flap on top to secure the disc.

And third, you'll wish you had a ring-binder style the first time you have to rearrange your collection. I've done it twice, and I won't do it again.

A much better product is the TekNmotion 400. It elegantly solves the zipper problem with a zipper extension, it has security top flaps on the pockets, it uses a dual-3-ring system (not perfect, but easier to rearrange). AND: it holds more disks, has nifty elastic page hold-downs inside, and costs only $20 (not counting postage). I found them on sale in a local store for $15, so I paid the sales tax and saved the postage.

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.

I have a very large collection of DVDs and CDs. I store them all in CD/DVD binders (300+ capacity). I have used both Case Logic and Case-It binders and each has its own pros and cons.

Case Logic Pros - The biggest pro for Case Logic is the way the DVD sheets are held in the binders. By using two 1-1/2" plastic strips to hold them in place, it is hard for the DVD sheets to rip out of the binder. This is a very secure method of securing the 40 pages of DVDs in place. The individual pages are made of a material that minimizes scratching of DVDs and the extra 16 slots on the inside of the cover are convenient for often-used or new DVDs.

Case Logic Cons - The same feature that makes for solid security of the DVD pages is also the most inconvenient feature - the two strips of 1-1/2" plastic that hold the pages inside the binder. If you have large collections like me, you will want to add/move pages as your collection grows. It is a very painful process with Case Logic as you have to remove all the pages preceding the ones you want to move or add, then you have to slide each one back over the strips. Case-It, on the other hand, has a three-ring binder system that allows one to open it at any point and add or remove pages at will - very easy. However, the three-ring binder system has its drawbacks too - pages can eventually rip out because the stress on the page is not distributed as well as the Case Logic system.

Case-It Pros - Case-It has an extra strip below each DVD sleeve where a label can be placed - allowing one to label the DVD titles right below the DVD - great for those DVDs without an easily readable title on the DVD itself. It also helps one know what is missing from the collection. The zipper is also much easier to use - the Case Logic zipper is very hard to close once it is fully opened. Case-It also breaks its DVD pages into two sections (on the 304-disc series), each one secured by a plastic page and velcro. If this system is used, it negates the issue with pages ripping out of the binder. The Case-It binders have a label on the outside that you can mark with its contents - Case Logic does not have this.

If you don't move DVDs or CDs around much after you get them in binders, you may prefer the Case Logic system. But if you reorganize your DVDs much at all, you will like the Case-It system better. And I believe the Case-It system beats out Case Logic with the small details - labels built in to the pages and on the outside of the binder, and the two-part storage system, Either brand is well worth purchasing to keep from having to deal with a lot of DVD cases laying around the house - buy these DVD binders and that's all you have to keep around - the DVD boxes can get tucked away in the closet or attic.

There are dozens of storage albums for CD's and DVD's. This is one to avoid. It has just one fault, and that is the zipper. The problem is closing the album. The zipper runs fine for about 1 1/2". Then it must make a sharp turn, and there is nothing for you to hold onto to keep the zipper straight. This is where the zipper will fail, and then it will not close at all. It opens fine, has good storage, but closing it is a real nuisance.

Buy something else.

Mine is just about full and I have just placed an order for another--the sincerest form of positive review.
The zipper of this unit is a little difficult to "get started" when it is completely unzipped, but otherwise this case seems to be very well designed. I have had no durability problems despite toting this case across the state dozens of times.

The only reason this item was rated 4 stars is that I feel it is overpriced. This item could be manufactured and shipped for about $8 each, but the actual cost was quite a lot more than that at the time of my purchase. Still, you get what you pay for, and this is the best high-capacity CD/DVD folder I've ever used.