On Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:09:38 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> On 10/09/2011 10:43 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 10/09/2011 10:00 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> At home I've got a box of those 8cm CD-Rs. They're really great for
>>> when I've just put a tune together, and I want to show people, but I
>>> don't really want to waste an entire 80 minute CD-R just for a
>>> 2-minute track.
>>>
>>> The disks weren't expensive, but do you have *any idea* how hard it is
>>> to find anywhere that sells them?? Even the mighty Google can't find
>>> any shops I've actually heard of that sell them...
>>>
>>>
>> Have you tried Maplin's?
> 
> That was my first thought, yes. (Indeed, that's where I bought the
> current lot from.)
> 
>> http://www.maplin.co.uk/memorex-cd-and-dvd-media-on-promotion-351455?
ordercode=ZH63T
> 
> Where on that list can you see 8cm CDs?

Try doing a search for "Mini CD" rather than "8cm CD".  You'll probably 
get more results.  It seems that the physical size wasn't 'standardised', 
and they range in size from 2.4" to 3.1".

I found:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?
hl=en&safe=off&biw=1280&bih=886&gs_upl=3319l3319l0l3998l1l1l0l0l0l0l236l236l2-1l1l0&q=
%22mini+cd%
22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13310235017043927419&sa=X&ei=Dq5rTqH3HKrjiAKqpKStDg&ved=0CIwBEPMCMAA

for example.  $26 for a spindle of 100 of them.

Jim

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