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...

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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?
Unit 2
Office World Building
Snowdon Drive Winterhill
Milton Keynes
MK6 1BH

0843 227 7315

http://www.maplin.co.uk/memorex-cd-and-dvd-media-on-promotion-351455?ordercode=ZH63T


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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?

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On 10/09/2011 11:09 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Where on that list can you see 8cm CDs?

Let's blame Jet Lag. I got up 4:30 local time Thursday and went to bed 
10:00 pm the next day. Take off the seven hours time zone difference and 
that is still ~30 hours awake. :-(

I think that you will need to buy from the internet.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=verbatim+43413+CD-R+8cm+Colour&cid=3570323621466196774#

If you want to buy in person there is a shop in Whitechapel that will 
probably order them for you. It is on the corner of Whitechapel High St 
and Brick Lane. My wife has bought all sorts of HI-Fi stuff from them. 
(DAT tapes, Metal Cassettes etc.) They don't have them advertised on 
their site but they are friendly and it is right next door to some of 
the best Indian (Bangladeshi) food in London.

http://www.audio-time.co.uk/contact.php

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On 9/10/2011 3:35, Stephen wrote:
> I think that you will need to buy from the internet.

Have we really progressed from googling for Andrew to online-shopping for 
Andrew? ;-)

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On 10/09/2011 4:06 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 9/10/2011 3:35, Stephen wrote:
>> I think that you will need to buy from the internet.
>
> Have we really progressed from googling for Andrew to online-shopping
> for Andrew? ;-)
>

http://www.rotskyinstitute.com/rotsky/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/rotflmao.jpg

It looks like it :-)


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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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On 9/10/2011 11:37, Jim Henderson wrote:
> It seems that the physical size wasn't 'standardised',

I've seen square ones designed to substitute for business cards.

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On 11/09/2011 07:03 AM, Darren New wrote:
> On 9/10/2011 11:37, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> It seems that the physical size wasn't 'standardised',
>
> I've seen square ones designed to substitute for business cards.

I've seen square (or rather, rectangular) ones with data on them, but 
I've never seen them for sale blank.

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>> 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".

The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2 
wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size wouldn't 
fit into the smaller well properly.

> 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.

I'm still having trouble finding any sellers that I've actually heard of...

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On 11/09/2011 10:04 AM, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I'm still having trouble finding any sellers that I've actually heard of...

You have to take a chance sometime. How much can you afford to lose?
And read the reviews.

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On Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:03:09 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> On 9/10/2011 11:37, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> It seems that the physical size wasn't 'standardised',
> 
> I've seen square ones designed to substitute for business cards.

I've seen those as well.

Jim

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On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:04:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2
> wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size wouldn't
> fit into the smaller well properly.

Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.

;)

Jim

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On 11/09/2011 06:35 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:04:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
>> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2
>> wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size wouldn't
>> fit into the smaller well properly.
>
> Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.
>
> ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_cd

"Since the mid 1990s, all tray loading players have wells for the CD3."



Unless you're saying it wasn't standardised, in which case

"When Mini CDs were first introduced in the United States, they were 
initially marketed as CD3, in reference to their approximate size in 
inches; larger CDs were called CD5, despite the fact that both CD 
specifications are defined solely in terms of metric units."

The phrase "both CD specifications" seems to indicate that there's an 
official specification for the mini-CD standard.

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Le 2011/09/10 14:37, Jim Henderson a écrit :

>> 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

In my area, for a bit under that price, I get a spindle of 100 DVD-R, 
DVD+R or 100 CDR.
So, if the mini CDs are the same price or higher than regular CDs, why 
bother?

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On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:07:38 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> On 11/09/2011 06:35 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 10:04:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>
>>> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2
>>> wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size
>>> wouldn't fit into the smaller well properly.
>>
>> Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.
>>
>> ;)
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini_cd
> 
> "Since the mid 1990s, all tray loading players have wells for the CD3."
> 
> 
> 
> Unless you're saying it wasn't standardised, in which case
> 
> "When Mini CDs were first introduced in the United States, they were
> initially marketed as CD3, in reference to their approximate size in
> inches; larger CDs were called CD5, despite the fact that both CD
> specifications are defined solely in terms of metric units."
> 
> The phrase "both CD specifications" seems to indicate that there's an
> official specification for the mini-CD standard.

I guess it wasn't Dr. Wikipedia, now where *did* I see that....?

Ah, yes, the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc

Jim

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On Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:04:16 -0400, Alain wrote:

> In my area, for a bit under that price, I get a spindle of 100 DVD-R,
> DVD+R or 100 CDR.
> So, if the mini CDs are the same price or higher than regular CDs, why
> bother?

I'm not the one looking for them.  I would guess if someone wanted that 
specific form factor for some reason, they'd spend the money for them.  
Perhaps someone with a mini CD audio player.

Jim

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On 11/09/2011 11:04 PM, Alain wrote:

> So, if the mini CDs are the same price or higher than regular CDs, why
> bother?

I guess it just seems somehow "wasteful" to me to use an entire 80 
minute disk to store one 2-minute track, that's all. You're probably 
right about there being no price advantage. Presumably "most people" 
want to buy a disk that holds the maximum possible amount of data (which 
is why mini-CD is so hard to find in the first place, and probably why 
they get made in smaller quantities and so cost more).

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Am 12.09.2011 06:55, schrieb Jim Henderson:

>>>> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2
>>>> wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size
>>>> wouldn't fit into the smaller well properly.
>>>
>>> Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.
...
> Ah, yes, the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc

Read more carefully, particularly this section:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc#Disc_shapes_and_diameters

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On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:05:27 +0200, clipka wrote:

> Am 12.09.2011 06:55, schrieb Jim Henderson:
> 
>>>>> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2
>>>>> wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size
>>>>> wouldn't fit into the smaller well properly.
>>>>
>>>> Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.
> ...
>> Ah, yes, the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc
> 
> Read more carefully, particularly this section:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc#Disc_shapes_and_diameters

I was looking at the second paragraph, which states that they have varied 
in size.

Jim

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Am 12.09.2011 17:23, schrieb Jim Henderson:
> On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:05:27 +0200, clipka wrote:
>
>> Am 12.09.2011 06:55, schrieb Jim Henderson:
>>
>>>>>> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have 2
>>>>>> wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size
>>>>>> wouldn't fit into the smaller well properly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.
>> ...
>>> Ah, yes, the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc
>>
>> Read more carefully, particularly this section:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc#Disc_shapes_and_diameters
>
> I was looking at the second paragraph, which states that they have varied
> in size.

That they did indeed vary in size doesn't mean there's no official 
standard size.

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On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:50:37 +0200, clipka wrote:

> Am 12.09.2011 17:23, schrieb Jim Henderson:
>> On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:05:27 +0200, clipka wrote:
>>
>>> Am 12.09.2011 06:55, schrieb Jim Henderson:
>>>
>>>>>>> The size was standardised. That's why all tray-load CD drives have
>>>>>>> 2 wells, one at 120mm and another at 80mm. A disk any other size
>>>>>>> wouldn't fit into the smaller well properly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, Dr. Wikipedia disagrees with you.
>>> ...
>>>> Ah, yes, the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc
>>>
>>> Read more carefully, particularly this section:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc#Disc_shapes_and_diameters
>>
>> I was looking at the second paragraph, which states that they have
>> varied in size.
> 
> That they did indeed vary in size doesn't mean there's no official
> standard size.

I don't think I said that there wasn't one (if I did, my mistake), just 
that they do vary in size.

Seems a silly thing to be arguing about, though. :)

Jim

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On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:28:21 -0400, Jim Henderson wrote:

> I don't think I said that there wasn't one (if I did, my mistake)

Indeed I did.  Whoops.

Memory's the second thing to go.

Jim

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