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Easy to open & close; easy on the eyes; not as opaque as other colored clamshells so easy to read label on CD/DVD inside; the rack is a BIG bonus!!!

I enjoy the small colorful way to organize some of my CDs. Also the clamshells are more durable than the 1/2 size jewel cases and fit in my fanny pack.

These slim jewel cases in a "clamshell" shape by Ziotek provide sturdy protection for CDs; but they can also store DVDs as well as CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, and more! I have been fortunate in that the cases I bought never cracked when I tried to open them. The plastic cases themselves are stored in the "rack" that comes with them; and the idea of a rack for storing these is brilliant. I have found that without a rack they become tougher to handle when on the shelves of my media storage case; the "clamshell" style blank media storage case isn't always the easiest to handle.

Nevertheless, these slender jewel cases do provide safe, practical storage for media and they measure less than half the width of the older, original jewel cases that seem far too wide and "fat" today. You can stick a "post-it" note to the front of the jewel case to indicate what's on the disc inside, too. These jewel cases can be storing discs on bookshelves, cabinet shelves or whatever--you obviously don't have to use the rack if you don't want to use it.

These plastic cases keep each disc firmly in place inside the plastic case. That's a great added feature--and you can also see the disc being stored without having to open the jewel case. They come in five colors; you get five each of red, orange, green, blue and purple.

However, as I mentioned above, there's one drawback that I absolutely hate--these cases are difficult to store in rows along a shelf of my cabinet. The clamshell base is too small for the media holder to stay straight up for long periods of time; and they inevitably wind up slipping and sliding about on the shelf when I want to find something on the cabinet shelf. The rack that Ziotek provides is the only way I know to be pretty sure these won't go creating a mess on your shelves.

Overall, good job, Ziotek!

These are the best slim cases I own. The plastic in these is the supple kind not the brittle kind, so they won't shatter like your usual slim case. My baby liked the colors and drooled and teethed on a few them for a while and then moved on to other things. They really are shaped like a fish, and the outside decoration has little fish graphics and a fish face on it.

If I send a CD/DVD to someone, I'd typically stick it in a generic slim case which would go in a bubble-envelope mailer and get sent to them, as likely as not having the slim case cracked somewhere along the way but the CD surviving. If I hand a CD to someone I'd probably stick it in one of those paper CD envelopes with the clear circle window on the front. Well, if I got such a CD from someone and I wanted to keep it in good shape as I cart it all around in my backpack, I'd put it in one of these clamshell protective cases. Those "other" cases are the ones I give away, but these are mine, all mine!

These are well organized. Easy to use. Stores in very little space. Only drawback is unable to tell what is what without taking them all out and flipping through.