CD Storage Boxes - A Necessity For Your Music And PC CD's

If you are constantly losing track of your cds and their cases, you should look into getting some cd storage boxes to help keep yourself organized and your home less cluttered. There are many options for your boxes. The cds can be kept in their cases, in sleeves, or in a stack. The boxes can be made of plastic, wood, metal, or cardboard. The boxes can be small or large.

The first thing you should do is decide how many cds you have that you need to store away. If you only have a few (fifty or less) that you want to store, you will want to select a smaller box or several smaller boxes. If you have many (more than fifty), you should consider larger boxes. Before you decide on the size of your boxes, though, you will need to think about where you are going to store them. If you will keep the cd storage boxes in a closet, the material the boxes are made of will not matter in appearance. If they will be kept under the bed, you will need to choose something short enough to fit under the frame.

If you will be storing them in the open—say by your entertainment system or on a bookshelf—you will probably want to choose decorative boxes. You will also need to decide how you want to store your cds. Do you want them in their cases? Do you want to move them all to individual sleeves? Some cd storage boxescome with dividers or sleeves for you to put the cds in, but some boxes require that you provide your own dividers or sleeves.

After you have made the decisions about where and how you will store your cds, it is time to begin looking at boxes. You will be able to find them both in stores and online. However, with the growing popularity of digital music, cds and cd storage solutions are becoming more difficult to find in stores. Places like Target, Walmart, and Best Buy still have some options in their stores. Mostly, though, you will probably have to do your shopping online. Following are descriptions of various types of cd storage boxes and where to find them.

One of the most popular cd storage boxes is the Snap-N-Store box. It comes in a variety of sizes and colors. For the best value, look at Amazon's website for the Snap-N-Store double wide. This box comes flat in the package. To assemble, all you do is fold it up and fasten it together with the snaps already installed on the box. Then, you are ready to store! The double wide has two rows for your cds. You can put your cds in their cases directly into the box. In addition, you can also purchase sleeves to put the cds in as well as divider cards that are labeled by letter of the alphabet. This makes it easy for you to sort and store your cds, and it makes it easy for you to find them when you are ready to listen to them. This box holds up to 330 cds, and it costs less than $10. You will also save on shipping, since it comes flat. The sleeves and divider cards will cost a little extra, but you can find them for about $5 per package.

Snap-N-Store makes other boxes as well. These include the single wide box that can hold up to 165 cds in sleeves. If you prefer to have your cds in their cases, the box will hold 30 cds in their traditional jewel cases or 60 cds in the newer slim cases. At Walmart, the single box costs about $6. Office Max sells patterned versions of the boxes for about $7. Each box also comes with a label holder on the outside, so you can sort your cds into categories and label the box for easy referencing. These boxes are stackable. Their sleek exterior makes them appropriate to display, but their prices make it ok to store the boxes away.

If you are looking for an upscale addition to your entertainment room, you might want to check out the Discgear Selector System boxes. These cd storage boxesare available in brown, black, white, and chrome. There is a rounded version and a boxier version. The rounded box comes in either 80 or 100 cd capacity. They cost between $10 and $30, depending on which size and color you select, as well as where you purchase the box. They are available at sites like eBay, as well as through the official Discgear website. The boxier version costs about $30. The Selector System boxes are unique in the way they store your cds. You take the cds out of their cases, but you do not put them into sleeves. Each box has individual slots where you stand the individual cds up vertically. The box also comes with a list where you can write down the cd information as well as its coordinating slot number. You close the lid, and to select a cd, you move a lever over to the slot number coordinating to the cd you are looking for. Then, you pull up, and the cd is sticking out waiting for you.

If you prefer to be able to look through your cd collection, you should consider another cd storage box made by Discgear. This box is the Browser 100e. It holds up to 100 discs, and there are individual holders that protect each cd. The holders are all attached to the box itself. There is a vertical lever beside the row of cds that raises them up in a group. Then, there is a lever below the cds that moves horizontally, and it drops the cds down into the box one at a time. This allows you to quickly and easily flip through your collection and find the cd you are looking for. This box retails for $60 through the Discgear website.

For something smaller and more versatile, Pioneer makes cd storage boxesthat can double as storage for dvds, photographs, and other small objects. These boxes are smaller, making them more convenient if you need to store your cds in multiple places. They are available in a variety of colors, including blue, yellow, white, black, green, purple, and many others. They are each about the size of a normal shoebox. Their chrome details make them look nice enough to keep on display anywhere in the house. These boxes cost about $5 each. They are somewhat easier to find in stores, as they are sold as general organizational boxes instead of solely cd storage boxes.

You may prefer a clear box so you can see your options without having to open the box. This is helpful especially if you are storing several types of media in similar boxes or if you store your cds in their jewel cases. Compucessory makes a clear desktop storage box that holds up to 50 cds at a time. It includes sleeves for you to transfer your cds to. You can find it at the Factory Express website for about $15. At Amazon, you can find a package of 5 clear plastic cd storage boxesfor just under $20. Each of these boxes holds up to 20 cds. These boxes, made by Metro, do not come with sleeves to protect your cds. They are available separately.

If you are looking for cd storage boxesthat are both decorative and functional, you may be interested in wooden storage boxes. You can find hand made boxes at the Etsy website for about $13. These are simple, open crate-style boxes made of various types of wood. They are perfect for keeping your cds on display and keeping them all together at the same time. Another option is the Dynagifts storage box. It is made of black wood, and it has a snap that fastens it closed. It costs about $25. Hold'n'Storage offers a simple wooden box with a hinged lid combination that can be used to store up to 15 cds in their jewel cases.

Choosing between all the cd storage boxescan be difficult, but if you consider what you really want and where you want to store your cds, the decision can be a fairly easy one. The prices of most of the boxes are reasonable, so that makes it easy to try several different selections.