Mini disks

[D1337]

pulling apart some of my old beige cd drives I was looking at the actual plastic part that ejects itself. After staring at the two circular moldings, i realized what the smaller one was for. DUH. those mini disks that used to be oh so cool in like 2005.

Anyone still use these? I mean they're cool and small, but when they came out they could only fit the smallest amount of data. I wonder what the prices are like now, they used to be like twice the expensive a regular cd.

[crenn]

I'd say they'd still be fairly expensive to make, even though they're widely used for some things.

[calumc]

that other bit in the tray is actually for these: http://www.hollandmedia.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15
theyre 8 cm dvds and are for camcorders and im not sure what else.
minidisks came in a housing kinda like a floppy disk

[progbuddy]

They make 200 MB mini-CDs and also there are mini-DVDs and such for the newer camcorders.

[xmastree]

They're often supplied with accessories and contain the driver files.

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

[Spawn-Inc]

it also used for cd business cards too.


http://www.business-card-cds.co.uk/pictures/cd_montage.jpg

http://www.rovix.com/images/cd_business_card_types.gif

http://www.digitalcdr.com/images/b-card%20samples%20dec%2002.gif

[xRyokenx]

I like the Mini DVDs... they need to make it so you can get a player that uses those for music, that would be cool. No more regular CDs but you'd have to change over all the vehicles and **** which would not be fun at all.

[D1337]

wow..
If i got a buisness card that was a cd, i'd be impressed. Too many companies have used the idea of printing their name on a 256/512 flash drive and giving them out. + rep for interesting pictures.

[Spawn-Inc]

I like the Mini DVDs... they need to make it so you can get a player that uses those for music, that would be cool. No more regular CDs but you'd have to change over all the vehicles and **** which would not be fun at all.

well they do have big flash and small hdd's for mp3/musc players now so thats unlikely. but sony did use mini disc in there mini disc player

http://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/6944052294115838.JPG?0.9812576746560168

http://www.knotrc.com/tapes_master/md/sony_gold.jpg

[crenn]

Those disks would never hold my music collection....