For mailing and handouts, the light weight and convenience of a business card or other mini CD can be a big benefit. Although you might expect a mini CD to be less expensive than a regular round CD, that is not the case. So there is a tradeoff in balancing convenience with cost. For most applications, business card CDs are made by molding a regular round CD and cutting away the excess material. That way they are produced on the same molding and printing lines as regular CDs.

Business card CDs are typically packed in clear vinyl sleeves, but we offer our unique line of paperboard wallets, sleeves and mailers that allow you to integrate a printed message on multiple panels with your interactive program.
To help decide which, if any, of the common sizes are right for you, here are some of their names, sizes, and data capacities along with comparable specs for regular round CDs:
| Type |
Business Card |
Hockey Rink |
Mini-Round |
Regular Round |
| Capacity |
40 MB |
50 MB |
180 MB |
650-700 MB |
| Dimensions |
85mm x 60mm |
80mm x 63mm |
80mm D |
120mm D |
Business card CDs are typically packed in clear vinyl sleeves, but we offer our unique line of paperboard wallets, sleeves and mailers that allow you to integrate a printed message on multiple panels with your interactive program.
Among our advantages is a dedicated mold for 80mm Mini-Round CDs that can reduce your cost by eliminating the cutting process. Another concern for business card CD buyers is that they are playable only in drawer-loading drives or players. For a novel alternative, we have the ability to offer a Clear-Edge CD which measures 120 mm, yet looks like a Mini-Round with 80 mm of print area, and it can be played in a slot-loading drive or CD player.
Are these shapes not enough? Then tell your Broad Reach Media your idea and custom-shaped CDs can be made to your specifications. Let us help you with authoring and design, or with printing and packaging as well.
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