Buying a CD
Forum: water cooler
Topic: Buying a CD
started by: iconoclastus
Posted by iconoclastus on Dec. 15 2004,06:20
Hello,I am considering buying a CD, and for lack of a better titled forum, I am posting my question here.
On the business card CD, is there a label similar to the pictured CD on the main damnsmalllinux webpage?
When going to the order page, the business card CD it shows is an unlabeled silver 50 mg CD. I've looked through the forums, and the FAQs and don't see any information about this.
Also, if anyone has ordered a CD, can you tell me about how long it took to ship within the US?
Thank you,
--Michelle
Posted by bluefreak on Dec. 15 2004,08:29
hi Michelle,i personally have not bought any damnsmalllinux cds before (i do not think it's sane to send a small cd from the US to Singapore.) but i think it comes in a sleeve.
a label on the cd i'm not too sure about, but judging from the picture on the cd page, and this description : "The CDs will be generic 80mm by 60 mm rounded end 'business card size' CD-Recordable; not the square ended variety.", i dont think it has a label. it's 'generic'...
Posted by Fordi on Jan. 03 2005,15:25
They're blank with "Damn Small Linux" and the version number written in sharpie marker on them. Or at least they were when I bought mine in version 0.7.x. Probably a little better now.
Posted by Z038 on Jan. 04 2005,07:13
I ordered mine on December 28 and it came today January 3rd, standard USPS mail, California to Texas. I'd say that's fast, and there was a holiday in between. Blank silver with Damn Small Linux and 0.9.1 written on it in sharpie, same as Fordi's 0.7.x version.
Booted up first time, no problem. I like the small form factor.
I'd pay double for one with a professionally silk screened or digitally printed DSL logo on it like the one on the main page at < Damn Small Linux >. And if there were a reasonable bulk price for 10 at a time, I'd buy them that way and hand them out to my friends. Several people I've talked to about DSL have found it fascinating that you can get a really functional operating system on a 50meg business card sized CD. A pretty picture would enhance the coolness factor enormously. Oh John... Business opportunity here.
Posted by blackcreekboy on Jan. 05 2005,03:41
I would like to be able to buy a dozen or two nicely screen printed blank hockey-rink style CD-Rs I could upgrade as needed and write the version with a sharpie.
Posted by Neilo on Jan. 10 2005,01:27
I wonder how long it will take to get from the USA to the UK...just ordered the business card cd.
Posted by stella106 on Jan. 20 2005,18:08
wondering the same ...being in Italy and just ordered 3 cd..
Posted by Neilo on Jan. 23 2005,20:38
Well, I kinda got the CD 5 days ago! And im stuck with it on my laptop for good aswell, damn good thing i like it 
Posted by stella106 on Feb. 10 2005,21:12
got my 3 Cd's in Italy (shipped on 24th Jan),arrived today safe and in great shape.DSL booted and it's running very nice,pretty damn nice.
Posted by geo on Feb. 24 2005,23:42
You could go to a Compusa or simliar store and buy a 50 cd-r pack of the 8 cm sized cd's 20 dollars. They hold 180~210 megs or 21~25 minutes each.They also have buisness card sized ones, but since they dont show them online, I cant quote price or storage.
But some of them can even be printed on, or you can get the labels for cheap (Actually not cheap).
If you really want some business card size cd's screen printed, go to a print shop or three and shop around. You might get a good price.
(Note: Business Card CDs != 8cm cds. the Business ones are smaller and are not the full size of the card. And slot CD drives do not accept the cds very well, so stick with 12cm sized cds for laptops with slot drives)
Posted by noordinaryspider on Mar. 05 2005,19:36
I got impatient waiting for mine to travel a few counties and downloaded the ISO (only a few hours on a slow dial-up connection; kept my phone from making funny noises), but no regrets at all about putting my money where my mouth is; I actually ordered two extra CDs for family members instead of copying them, since I'm a linux newbie and can't contribute any programming expertise to the project.I would love to order a case of the business card sized CDs emblazoned with the logo on the website and give them away like halloween candy.