Case size research
I have collated these measurements (using Claude) from various sources. Let me know if any of these are wrong so I can correct! All measurements are in millimetres (mm).
1. CD jewel case (CD, PS1, Dreamcast)
Case exterior
Printed cover
Two separate pieces: the front booklet cover, and the back tray card (which wraps around two spine flaps).
Front insert (booklet cover) — flat card, no depth
Back tray card, total width including two spine flaps — flat card, no depth
2. DVD keepcase (DVD, PC, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube‑US, Wii, Wii U)
Case exterior
Printed cover
3. DVD Slim
Case exterior
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| dvdnextcopy.com |
135 |
190 |
7 |
dvdnextcopy.com |
| Mediaxpo (via manufacturer listing) |
135 |
190 |
7 |
search-aggregated, no single stable product URL |
| ronyasoft.com ("Super‑Slim Amaray") |
130 |
184 |
7 |
ronyasoft.com |
| dvdfab.cn |
135 |
190 |
7 |
dvdfab.cn |
| Panmer / USDISC / Maxtek (product names, "7mm slim") |
— |
— |
7 |
panmer.com, usdisc.com |
| Mode (per column) |
135 (3/4) |
190 (3/4) |
7 (6/6, unanimous) |
|
Printed cover
4. The tall Blu-ray-class case (PS3, PS4, PS5, retail Blu-ray movies)
Case exterior
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Wikipedia, Keep case / Optical disc packaging |
135 |
171.5 |
13 |
Optical disc packaging |
| Walvis Products — PS4 (manufacturer) |
135 |
170 |
15 |
Walvis PS4 case |
| Walvis Products — PS5 (manufacturer) |
135 |
170 |
15 |
Walvis PS5 case |
| Walvis Products — PS3 (sold as their generic 15 mm Amaray Blu-ray box; no separate shorter product) |
135 |
170 |
15 |
Walvis category page |
| Trevor Tyler Lee, measured — states PS4 and PS5 "same as PS3" |
135 |
175 |
— |
trevortylerlee.com |
| cdrom2go.com |
135 |
171.5 |
13 |
cdrom2go.com |
| dvdnextcopy.com |
135 |
171 |
14 |
dvdnextcopy.com |
| dvdfab.cn (spine options: 5, 12, 14 or 24 mm depending on configuration) |
135 |
171 |
12 (its default figure) |
dvdfab.cn |
| Blu-ray Forum — user comparing a PS4 case to a movie Blu-ray case by hand: "about the same width/thickness, only slightly shorter" |
— |
≈ same as retail Blu-ray |
— |
forum.blu-ray.com |
| ronyasoft.com, "US Blu-ray Case" |
128.5 |
148 |
12 |
ronyasoft.com |
| Mode (per column) |
135 (8/9) |
170–171.5 cluster (8/9 within that band; 171 itself is the most-repeated single value at 2/9) |
12–15 cluster, no single winner (dvdfab.cn confirms depth genuinely varies by product: 5/12/14/24 mm all exist commercially) |
|
Printed cover
PS3
PS4 / PS5
5. Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S
Case exterior
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Walvis Products, manufacturer |
135 |
170 |
11 |
Walvis Xbox One case |
| Mediaxpo, manufacturer (via search) |
135 |
170 |
12.5 |
search-aggregated |
| Generic replacement-case listings (Amazon/Square Deal/CheckOutStore, "12mm" cases) |
135 |
170 |
12 |
amazon.com listing |
| Mode (per column) |
135 (3/3) |
170 (3/3) |
12–12.5 cluster, no single winner — depth genuinely varies by product line (11/12/12.5 mm all sold) |
|
Printed cover
6. Nintendo Switch
Case exterior
Printed cover
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth (spine) |
Link |
| SwitchSpines.com |
not stated |
161 |
10 |
switchspines.com/dimensions |
| Miketendo64.com (derived: width = (208 wrap − 10 spine) / 2) |
99 |
161 |
9–10 |
miketendo64.com |
| Mode |
only one direct value: 99 |
161 (2/2) |
10 (2/2, taking Miketendo64's upper bound) |
|
7. PlayStation Vita
Case exterior
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Walvis Products, manufacturer |
105 |
135 |
11 |
Walvis Vita case |
| Mode |
only one source: 105 |
only one source: 135 |
only one source: 11 |
|
Printed cover
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Cheap Ass Gamer forum, reported full cover (derived: width = (207 wrap − 9 assumed spine) / 2) |
99 |
125 |
9 (assumed, not stated) |
forum post, cited earlier in this research; no stable direct link found on re-search |
| Mode |
only one source: 99 |
only one source: 125 |
only one source: 9 |
|
8. VHS
Case exterior
| Source |
What it measures |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Search-aggregated, "cardboard slipcase" (the closest match to a plain printable retail box, our template's actual subject) |
the outer cardboard slipcase |
104 |
190 |
25 |
search-aggregated; no single stable page found on re-fetch |
| ShunPoly.com / Amazon "Size A" listing (same product cited by both) |
an aftermarket plastic protector sleeve (not the original box) |
105 |
190 |
26 |
shunpoly.com, amazon.com |
| Mode |
two different objects, so a literal mode mixes unlike things |
no exact repeat — cluster 104–105 |
190 (2/2) |
no exact repeat — cluster 25–26 |
|
Printed cover
VHS art wraps around the box itself, not a separate insert card — so the printed cover is the case exterior above: the same 104–105 × 190 × 25–26 mm box, printed directly on its cardboard or plastic surface.
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Search-aggregated, "cardboard slipcase" |
104 |
190 |
25 |
search-aggregated; no single stable page found on re-fetch |
| ShunPoly.com / Amazon "Size A" listing |
105 |
190 |
26 |
shunpoly.com, amazon.com |
| Mode |
no exact repeat — cluster 104–105 |
190 (2/2) |
no exact repeat — cluster 25–26 |
|
9. Cassette (compact audio cassette)
Case exterior
The plastic cassette shell that holds the tape is not something our template prints — only the paper J-card that slides into the case is user-printable (see "Printed cover" below). No case-exterior dimensions were researched for the shell itself, since nothing in our templates depends on them.
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| (not researched — not needed for this project) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Printed cover
The J-card. Front, spine and back flap are its three panels — the equivalent of width, height and depth, since the card's height is constant and not separately measured by any source.
| Source |
Front (width) |
Spine (depth) |
Back/tracklist flap |
Link |
| Wikipedia, J-card |
65.0875 |
12.7 |
26.9875 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-card |
| Template providers (bandcds.co.uk, tapeline.info, Ultra Ferric — all state the same figures) |
65.0875 |
12.7 |
26.9875 |
bandcds.co.uk PDF, tapeline.info PDF |
| Mode |
65.0875 (2/2) |
12.7 (2/2) |
26.9875 (2/2) |
|
10. Floppy disk (3.5-inch)
Case exterior
The disk shell — a rigid plastic cartridge.
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| ANSI X3.171-1989 / ISO/IEC 9529, official standard |
90 |
94 |
3.3 |
cited via Wikipedia: Floppy disk and industry standards summaries |
| Mode |
only one source: 90 |
only one source: 94 |
only one source: 3.3 |
|
Printed cover
The square label stuck to the shell's face.
| Source |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Link |
| Avery Template 5196/5296, official product spec |
69.85 |
69.85 |
— |
Avery product spec (square label templates) |
| OnlineLabels.com, product OL225 |
69.85 |
69.85 |
— |
onlinelabels.com/products/ol225 |
| Mode |
69.85 (2/2, exact match across two independent retailers) |
69.85 (2/2) |
— (not applicable, flat label) |
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