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Originally Posted by truehappiness
Maybe that's now? lol
I wouldn't know.. but they could sell the 8cms for a lot cheaper than the 12cms[right?]
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I think they were cheaper when produced in high amounts, since they didn't need as much material as they need for 12 cm discs. Also, when Compact Discs first appeared, I believe they were considerably expensive and the smaller, 8 cm ones were a cheaper solution.
But since they're not used recently, especially for home purposes - becouse of small capacity, the 8cm CD-Rs are harder to get and more pricey...
As for Ayu, the first single she released in 12 cm was Boys&girls, which was a maxi single, so they did need more space on the disc, thus the bigger ones. That might have been the time when 12 cm discs were already affordable and 8 cm discs were slowly limited in production, so they began switching to bigger discs completly.