Storage (Cases - not enclosures) for Hard Disks

With the advent of HD and cheap SATA disks, we use them like tapes these days. We have several cartridge based systems (Thermaltake BlaX for example) that allow us to quickly backup smaller projects onto multiple disks.
The problem is what to do with those disks. Formerly Seagate used to supply disks in plastic "Sea Shells" for disc storage, now they simply come in plastic, anti-static, bags.
Essentially I'm looking for what would be a case, like the ones for tapes (beta, dvcam, etc) that would allow me to store my internal SATA drives on a shelf in our storage room for archiving. Any ideas?
Realistically I'd like ones I can label and store, just like tape cases. But at this point I'll take any suggestions.

Weibetch's got'em. Bout the size of a Betacam SP tape. I just bought about 30 of them myself, we are in the same boat.
http://www.wiebetech.com/products/cases.php
Decent price too.
(I don't work for them, or receive any compensation,etc from Weibetech, or whatever I'm supposed to say)

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