Introduction

RaidSonic, storage solutions without limits is a well know company dedicated to deliver high quality storage solutions. As a manufacturer RaidSonic has direct influence on the product design, both in the quality and in the optical Design. By the consistent use of high-quality components and materials, the products already took a firm position in market segment elevated by RaidSonic. RaidSonic enjoys a solid reputation for providing consistent quality and reliability. The manufacturer status enables RaidSonic to offer qualified technical support and short response time, not only to the distribution and OEM/EDM partners, but also to the end users.

With portable media players, digital cameras, cell phones and PDA's utilizing different storage media, multi-card readers are becoming a required accessory for the gadget lover. The multi-card reader is a high speed USB 2.0 device and is capable of transfer rates as high as 480Mbit/s. When used with older systems it's backwards compatible with the USB 1.1 standards but the transfer rate of course drops to a maximum of 12Mbit/s. Anybody that transfers or stores data on flash memory cards or micro drives will love it. Such card readers are growing more and more popular. They have become somewhat of a necessity as we now use a plethora of gadgets which, for a variety of reasons, use different kinds of memory cards.

RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-861-B Multi-Port Panel

Rather than connecting each and every device to our computers, it would be easier if we just use a multi-card reader instead. With a multi-card reader, we only need to insert the memory card and we can immediately access the data. No need to mess around with cables. We personally find this very helpful as we swap our memory cards in and out very often. It saves time and effort to use a multi-card reader. The ICY BOX IB-861-B Multi-Port Panel arrived in a well designed plastic box that shows the actual design of the enclosed front panel. The box reveals quite in detail which model we gotten in our hands and that it can be used on Windows and Mac compatible PC's using the USB and/or FireWire connection. When looking a bit closer at the package, we can see that RaidSonic hasn't spared much effort to give a good impression of their ICY BOX. And they certainly succeeded.

The box is attractive and lists only the main features on the front. What does come handy with this box is that you can just see the multifunctional front panel through the plastic box and get a good first impression. On packaging their products RaidSonic certainly knows their world. It is simple though professional to attract potential buyers. And frankly it shouldn't be more than, cause getting the attention by the box alone does sell more items. On each side of the box it shows some extra details, like the features and specifications as well as the series model information. The back side of the box has information on the front panel in 5 different languages.

Turning the package around we get to the back of the box. The back of the box is revealing the specifications in more details and also provides information on the supported memory cards and media. All in all the packaging is well thought out and provides enough information on the product itself. So we can say that RaidSonic has made an excellent package with lots of information put on the box to make clear what this product is capable of in terms of memory card reading and connectivity. Indeed, time to move on, let's open up the box and see what's included...