In this article, we will concentrate our attention on another interesting product from ICY DOCK, and to be more exact the ExpressCage MB326SP-B, which is able to offer installation and hot-swap of no less than six 2.5’’ drives, while using a single 5.25’’ bay! Since we are talking about so many drives in a relatively small amount of space, the manufacturer is also using active cooling. Let’s dig in and see what ICY DOCK has prepared for us! The ExpressCage MB326SP-B is shipped inside a simple cardboard enclosure, with a drawing of the product on top, along with some small pictograms, which do show some of the main product highlights:
The airflow direction is shown on the side of the box:
The opposite area does explain that we are dealing again with a hassle-free tool-less 2.5’’ HDD/SSD installation procedure:
The more in-depth technical specifications can be spotted on the back side of the box:
Inside, we will find the main product, which is wrapped inside a transparent bubble-bag, so it won’t get damaged during transit:
Besides that, we are receiving screws for mounting the device inside the computer case, optional screws for the drives, but also an installation manual:
The manual does not only show the drive installation but also how to connect the cables in the back, along with the fan switch adjustment:
As we have seen with the other units, we are dealing with an all-black aluminum chassis, which does have a ventilation grill on the top area: