CONCLUSION

   Aside the fact that we couldn't perform a couple of tests with the ICY BOX IB-RD3662U3S (I’m sure you all figured that out while reading our charts) it's clear that although not at the top of our charts it performs extremely well for a dual bay RAID enclosure. Of course as already mentioned the dual connectivity (USB 3.0 & eSATA) paired with the option to choose one of the 4 different modes (JBOD/RAID0/RAID1/BIG) and the ability to swap the rear fan with one of your choosing make the IB-RD3662U3S one of the top dual bay external enclosures to ever pass from our test bench. The trayless feature is also very convenient while the HDD activity LEDs (blue for idle and purple for access) make it very easy to see which HDD is being accessed at all times.

   RaidSonic products are always priced aggressively but unfortunately they are not available outside from the EU which means that you currently you can only get the ICY BOX IB-RD3662U3S from within the EU for a price of 78Euros (Amazon.co.uk). You can certainly find many dual bay USB 3.0 external enclosures in the market at around the same price point (some even a lot cheaper) but you can't find one with the same features. Overall i just can't find anything wrong with the ICY BOX IB-RD3662U3S External HDD RAID Enclosure and since the price is not bad for such a product we have no reason not to give it our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Performance
- USB 3.0 & eSATA Connectivity
- JBOD/RAID0/RAID1/BIG Modes
- Trayless
- Removable Cooling Fan

CONS

- Availability