Packaging device (1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 81, 91) for packaging substantially round articles, such as eggs or fruit, into a dimpled package (100, 101) having an array of pockets to receive the round articles, wherein said array comprises rows and columns, the packaging device (1, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 81, 91) comprising: - a supply conveyor for conveying the articles in a first direction and having article holders for releasably holding the articles; - a package conveyor located below the supply conveyor for conveying the packages (100, 101) in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the packages (100, 101) being oriented on the package conveyor such that the rows of the package (100, 101) extend in the first direction and the columns of the package (100, 101) extend in the second direction; - a filling buffer located between the supply conveyor and the package conveyor, wherein the filling buffer in use is filled from above with articles by the supply conveyor and fills the packages (100, 101) on the package conveyor located below the buffer with said articles, the filling buffer comprising a plurality of parallel sub-buffers positioned next to each other seen in the second direction, each sub-buffer has a plurality of stacked sub-buffer rows of releasable buffer pockets, said sub-buffer rows extending in the first direction and each having a number of buffer pockets equal or greater than the number of pockets in a package row extending in the first direction; - a collector (8, 28, 88) comprising a row of releasable pockets defining a collector row (9, 29, 89) which is movable in the second direction; and - a setter (12, 32, 42, 52) comprising a row of releasable pockets defining a setter row (13, 33, 43, 53) which is movable up and down in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and second direction, wherein, in use, the setter (12, 32, 42, 52) reciprocates between an upper position to a lower position, wherein in the upper position the articles can be received from the collector (8, 28, 88) and in the lower position the articles can be discharged into the pockets of the package (100, 101); characterized in that the collector (8, 28, 88) comprises a plurality of collector rows (9, 29, 89), wherein the collector (8, 28, 88) is configured and arranged to move each one of the plurality of collector rows (9, 29, 89) back and forth in the second direction underneath the filling buffer to a position under any one of the sub-buffers for receiving articles from the lowest row thereof, wherein each one of the collector rows (9, 29) can be moved selectively to align with any one of the sub-buffers, and to move back and forth in the second direction with filled pockets to a position above the setter (12, 32, 42, 52) to discharge the articles into the setter (12, 32, 42, 52). - a supply conveyor for conveying the articles in a first direction and having article holders for releasably holding the articles; - a package conveyor located below the supply conveyor for conveying the packages (100, 101) in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the packages (100, 101) being oriented on the package conveyor such that the rows of the package (100, 101) extend in the first direction and the columns of the package (100, 101) extend in the second direction; - a filling buffer located between the supply conveyor and the package conveyor, wherein the filling buffer in use is filled from above with articles by the supply conveyor and fills the packages (100, 101) on the package conveyor located below the buffer with said articles, the filling buffer comprising a plurality of parallel sub-buffers positioned next to each other seen in the second direction, each sub-buffer has a plurality of stacked sub-buffer rows of releasable buffer pockets, said sub-buffer rows extending in the first direction and each having a number of buffer pockets equal or greater than the number of pockets in a package row extending in the first direction; the filling buffer comprising a plurality of parallel sub-buffers positioned next to each other seen in the second direction, each sub-buffer has a plurality of stacked sub-buffer rows of releasable buffer pockets, said sub-buffer rows extending in the first direction and each having a number of buffer pockets equal or greater than the number of pockets in a package row extending in the first direction; - a collector (8, 28, 88) comprising a row of releasable pockets defining a collector row (9, 29, 89) which is movable in the second direction; and - a setter (12, 32, 42, 52) comprising a row of releasable pockets defining a setter row (13, 33, 43, 53) which is movable up and down in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and second direction, wherein, in use, the setter (12, 32, 42, 52) reciprocates between an upper position to a lower position, wherein in the upper position the articles can be received from the collector (8, 28, 88) and in the lower position the articles can be discharged into the pockets of the package (100, 101);