OWC Gemini Thunderbolt (USB-C) Dock and Dual-Drive HDD RAID External Storage 12TB

OWC Gemini Thunderbolt Dual-Drive 12TB Features

• Performance storage: up to 562MB/s1
• Fast connectivity: (2) Thunderbolt 3 ports (Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt backward compatible)7
• Speed and storage: hardware RAID controller (RAID 0,1, Span or JBOD/Independent)
• Easy camera uploads: frontside SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader
• A hub of options: (2) USB 3.2 (10Gb/s) Type-A ports
• Connect to your NAS: 2.5Gb/s Ethernet port
• See work in progress: HDMI 2.1 for adding up to an 8K monitor
• Innergize Enabled: custom OWC software for complete health, performance, and field upgrade management when using OWC Atlas Memory Cards with OWC Atlas Card Readers and card reader-equipped products
• 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty

The Do-It-All Tool for Digital Workflows
With dual drive bays and seven connectivity ports including an SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader, the  is the do-it-all tool that will organize your digital life. You’ll have plenty of room to duplicate footage, create and manage archives, or render and process effects. Connect your favorite peripherals via USB ports. Ingest the day’s shoot or drone footage with the frontside reader.

Hardware RAID: Speed, Reliability, Flexibility

The OWC Gemini Thunderbolt Dual-Drive 12TB utilizes hardware RAID to maximize the performance of two 3.5-inch 7200RPM hard drives or 2.5-inch SATA SSDs. Preconfigured in high-speed RAID 0 mode, it offers real-world HDD speeds of up to 562MB/s, making it an excellent choice for audio editors, musicians, producers, photographers, small studios, and filmmakers working with 4K resolutions or compressed codecs. 

For those seeking the reliability and speed of SSDs, the OWC Mercury Extreme SSDs provide sustained RAID 0 speeds up to 956MB/s, easily handling 8K single and 4K multi sequences, slow-motion video, 10-bit footage, and ultra-high-resolution RAW images.

Additionally, if you require extra data security, you can configure the Mercury Gemini in RAID 1 mode for mirrored data protection. Need even more flexibility? You can set up a span to combine the capacity of both drives into a single large volume or use the drives as independent volumes, giving you full control over your storage setup.

Stay Connected to Your Team and Media
TheOWC Gemini Thunderbolt Dual-Drive 12TB features a 2.5Gb/s Ethernet port so you can transfer files and work up to 2.5x faster over wired networks and enjoy increased productivity in an IP-based workflow. Great for shared workspaces and workflows, file transfers breeze by quickly so you spend less time setting up and more time getting to work. When it’s time to share your progress, you can use your RAID options to render out working files and a fast connection to post for team and client reviews. It’s also great for sending your files over to a NAS to keep them safely archived.

Gain a 8K Perspective
With a dedicated latest generation HDMI port, Gemini empowers you to add the fresh, crisp perspective of an 8K display to your workflow. Whether in your home office or on a mobile studio job, seeing your work in full detail is just one connection away. Use it to free up your laptop port, so you can dock in and out quickly and stay mobile.

Reclaim Your Desktop
With multi-drive media dumps, controllers, A/V outputs, and a mess of device cables, it can be hard enough to find space for your notebook let alone room to work. OWC Gemini fights the clutter with a single-cable connection that delivers storage, ethernet sharing, charging power, and 8K monitor support while neatly consolidating all your peripheral device cables. Reclaim your workspace and reduce your stress.

Finally, a RAID as Mobile as Your Life
With the built-in hardware-based RAID controller, you get speed and security without being dependent on what operating system you are running. If you work in a cross-platform world, you can easily connect OWC Gemini to Mac and PC using OWC's MacDrive software (sold separately).

Unleash iPad Pro Content Creation Capabilities
For all the power iPad Pro offers, it’s handcuffed by limited internal storage, display size. and a single Thunderbolt port. Gemini transforms the iPad Pro into a complete content creation platform with capabilities that exceed many desktop and notebook computer setups. Offload your internal storage to the multi-terabytes of SSD storage capacity with speeds up to 956MB/s to handle all your Davinci Resolve, Lumafusion, Lightroom, Photoshop, Capture One, and/or Illustrator projects. You’ll see your work easier by adding an external display via the HDMI port. Ingest your camera files with the SD card reader. Share files in a blink on a high-speed network. Connect a mouse and full-sized keyboard with USB ports. There’s even 27W of power delivery to keep your iPad Pro charged and ready for mobile use.

Disconnect in One Click
Safely disconnect multiple drives in a single click. OWC Dock Ejector was designed by OWC hardware and software engineers to ensure all data is written before disconnection, saving time and protecting against data loss. It makes losing your hard-earned work a thing of the past.

OWC Thunderbolt Cable Included
OWC Gemini comes with a certified 0.7M OWC Thunderbolt Cable. But if your workflow demands a different length to make the connection, OWC Thunderbolt (USB-C) Cables are the perfect choice.

Stabilize Thunderbolt and USB-C Cables
Active workspaces expose gear to bumps, shoves, or even the random tail wag from a pet. OWC ClingOn custom cable stabilizers (sold separately) screw into the OWC Dock or OWC Drive housing to reduce – if not completely eliminate – cable strain on Thunderbolt and USB-C connections so you can work with confidence even in the highest traffic environments.

Innergize Your Workflow with Highest Performance and Reliability
OWC Innergize is the first stage of the Capture to Completion ecosystem of OWC products designed to seamlessly propel professional photographers, videographers, and content creators to the highest level of workflow performance and reliability. This OWC custom-designed app is a complete health, performance, and field upgrade management tool when using OWC Atlas memory cards with OWC Atlas readers and reader equipped products.