Description, Specifications for OWC Gemini 2 Bay External OWC Gemini Thunderbolt3 2 bay External Drive The only drive you need to organize your digital life. Features dual drives and seven ports, taking you from notebook to workstation in seconds. Pro-grade speed: up to 40Gb/s with (2) Thunderbolt 3 ports Flexible storage options: 2 bays for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives including SSD AND HDD Selectable hardware RAID settings: RAID 0 speed, RAID 1 redundancy, span capacity, Independent A hub of options: (2) USB 3.2 (10Gb/s) ports for your essential peripherals Full stream ahead: 2.5GbE for transferring files up to 2.5x faster than standard Ethernet Easy camera uploads: frontside SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader See your work: HDMI 2.1 port for connecting up to an 8K display Daisy-chain expansion: add up to five additional Thunderbolt devices Informative : Separate front panel LEDs for instant drive status Innergizeâ„¢ enabled : a complete health, performance, and field update management tool when using OWC Atlas SD memory cards with Gemini’s SD reader Worry-free: 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty Flexible Thunderbolt 3 Solutions to Get the Job Done With the Gemini, 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. Through a single-cable connection, you can find the flexibility you need to meet the challenges of a changing digital workflow. Hardware RAID to protect you against drive failure You can customize the Gemini to quickly adapt to project changes and help you stay ahead of deadlines. Install your choice of 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDDs or SSDs and even combine the speed of a SSD with the cost-effective storage capacity of a HDD. With built-in hardware RAID, you have four drive set-up choices: Non-RAID to keep the drives as independent volumes RAID 1 (mirror) for backup reliability RAID 0 (stripe) for optimal performance and maximum speed or use Span to combine the drive capacities into one huge volume for extra-large storage capacities Done with the drives but need the connectivity? Use OWC’s free utility to quickly and safely eject the RAID or any other disks attached to the Gemini. Includes (1) OWC Gemini Thunderbolt Dock and External Storage Enclosure (1) 0.7M (29′) Thunderbolt (USB-C) Cable (1) External Power Supply and Power Cable (1) Quick Start Guide for OWC Gemini (1) (1) (software download) (1) 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty Detailed Specs Number of Bays 2 Mechanisms Supported 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch SATA drives 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch U.2 drives NVMe M.2 drives (via U.2 adapter) Hot Plug Support Yes Boot Support Yes RAID Capable Yes RAID Levels Supported SPAN RAID 0 RAID 1 JBOD RAID Features Hardware RAID Software RAID Capable Memory Card Slots (1) SD Power Delivery Provides up to 27 watts of power via Thunderbolt 3 to charge or reduce laptop and device battery draw. Device Ports (1) Host Port – Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40 Gb/s (5000 MB/s) (1) Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Port (2) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports up to 10Gb/s (1250MB/s) – USB 2.0/3.0 backwards compatible (1) HDMI Port (1) 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5GbE) RJ-45 Port Display Support by Port Thunderbolt 3 (Titan Ridge): Up to 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz via a native Thunderbolt 3 display or other display that supports USB-C connections and DisplayPort 1.4 HDMI 2.1: Up to 8K @ 120Hz Ethernet Speeds (RJ-45) 2.5Gb/s (2.5GBASE-T) 1Gb/s ‘Gigabit’ (1000BASE-T) 100Mb/s (100BASE-T) 10Mb/s (10BASE-T) Jumbo Frame Support Yes Data Rate Up to 40 Gb/s Data Transfer Rate (Maximum) Thunderbolt 3 : Up to 40 Gb/s (or 5000 MB/s) USB 3.2 Gen 2 : Up to 10 Gb/s (or 1250 MB/s) Chipset Thunderbolt (2): Intel JHL7440 Media Reader: Genesis Logic GL-3232S Ethernet (1): Intel i226 SATA Controller: ASMedia ASM-1352R MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) Varies depending on drive mechanism installed Contact Start Stops Varies depending on drive mechanism installed Host Port Requirements Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt ) Mac OS Compatibility macOS 12.x Monterey macOS 13.x Ventura macOS 14.x Sonoma PC OS Compatibility Windows 11 Windows 10 64-bit Edition Windows Server 2016 Linux OS Compatibility Yes Mobile OS Compatibility iPadOS 15 iPadOS 16 iPadOS 17 Other OS Compatibility Chrome OS ChromeOS 107 or later Driver Required No External Power Adapter Yes Power Supply External UL-listed universal auto-switching power supply AC Input 100-240V, 50-60Hz, 2.0A DC Output 12V, 10A Wattage 120W Cooling (1) 60mm 3,000RPM cooling fan Security Slot Yes Power/Activity LED Yes Housing Color Black Housing Material High quality aluminum for optimized heat dissipation Dimensions Height: 14.7 cm (5.8 in) Length: 23.8 cm (9.4 in) Width: 8.5 cm (3.3 in) Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) Certifications CE FCC VCCI BSMI RCM Thunderboltâ„¢technology RoHS Compliant Yes Reach Certification Yes Ambient Temperature Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C) Non-Operating: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C) Altitude Operating: -304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft) Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) Humidity Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing Noise 19.3dB Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt compatibility requires a certified and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (available separately). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb/s but does not support notebook charging. Must be connected to host computer via Thunderbolt (USB-C), and cannot be used as a NAS. The Ethernet port provides the host computer with a 2.5GbE network connection over Thunderbolt (USB-C), but it cannot be used to access the drives over the network. Requires 2.5Gb/s Ethernet compatible hardware components and cabling (Cat 5e cable minimum, Cat 6 or later strongly recommended). OWC ShuttleOne 1 x NVMe M.2 and U2 Shuttle 4 x NVMe M.2 to 2.5-inch U.2 SSD Adapters sold separately. 562MB/s write / 562MB/s read peak performance with 2 x Seagate 20TB in OWC Gemini connected to a 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 (MacBookPro18,1) with 16GB RAM and Apple M1 Pro 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 16 bit RGBA codec, single file test). 956MB/s write / 855MB/s read peak performance with 2 x 4.0TB OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSDs in OWC Gemini connected to a 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 (MacBookPro18,1) with 16GB RAM and Apple M1 Pro 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 16 bit RGBA codec, single file test). 1350MB/s write / 1446MB/s read peak performance with 2 x 1.0TB Western Digital U.2 SSDs in OWC Gemini connected to a 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 (MacBookPro18,1) with 16GB RAM and Apple M1 Pro 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU running AJA System Test (4K-Full resolution, 64GB file size, 16 bit RGBA codec, single file test). Actual display support depends upon computer. Please review the display specifications for your specific computer model to determine the maximum supported resolution, refresh rate, color depth, and number of external displays over Thunderbolt. SD cards inserted into the OWC Gemini will not be recognized by Windows Disk Management or applications after being safely removed. Power cycle the entire OWC Gemini by disconnecting the power source. This will allow the OWC Gemini to create a new card session resulting in Windows recognizing the SD card. A firmware update is required to use OWC ThunderBay Flex 8 with OWC Innergize software. Please consult the ‘ ‘ or ‘ ‘ guide for download and installation instructions.
