OWC Gemini with DisplayPort
OWC Gemini with DisplayPort
Up to 773MB/s performance
Dual drive capacity up to 40TB
Quick Specs:
- DisplayPort 1.2
- 2 x USB (5Gb/s) Ports
- Hardware RAID
- Gigabit Ethernet
- SD 4.0 (UHS-II) Card Reader
- Mac & Windows
Thunderbolt Dock and Dual-Drive RAID Solution
- Flexible storage options with two bays for 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives
- Hardware RAID options for RAID 0 or 1, span, and JBOD (Independent)
- 7 Ports of connectivity
- Frontside SD 4.0 (UHS-II) card reader for easy camera uploads
- 1GbE for file transfer speeds that leave WiFi in the dust
- Second Thunderbolt port for daisy-chaining, adding a USB-C device, adding another display, or charging Thunderbolt (USB-C) devices
- 2 x USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) ports for your essential peripherals
- Dedicated DisplayPort 1.2 for adding up to 4K display
- Informative: Separate front panel LEDs for instant drive status
- Innergize™ enabled: a complete health, performance, and field update management tool when using OWC Atlas SD memory cards with Gemini's SD reader
- Backwards compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt equipped Macs1
- Dante compatible: easy Plug and Play - no software needed - into networks designed for bit perfect audio with super low latency and sample accurate synchronization
- Up to 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty4 with 1 Year Level 1 Data Recovery
Hard Drive Models
Arrives preconfigured as RAID 0
DIY Enclosure/Dock
Add your own 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives
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 OWC Gemini 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 utilizes hardware RAID to unleash the full potential of two 3.5-inch 7200RPM hard drives. Preconfigured in high-speed RAID 0 mode to deliver maximum throughput from its drives, Gemini offers real-world HDD speeds up to 773MB/s to handle HD video workflows.
If you desire the extra security of mirrored data, you can configure the Mercury Gemini in RAID 1 mode. Need more drive flexibility? Set up a span to combine the capacity of the two drives into one huge volume or use the drives as independent volumes.
Need even higher performance?
OWC Gemini Ultra NVMe solutions are designed for extreme performance with up to 16TB of pure SSD power and up to 2381MB/s of real world speeds – perfect for more demanding A/V, backup, photography, and more. Configurations start at $1,499.99. Learn more »
Stay Connected to Your Team and Media
The OWC Gemini features a powerful Gigabit Ethernet port that keeps you connected at high speeds 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 an 8K Perspective
With a dedicated DisplayPort 1.2 port, Gemini empowers you to add the fresh, crisp perspective of an 4K 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 4K 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 HDD storage capacity with speeds up to 773MB/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 DisplayPort 1.2 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.
Work with Ultimate Confidence
Active workspaces expose gear to unexpected bumps and shoves. OWC ClingOn custom cable stabilizers (available separately) are the quick and easy way to reduce – if not completely eliminate – cable strain on Thunderbolt and USB-C connections so you can work with ultimate confidence even in the highest foot traffic environments.
Work with Maximum Confidence and Reliability
Health
Over time and use cycles, flash memory does wear out. Innergize verifies and reports the percentage of use life remaining. Now you can work with full confidence your OWC flash memory product will deliver the reliability you can trust.
Sanitize
Writes, deletes, and formatting all take their toll on memory cards. Innergize cleans and restores the flash memory performance of OWC memory cards so you can get the best results on every use.
Field Upgrade
When new cameras or firmware updates to existing cameras are introduced, they may not work properly with flash memory cards and drives. Innergize gives OWC memory card users the ability to quickly upgrade their firmware in the field for full compatibility, additional performance enhancements, and bug fixes for optimal reliability.
OWC, Trusted by Pros & Enthusiasts the World Over
We build our hardware to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, we rigorously quality test and back our hardware with a 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty and award-winning customer support.
Learn More- Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt compatibility requires a certified Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 (mDP) adapter and a Thunderbolt 2 cable (available separately). This configuration provides data transfer at up to 20Gb/s but does not support notebook charging.
- 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty for Hard Drive solutions. 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty for Enclosure only.