The only drive you need to organize your digital life. Features dual drives and seven ports, taking you from notebook to workstation in seconds.
The Do-It-All Tool for Digital Workflows
- 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
- 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
- Innergize™ enabled: a complete health, performance, and field update management tool when using OWC Atlas SD memory cards with Gemini's SD reader
- Dante compatible: Easy Plug and Play - no software needed - into networks designed for bit perfect audio with super low latency and sample accurate synchronization
- Worry-free: 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty4
Flexible 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.
Configure to Your Unique Needs
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 ...
↓ Read more ↓The only drive you need to organize your digital life. Features dual drives and seven ports, taking you from notebook to workstation in seconds.
The Do-It-All Tool for Digital Workflows
- 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
- 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
- Innergize™ enabled: a complete health, performance, and field update management tool when using OWC Atlas SD memory cards with Gemini's SD reader
- Dante compatible: Easy Plug and Play - no software needed - into networks designed for bit perfect audio with super low latency and sample accurate synchronization
- Worry-free: 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty4
Flexible 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.
Configure to Your Unique Needs
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 Dock Ejector utility to quickly and safely eject the RAID or any other disks attached to the Gemini.
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. Gemini fights the clutter with a single-cable connection that delivers storage, ethernet sharing, charging power, and 8K display 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 the Gemini to Mac and PC using OWC MacDrive software (available separately).
OWC Gemini Makes 3-2-1 Video Archival Easy. Here’s How to Protect Your Files
Pro video teams should always back up at least three copies of their videos in two locations. OWC Gemini makes the process easy. Here are our tips for archival strategy with this all-in-one wonder.
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.
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.
1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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).
4. 3 Year OWC Limited Warranty for Hard Drive solutions. 1 Year OWC Limited Warranty for Enclosure only.
Includes
(1) OWC Gemini Thunderbolt Dock and External Storage Enclosure
(1) 0.7M (28") Thunderbolt (USB-C) Cable
(1) External Power Supply and Power Cable
(1) Quick Start Guide for OWC Gemini
(1) User Guide for OWC Gemini
(1) OWC Dock Ejector for Mac and Windows (software download)
(1) User Guide for OWC Dock Ejector
1 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Detailed Specs
Drive Bays: 2 bays supporting: 2.5-inch SATA drives, 3.5-inch SATA drives, 2.5-inch U.2 drives, 3.5-inch U.2 drives, M.2 drives (with M.2 to U.2 adapter)
Hot Plug Support: Yes
Boot Support: Yes. Boot Camp is not supported.
RAID Capable: Yes
RAID Levels Supported: SPAN , RAID 0 , RAID 1 , JBOD
RAID Features: Hardware RAID , Software RAID Capable
Device Ports
(1) Host Port - Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) up to 40Gb/s (5000MB/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
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.
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 40Gb/s (or 5000MB/s) , USB 3.2 Gen 2 : Up to 10Gb/s (or 1250MB/s)
Chipset / Controller:
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 Interface Requirements: Thunderbolt (USB-C) port (backward compatible with Thunderbolt 2/Thunderbolt7)
Mac OS Compatibility:
macOS 12.x Monterey
macOS 13.x Ventura
macOS 14.x Sonoma
macOS 15.x Sequoia
PC OS Compatibility:
Windows 10 64-bit Edition
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2022
Windows 11
Linux OS Compatibility: Yes
Mobile OS Compatibility:
iPadOS 15
iPadOS 16
iPadOS 17
iPadOS 18
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 , Thunderbolt™technology
RoHS Compliant: Yes
Reach Certification: Yes
Country of Origin: Taiwan
TAA Compliance: 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
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Requires 2.5Gb/s Ethernet compatible hardware components and cabling (Cat 5e cable minimum, Cat 6 or later strongly recommended).
4. 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. When installing OWC U2 Shuttles, the OWC Gemini is limited to three drives per shuttle with drive capacities of up to 4TB per drive.
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. 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).
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. A firmware update is required to use OWC Gemini with OWC Innergize software. Please consult the "Innergize for PC: Firmware Update" or "Innergize for Mac: Firmware Update" guide for download and installation instructions.
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