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
Innergize™ 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
Thunderbolt™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.

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