Designed primarily for professional content creators, the 12TB G-DRIVE PROJECT Thunderbolt 3 External Hard Drive from SanDisk Professional allows you backup and save your projects, footage, and other large files. Connect this external drive to your Thunderbolt 3 port for up to 40 Gb/s transfer speeds while using second port for daisy chaining.

Inside the anodized aluminum housing is an enterprise-grade Ultrastar 7200 rpm hard drive with a maximum read speed of 250 MB/s and a maximum write speed of 250 MB/s. The enclosure also includes a PRO-BLADE SSD Mag slot that allows you to add high-speed storage without increasing the device's footprint.

12TB G-DRIVE PROJECT External HDD    1TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag    2 x Thunderbolt 3 Ports (PROJECT)    NVMe PCIe 3.0 Interface (SSD)    7200 rpm Hard Drive (PROJECT)    Up to 250 MB/s Read Speeds (PROJECT)    Up to 3000 MB/s Read Speeds (SSD)    Drop & Crush Resistant (SSD)    macOS 10.15 and Later Compatible    Windows 10 Compatible via Reformat

• Up to 12TB of space to back up and save your valuable project work
• Reliable 7200 rpm Ultrastar enterprise-class hard drive inside for long-term storage and transfer speeds of up to 250 MB/s
• PRO-BLADE SSD Mag slot (10 Gb/s) to easily add SSD capacity and performance for fast transfers, editing, and backup without adding to your workspace
• High-performance 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 interface with 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 compatibility
• Color-coded cable indicators to connect the right cables and get the most out of your device performance

Quickly backup or add extra storage to your computer for your HD photos, videos, and music with high-speed data transfers of up to 250 MB/s.

For your demanding workloads and mission-critical content, you can rely on the power and enhanced reliability of the 7200 rpm Ultrastar enterprise-class hard drive inside.

Add a separately purchased PRO-BLADE SSD Mag to the 10 Gb/s expansion slot to offload, make copies, or edit, content.

Easily identify each port type with the color identifying system from SanDisk Professional. Match the color around the port to the color on the corresponding cable to quickly connect your devices.

With a premium, anodized aluminum housing, the G-DRIVE PROJECT pairs with your high-end computer and gives you durable strength.

The G-DRIVE PROJECT works well with compatible iPad tablets that have a USB-C and iPadOS 14 or later to enable efficient creative workflows when using your favorite production apps.

With a premium, anodized aluminum housing, the G-DRIVE PROJECT pairs beautifully with your computer and gives you durable strength you can feel.

Choose between three modes of brightness to easily brighten, dim, or turn off the power saving LED light with the push of a button.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this work with an iPhone 16 Pro max?

A: The SanDisk Professional 2TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag can be used as an external drive with an iPhone 16 Pro Max when the drive is inserted in the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT, B&H # SAPBT, and connected to the iPhone via USB-C.

Q: 2. Can you turn this into a Raid 1 via Mac OS software raid?

A: The SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE STATION is meant to support JBOD. The Manufacturer does not guarantee compatibility with any software raid setups, as the enclosure is not designed with any RAID controllers.

Q: 3. I see that the main HDD can connect via Thunderbolt 3 but is the blade connected via Thunderbolt 3 also?

A: The SanDisk Professional 4TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag can only be connected to a host computer via the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT (B&H # SAPBT) or the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE STATION (B&H # SAPBST). The former doesn't provide a Thunderbolt 3 connection but the PRO-BLADE STATION does.

Q: 4. Has anyone used the "Sandisk Pro Blade Transport 4TB NVMe SSDs" with Sigma FP Cameras? Any problems?

A: The SanDisk Professional 4TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag isn't officially supported with the Sigma fp, and the camera doesn't support SSDs larger than 2TB. I recommend using the SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD V2 (B&H # SAE812TB), as it's an officially tested and supported SSD.

Q: 5. It can be use with canon r3 and r5 ?

A: No, neither the Canon EOS R3 Mirrorless Camera or the Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera have the ability to record directly to an SSD. These cannot be used with the SanDisk Professional 8TB Professional PRO-BLADE STATION Kit with PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT SSDs (4 x 2TB) for direct recording.

Q: 6. Blackmagic Design recommends the SanDisk Professional 4TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag but not the Transport. So how can you connect it?

A: The SanDisk Professional 4TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag has a NVMe PCIe 3.0 interface, so it will have to be connected your Blackmagic device using the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT (BH #SAPBT). This is the same way in which Blackmagic would have connected the SanDisk Professional 4TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag to their devices when they tested of the drive.

Q: 7. If I can format the bade to FAT32, will it work inserted into a SanDisk Project drive formatted APSF?

A: Yes, the SanDisk Professional 2TB PRO-BLADE SSD Mag, (B&H # SAPB2TB), would work inserted into a SanDisk Project Drive even if it's a different format than the SanDisk Professional Project Drive. In that scenario, the Project drive is simply acting as a hub/reader.

Q: 8. Can it fit my existing NVME's ? To use it with SanDisk pro-blade station?

A: The SanDisk Professional 1TB PRO-BLADE SSD MAG already has a NVMe drive installed and is not made to use with other NVMe drives.

Q: 9. I assume that since this mounts each blade as a single drive (rather than as RAID might), this is fully compatible with Apple M1 chips? Is that a correct assumption?

A: Yes, that is correct. Each SanDisk Professional 4TB PRO-BLADE SSD MAG will function as a separate unit. Even if you purchased the multi bay unit, the array will work as JBOD for maximum swapability.

Q: 10. How is this different than plugging in 4 external ssds into my computer? It's not a RAID enclosure

A: The SanDisk Professional 4TB Professional PRO-BLADE STATION Kit with PRO-BLADE SSD Mag (4 x 1TB) will allow you to use one cable to connect this to a computer versus needing four separate connections for 4 SSDs.