PROMISE Pegasus5 R12
Compact, Large Capacity and High-Performance

PROMISE Pegasus5 R12

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Pegasus5 R12 Series with Hard Drive (HDD)

Pegasus5 R12 32TB (8 x 4TB SATA HDD) with 1.0M Thunderbolt5 cable

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Pegasus5 R12 48TB (12 x 4TB SATA HDD) with 1.0M Thunderbolt5 cable

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Pegasus5 R12 96TB (12 x 8TB SATA HDD) with 1.0M Thunderbolt5 cable

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Overview:

Built for Creators. Designed to Scale.

Pegasus5 R12, the new storage platform for digital media creators. In addition to HD/4K/8K video editing, the R12 is perfect for audio, digital art, photography storage and touch up, or wherever your imagination takes you. 80Gbps Thunderbolt™ 5 performance delivers up to 3,000 MB/s.

The innovative new compact 12-bay design of the Pegasus5 R12 enables easy access to the HDD for rapid disk replacement. Pegasus5 R12 runs whisper quiet on the desktop and is designed for easy portability.

Pegasus5 R12 provides up to 288TB utilizing PromiseRAID hardware RAID engine. PromiseRAID is a core technology for the PROMISE Pegasus line, renowned for storage performance and data safety. A consequence of very large capacity HDD is an increased risk of failure. Predictive Data Migration (PDM), exclusive to PromiseRAID systems, performs periodic storage media analysis to anticipate potential drive problems and auto- matically takes corrective action before any drive failure occurs.

Highlights

Thunderbolt™ 5 technology

Thunderbolt™ 5 technology for high bandwidth 80 Gbps, with data rate up to 3,000 MB/s.

12-Bay Desktop Design

A 12 bay SATA HDD design in an elegant, compact enclosure that provides high capacity density in a quiet desktop form factor. Equipped with twelve 24TB HDD, Pegasus5 R12 provides up to 288TB capacity.

4K/6K/8K Editing

Optimized Thunderbolt™ 5 ecosystem for highest resolution editing environment with 4K,6K, 8K monitors.

PromiseRAID

All Pegasus devices including the Pegasus5 R12 series feature the PomiseRAID engine as a core technical advantage over competing systems.

Green technology inside

Pegasus5 R12 series inherits the excellent power management features of PROMISE storage systems. If the host computer enters sleep mode, is shut down, or if the Thunderbolt™ connection is disconnected, the Pegasus5 R12 series enters energy savings mode.

Why Choose Pegasus R12?

Thunderbolt 5 speed

Thunderbolt™ 5 Speed
– Up to 3,000 MB/s throughput

High-capacity 12-bay storage

Massive Capacity
– Up to 288TB across 12 HDD bays

PromiseRAID data protection

Proven RAID
– Long battle harden, advance and flexible PromiseRAID.

Multi-8K video editing

Studio Ready
– Multi-8K and VFX optimized

Features:

Thunderbolt™ 5 Performance

Harness the latest 80Gbps Thunderbolt™ 5 interface, enabling ultra-fast throughput for demanding creative applications.

High-Capacity 12-Bay Design

Compact desktop enclosure supporting 12 × 3.5" SATA HDDs, scaling up to 288TB of raw storage, with whisper-quiet operation and hot-swap drive replacement for minimal downtime.

Optimized for High-Resolution Workflows

Built for modern production pipelines, Pegasus5 R12 supports multi-stream editing of 4K, 6K, and 8K content, ensuring smooth playback and uncompromised performance in professional environments.

PromiseRAID with Predictive Data Migration (PDM)

Equipped with the PromiseRAID hardware engine for performance and reliability. Exclusive PDM technology continuously analyzes drive health, predicts issues, and automatically migrates data before failure occurs.

Smart Power Management Architecture

Specifications:

1. Hard Drives Cover

2. Power Button / Power and RAID Status Indicator

3. Thunderbolt™ Link Indicator

4. Lifting Handle

5. M.2 NVMe Cover (Pro Only)

6. Two Thunderbolt™5 ports (Downstream)

7. Kensington Lock

8. One Thunderbolt™5 port (Upstream)

9. Power Port

Model	Pegasus5 R12	Pegasus5 R12 Pro
Form Factor	12-Bay Tower	12 + 4-Bay Hybrid Tower
Drive Support	12 x 3.5" SATA HDD	12 x 3.5" SATA HDD + 4 x M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
Max Capacity	288TB (12 × 24TB HDD)	288TB HDD + 32TB NVMe SSD (4 × 8TB)
Interface type	ThunderboltTM 5 80 Gbps or USB4 v1/v2 (with PCIe tunneling support)
Thunderbolt™ Port	Thunderbolt™ 5 ports x 3 (Upstream x1, Downstream x2)
External Monitor	Downstream Thunderbolt™ 5 port can connect up to three 4K / dual 6K or single 8K monitor
Power Delivery	85W (Thunderbolt™ host and USB4 host)
Port Type	USB-C Type C
	RAID & Features
RAID Flexibility	RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 (HDD only)	HDD:RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 NVMe: Windows OS: RAID 0/1/5; macOS: RAID 0/1
Performance Use	Up to 3,000 MB/s	Up to 6,000 MB/s Hybrid HDD+NVMe acceleration for mixed workloads
Hot Spare*	Yes
Max LUN	128
Hot Swap*	Yes
	Software Highlights
Supported OSr	Windows 11 / macOS 15 and above
Management Tool	WebPAM 5.0, CLI
Additional Features	Promise Plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop
Product Specific features	Intelligent Cooling, Drive SMART Health Polling
	Physical Information
Dimension (H x W x D)	318 x 227 x 227 mm
Weight	16.0Kg
Power Supply	AC 100-240V auto-ranging, 50-60Hz, 500W
	Environment
Temperature Range	Operating: 5° ~ 35° C , Non-operating: -40° ~ 60° C
Humidity	Operating: 10% ~ 95% non-condensing , Storage: 5% ~ 95% non-condensing
Standard	EMC: FCC, CE , Safety: cTUVus, CB
Green Certificate	ErP/EuP, RoHS, WEEE
	Warranty and Support
Warranty	3-years standard warranty, optional extended warranty, and on-site parts replacement program (PROMISE ServicePlus) available.
Support	24/7 PROMISE eSupport Portal (support.promise.com), optional 24/7 phone and email support available.

* Only for 3.5” SATA HDD

Documentation:

Download the PROMISE Pegasus5 R12 Datasheet (PDF).

Pricing Notes:

Pricing and product availability subject to change without notice.