axle Gear combines two Mac mini 2.6GHz quad-core Intel i7 CPUs in a tightly-coupled configuration with axle and Telestream software to create an optimized media management appliance that takes only 1U of rack space. Telestream allows axle to handle more video formats, and the dual-CPU architecture allows transcoding and viewing to take place on different systems, delivering incredible performance. The system includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports, two Thunderbolt connections, two FireWire 800 connections, and eight USB 3.0 interfaces. Working storage is provided by dual Fusion drive subsystems, each 1 terabyte in size. Multiple options are available from axle's resellers to expand both the system's I/O and its working storage.