Extended Desktop on 2 displays using Elgato Thunderbolt dock on late 2012 Mac Mini

Hi,
I have a late 2012 i5 Mac Mini with 8GB RAM currently I am running two displays on it using a thunderbolt to HDMI cable for one and a HDMI to HDMI cable for the other. I use both screens as an extended desktop (i.e. not in mirror mode).
I'm thinking of buying the Elgato Thunderbolt Dock to add additional connectivity, but can I still continue to use two displays for an extended desktop?
I understand the HDMI connector on the dock supercedes any Thunderbolt to HDMI on the dock thereby only allowing one screen to be run from the dock. However, can I still use the HDMI connector on the Mac Mini whilst using the HDMI output on the dock.
Sorry the above seems a bit of a long winded question but grateful for any answers/solutions rather than buying and finding out it wont work.

I don't have one to test, but it should work as advertised.
Check the reviews at > https://www.elgato.com/en/thunderbolt/thunderbolt-dock
If for some reason it didn't work using the Dock's HDMI output or using your current Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter in one of the Thunderbolt ports. You can always stop payment and send it back.

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