Other by stefan @ 2018-07-29
The new EXCERIA M303 microSDXC cards from Toshiba are aimed towards 4K or Full-HD content recording and can fit the smallest available devices; these are rated as having V30 Video Speed Class and from our tests, we got near 70MB/s writes, which should be enough for most multimedia content.
At first we would like to thank Toshiba Corporation for offering a sample of their EXCERIA M303 MicroSDXC Card for testing and reviewing.
“Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion).”
RECORD AND PLAY IN 4K AND FULL HD
Now you can shoot your special moments in 4K or Full HD with your smallest devices. That's because the EXCERIA™ M303 supports UHS-I, Speed Class U3 (V30) for 4K video recording and playback.
The M303, which comes in capacities up to 256 GB, can store hours of video at 4K resolution - four times more pixels than Full HD format video.
THE SPEED YOU NEED
With read speeds of up to 98 MB/s and write speeds of up to 65 MB/s, you can keep up with the action around you. When you're done shooting, you'll enjoy ultra-fast file transfer. Transferring 300 photo files in approx. 20.8sec.
SKATERS
Discover the possibilities of mobile recording with our speed microSD M303
DRONE TRAINING
Let your drone fly higher with our fast microSD M303
WATER SLALOM
No matter how wild it gets our microSD M303 is a reliable partner
OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE DEVICES
The EXCERIA™ M303 is compatible with the latest SD Association's A1 Application Performance specification Version 5.1, with the expanding needs of utilizing microSD memory card, usually used as external storage device, as internal storage for mobile device such as smartphone. The “A1 classification” specifies at least 1,500 random read IOPS (Input-Output access Per Second), 500 random write IOPS and sustained sequential performance of 10MB/s.
READY, SET, ACTION
The high performance and small size makes the EXCERIA™ M303 the perfect choice for sports and action cameras, as well as virtual reality glasses and drones.
WORK UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS
Since the cards were specifically designed for outdoor video recording and photography, we made sure they will perform under extreme conditions. That is why they are shockproof, waterproof and temperature proof.
CATCH SOME RAYS
No worries at the airport security check or at your sunny vacation destination. The cards are x-ray proof to protect your precious memories.
STORE MORE MEDIA
Adding a microSD™ card lets you store more of your favorite media. With a storage up to 256 GB you can store a lot of videos, photos or music - all in high quality.
QUALITY YOU CAN TRUST
Toshiba is the inventor of flash memory, and has a well-earned worldwide reputation for producing high quality technology.
Toshiba has recently launched new series of their microSDXC UHS-I cards, which also includes the EXCERIA M303. This product is rated as having up to 98MB/s read speeds, while the writes should hover around 65MB/s. In terms of packaging, Toshiba does ship the M303 inside a simple, cardboard enclosure along with a SD adapter for more compatibility across devices:
On the back side of the packaging, Toshiba did describe the total amount of usable space, in multiple languages. Here we will also learn of the product serial number, but also contact information:
After removing the cardboard layer, we will observe that the card along with the adapter are further protected inside a sealed transparent plastic mold:
The Toshiba SD adapter carries the ADP-HS02 code name and we have seen it shipped before with other models as well:
On the back of the adapter, we will spot the usual gold-plated contacts:
The tiny Toshiba EXCERIA M303 does sport a black/red color scheme and here we will be also able to see the logos of the supported standards, along with the storage capacity:
A look on the back side of the card will reveal a factory serial number, but also the manufacturing location:
The testbench was composed from the following hardware:
CPU: Intel I5 4690K Retail @ stock
Motherboard: BIOSTAR GAMING Z97X
RAM: GeIL Black Dragon 4x4GB DDR2133 (@1600)
Video: Sparkle GTX 470 with stock and OMNI A.L.C.
Power Supply: Nexus RX-8500 850W modular
HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 240GB SSD
Case: Thermaltake Armor+ LCS, stock cooling
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
The Toshiba EXCERIA PRO M303 microSDXC Card comes formatted exFAT:
To determine the flash drive read speeds, the HD Tune v5 utility was used:
To measure the real life performance, we have used the Total Commander application to copy to the card and from the card the same file and recorded the transfer speeds, when they have stabilized.
File Copy
File Read
The new EXCERIA M303 microSDXC cards from Toshiba are aimed towards 4K or Full-HD content recording and can fit the smallest available devices; these are rated as having V30 Video Speed Class and from our tests, we got near 70MB/s writes, which should be enough for most multimedia content.
The M303 cards were built to sustain tough operating conditions (outdoors) and for this matter these are shockproof, waterproof and temperature proof; people that travel a lot do not need to worry about scanners in airports, because the M303 is also x-ray proof.
M303 is available with capacities of 64GB (23,13 Euros), 128GB (41,47 Euros) but also 256GB (88,42 Euros) and sports a 5-year warranty.
We would like to thank Toshiba Corporation for making this review possible!