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Toshiba memory Exceria 32 GB is priced at AU$35.50 Australian Dollar or ₱ 1,272.00 Philippine Peso. This card is part of their HD series, intended for "video" usage, although that really doesn't stop you from using it for anything else. This card cost AU$35.50, which isn't quite as expensive as the Samsung Pro or Sandisk Extreme.
The card itself comes in a box which boasts one of the most impressive read speeds of 95Mb/s, but the write speed is a more tame 30Mb/s. It's definitely the highest read speed boasted for this price-range of card. It claims to be waterproof compatible (most microSD cards are), but strangely, it also asks you to Please do not use any microSD adapter. This may be because the adapters may have trouble with the high-speed signalling used by the UHS-I standard but that doesn't stop the other cards from bundling adapters.
The rear of the box makes a claim that the card size is 28.8Gb where they define a gigabyte as the real binary gigabyte rather than the decimal gigabyte. It's nice to see honesty there.
As with other Exceria cards, the inside of the box forms a manual with a disclaimer that maximum speeds can only be achieved by hosts running UHS-I SDR104 rates, and those running DDR50/SDR50 or regular 25Mhz SD modes will be limited to the figures presented above.
The card itself is fairly plainly marked, Made in Japan, which is quite a nice touch! The rear also has a black pad covering factory test pads.
The card data is as follows:
Size: 31,893,487,616 bytes
CID: 02544d534433324789e4697d4a00d9bb
CSD: 400e00325b590000ed9f7f800a400093
The size of the card is shy of the 32-weasel-gigabyte level by a small amount and is 20.5MiB smaller than the Sandisk Extreme/Ultra card. It is still 432MiB larger than the Samsung Plus (the smallest card in the roundup).
Conclusion
If you're read this far, thanks for sticking with me. It is evident that different microSDHC cards have different strengths and weaknesses. Many of the fastest read cards have sacrificed write performance. Other cards that are fast at sequential performance seem to have poorer small-block performance.
We also experienced certain compatibility issues with the RTS5301-based reader which may imply some sort of possible device compatibility issue, although the Transcend RDF8 was solid throughout.
Of all the cards, while the Sandisk Ultra is the cheapest and arguably most popular choice, its performance is not particularly special. Likewise, the Sony High Speed seems to be a fairly expensive "basic" card, which isn't that interesting at all. Finally, the Samsung Pro is equal most expensive, and while it does offer a high read speed, it is not the fastest, and is hampered by its poor write performance.
As a result, I will give my verdict as follows:
For the value price range, my choice would be the Samsung Plus based on its good balance of performance across the board, and decently fast write speeds. No compatibility issues were detected, which is a bonus.
Where read speed is paramount, I would choose the Toshiba Exceria HD based on its excellent read speed and decent write speeds. If price is paramount and write is entirely unimportant, the Kingmax Pro also deserves a mention. Unfortunately, it seems the fastest read speed cards all experienced issues with the RTS5301 – the safe option of the Sandisk
Extreme is only half as fast in read.
Where price is not primary, but a good balance is desired, the Sandisk Extreme delivers good performance across the board with no real deficiencies, and excellent compatibility. Goughs
