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Toshiba FlashAir III Wireless SD Card Review

Storage/Other by stefan @ 2015-08-01

As the previous FlashAir 32GB card we have tested, its latest version comes with about the same features, but we have improvements on the transfer rates, while we have seen that the wireless speeds have remained the same. Regarding the wireless interface, we can obtain similar speeds as with the previous version, but keep in mind that multiple factors can affect the wireless transfer speeds like the number of available 2.4GHz networks in the area, shielding inside the camera we are using FlashAir on, performance of the Wi-FI adapter from our desktop/laptop/tablet and so on.

Extra Info, Test Results Part I

After inserting the card into our card reader, we found out that it was pre-formatted to FAT32:

In order to find more details regarding the transfer rates, we fired up HD Tune Pro and ran the Benchmark test:

Next we have ran the File Benchmark test and found out that the card exceeds the specifications of Class10:

For a real-life test, we have copied a large file to the card and then it was transferred back to the HDD; before the file was transferred back, we have rebooted the system in order to avoid using a cached version inside the RAM:

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Thanks to FlashAirTool, we are able to customize the advanced functions of the card:

The tool allows us to set a custom SSID for the newly created wireless network, a password, enable the redirecting function, but also the Internet Pass Thru Mode, something that was missing at the Wi-Fi card from Silicon Power:

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