Toshiba Exceria Pro N502 SD Card Review

Storage/Other by stefan @ 2018-10-14

The Exceria Pro N502 has easily got to the first place in terms of performance versus the previously tested cards; the latest UHS-II standard does make possible up to 8K video recording and the safe operating conditions vary from -20 to 85 degrees Celsius (without condensation). As we have seen with other Toshiba products, the N502 is x-ray proof, so you do not have to worry about scans at the airport security checkpoints.

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Packaging, A Closer Look

Toshiba has already prepared next-gen storage products for the latest hardware; its newest SDXC UHS-II Exceria Pro N520 is able to deliver up to 270MB/s read speeds and up to 260MB/s write speeds so it is ready for up to 8K recording. The product does ship inside a compact cardboard enclosure:

 

 

 

On the back side of the packaging, we will learn that the card reader/equipment should also support the recent UHS-II standard, otherwise it will be limited at UHS-I speeds (95MB/95MB read/write):

 

 

 

Inside the box, besides the main card, we will also find a leaflet with a LC Technology Data Recovery software license, limited to one year of use:

 

 

 

The card is supplied inside a transparent plastic casing, which is handy during transit for additional protection:

 

 

 

The manufacturer has also noted the capacity of the card, together with the rated speeds and supported standards, on the frontal sticker:

 

 

 

As we have seen with other cards before, the Write Protect switch is also present on the left:

 

 

 

On the back side of the product, we will find some serial numbers, along with the manufacturing country:

 

 

 

By using the UHS-II technology, the eight-pin interface is changed with an additional set of gold-plated pins of low voltage (0.4V pp); the eight pins are presented in the same way as before, for compatibility with older devices:

 

 

 

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