Nintendo Switch Micro SD Card

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I'm currently looking to buy a microSD card for my switch and I have a few options but i'm not sure how to decide. Any help would be appreciated

My three current choices are:

SanDisk 200GB Ultra MicroSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - 100MB/s, C10, U1, Full HD, A1, Micro SD Card - SDSQUAR-200G-GN6MA - 100 MB/s transfer speed, 10 yr warranty

Silicon Power 256GB R/W up to 100/ 80MB/s Superior Pro microSDXC UHS-I (U3), V30 4K A1, High Speed MicroSD Card with Adapter - 100 MB/s transfer speed

SanDisk 128GB Extreme MicroSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - C10, U3, V30, 4K, A2, Micro SD - SDSQXA1-128G-GN6MA - 160 MB/s read speeds, and 90 MB/s writes speeds, lifetime warranty

I usually always get my games from cartridges so it's not like a I need a ton more space. I was wondering does the first speeds matter (is read and transfer the same thing) like would it be better to sacrifice some GB for faster speeds or should I go for a bigger GB capacity and slower speed? FYI I am looking to buy one for about $20-$25 which the last one is, but the first two are $30-$32.
 
The third one is fine. Even if you bought all your games digitally, you could save the four biggest game on there. On average, you can fit 20 games on there completely digitally. But if it's about save data and digital-only games, even half the size would be perfectly fine.

All of the speeds are really irrelevant for gaming, it's all about how quickly you can transfer and view things on your computer f.e., I'm pretty sure those terms are mostly relevant for cameras.
 
im buying all the games i can physical and i only really use my microsd for transferring images to my computer and then deleting the super old ones off my switch once the card fills up. You really don't need anything too big if you're mainly going physical
 
I'd honestly go with the first one. It's not that much more expensive, but it's a lot more space. I buy all my games physically whenever possible, but between digital only games, demos, and updates, mine is already full.
 
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