Kinda?

Smart

Makes sense, the Steam Deck does give me UMPC vibes

If I were getting into Switches, I’d get a Switch too. It’s more powerful, so it’d probably run older games better, and new games will likely be Switch 2 exclusive, at least at some point. If I need portability on-the-go, I’d probably get a Switch Lite, which is available at extremely reasonable prices these days.

Any benefit to even doing that rather than getting a Steam Deck and modding that?

It’s literally an operating system

Yeah same