So, my current Steam Deck experience and impressions most certainly are still on the very tentative side of things. But what I'll say already is that using this thing both handheld ("undocked") and as a desktop replacement ("docked") has shown me just how much care and most certainly work Nintendo and partners/third parties have put into making the Switch experience as smooth and hassle-free as it is. Because
the Deck experience definitely is not. I still really,
really like the thing so far, but it puts things into perspective, that's for sure. Still not entirely sure how to fit this device into my (gaming) lifestyle either. But that's after only 2 1/2 days with the thing, so still early impressions, etc.
(Holy shit, though, the software needs work. Any console launching in a state like this would've been given a grilling, and deservedly so, I'd say; Valve/the Steam Deck really have a lot of good will and benefit of the doubt here with this launch in my eyes.)