Is a Steam Deck worth it?

I'm getting $510 back for my State Tax Returns. I'm unemployed right now, but still getting paid until July. Then that sweet sweet unemployment comp kicks in. So I'm not looking for work anytime soon and a new console could help kill the brutal summer time hours when it's too hot to do anything.

I've got a decent Steam library, but I stopped getting games on PC about 2 years ago and bought a PS5 instead of upgrading my PC. Still, it might be nice to have that library. Someone even told me that BG3 runs pretty well on it.

The main complaint I hear is about how big it is. Not really a portable console that you want to carry around. I mean, even the Switch is kind of a pain and I guess this one is like a bulky Switch.

What say you, CE? I imagine you guys have spent some time with one.