Expensive is relative to income. 300eur is not much money for some. Also, 300eur is cheaper than a steam deck...
Buying a complete product means you don't have to mess around with emulators not working quite right, and if it doesn't work, you can just return it. Those two alone are pretty good reasons to get the prebuilt machine.
A woman in South Australia recently got stuck in quicksand.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/sa-woman-rescued-in-quicksand/106745068
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-02/woman-caught-in-glenelg-quicksand-amid-sand-carting/106748818
So you can keep it on your list if things to worry about.