Windows, hard pass.
I am interested in little PC’s for “hacking” in the go (like programming an Arduino at a Hackathon) and it looks like I’ll be repurposing a Dell Latitude retired from work for that, probably with Linux. not least because it doesn’t have a free Windows license and I have enough Windows computers anyway. If I wanna use Windows I can RDP into my big machine.
A machine like the Aya would be good fot his job and probably sexier than the Latitude.
It definitely won't be as supported as the Steam Deck, maybe you could use that for that purpose, although you need to tote a keyboard / mouse for the hacking experience.. I would love to see something along the vein of the Aya Flip but mainly w/ Linux in mind.
Now that AYA would be really fun for hacking and hooning at the same time.