It can be a good way to get a foot in the door somewhere. But also you can talk to local shops see if they want to take you on. You’ll want to ensure there is room for growth and they aren’t just expecting to hire just a lube tech, that you want to learn.
Recently got a switch. Digital games are same price as physical, locked to my account/switch and saves don’t move easily between devices. Steam deck, I can play on any hardware that can support it TV, PC laptop games cloud save for free. I can play online games for free. I know that games I buy today will be available in 10 years on my next PC. I only buy carts for the switch cause they give me more flexibility still not even the same as steam.
Amazon renewed I find dell Inspiron or xps work well. Used to be Lenovo think pads but not so sure about the newer ones.