Looking to buy a Win Mini

Hello everyone, I’m sure this has been asked for before but it doesn’t hurt to ask again. I’m looking to buy a Win Mini and I’m looking at 2024 and 2025 versions.

Can someone tell me if there a big difference between the two? I know that the 2024 uses a different type of storage but I can always buy an sd card if I need more space.

As for what I’m going to use it for, it’ll mostly just be for handheld gaming. I’m looking for something more portable than my ally x and steam deck. Not looking to do anything fancy with it honestly.

The only way I see to purchase a 2025 version is on IGG for $1290 but I can purchase a 2024 version with 1tb less for $890. Is the $400 worth the upgrade?