Side note: considering the questions you're asking, you could very well be better off with Electrum. Is there a reason you want to run a pruned Bitcoin Core node?
My convenience-oriented self would definitely agree. My privacy-oriented self still thinks Core is a good software wallet. For me the greatest disadvantage is the backup system. Core lacks an easy physical backup method unless you get the xpriv and print it using offline pc and like you say “an old classic cable printer”.