If only I hadn’t already dived headfirst into Apple’s lovely computing world. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Once upon a time‚ I bought a Surface Pro only to return it less than a month later. At the time‚ I felt it was a niche device lacking the foundational integrity of an iPad or a MacBook. I’ve grown a newfound respect for the Surface Pro line with the maturing of Windows‚ however‚ and now find the 2-in-1 nicely occupies the middle ground between a tablet and laptop. If I needed one today‚ Best Buy’s deal on the Surface Pro 9 with a 12th-gen Intel Core i5 chipset‚ 16GB of RAM‚ 256GB of storage‚ and a Surface Pro Keyboard might win me over. It’s going for $999.99 ($540 off)‚ after all‚ which matches its all-time low. My favorite thing about the Surface Pro 9 compared to traditional 2-in-1s is that you can use it as a tablet without the heft... Continue reading…