Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 is the latest edition in its range of high-end, 2-in-1 tablet devices designed for professionals and creatives. It's a true contender as one of the best tablets for photo editing and is hugely popular with students, as well as those who commute to work by train or like to spend all day in coffee shops. It boasts a beautiful 13-inch touchscreen display with up to 1TB storage, Windows 11, plus a built-in kickstand.
It's also going to be the focus of some tasty deals soon ,so head over to our Surface Pro Black Friday page to get the latest on that.
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We gave the Surface Pro 9 a glowing 4-star review when we tested it last year, and found that the only variant of this tablet worth investing in is the one equipped with the Intel Core i7 processor over the i5 option, and don't even think about getting the Snap Dragon-powered Arm SQ3 processor model if you value your money. Definitely go for Intel if you're going to use heavy-duty creative software.
One other thing: the pretty essential Signature keyboard is not actually included with the tablet, and you'll also need to purchase a separate S Pen too if you intend to use the Microsoft Surface Pro 9 as a drawing tablet - and these two Surface Pro 9 Accessories do not come cheap at all.
As far as design goes, the Surface Pro 9 is much like its predecessor, the Surface Pro 8, with a slimline design. And although we understand that consumers want something new - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The Pro 9 boasts a 13-inch, 120Hz touchscreen, with a 3:2 ratio, which means the upgraded tablet should be a treat for all digital artists that want to make the most of the Surface Slim Pen 2 stylus.
