The Surface Windows 8 Pro arrives on store shelves Saturday starting at $900, and the verdict is in for Microsoft’s marquee PC-meets-tablet device. Microsoft, like the rest of the stalwarts in the PC industry including Lenovo, Acer and Dell, is attempting to create a Windows 8 device that perfectly melds a tablet and desktop PC into one device. Unlike the ARM-based Surface RT, which is primarily for running touch-based apps, the Surface Pro has an Intel chip and can run almost any traditional Windows desktop program. The Pro also has the Windows 8 modern UI interface for those times when you want a touch tablet.

So how did the Surface Pro do as both a tablet and a Windows desktop PC? Five reviews of the Surface Pro by The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, Engadget’s Tim Stevens, The Chicago Sun-Times’ Andy Ihnatko, Time’s Harry McCracken, and PCWorld’s own Jon Phillipssay the device falls short in both usage scenarios, but it has its high points and may be a good choice for some people.

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