Tablet options

Been looking into the Windows Surface tablet. I want to have something more portable than my laptop primarily for work/note taking/case management. I’d like it to run windows and a lot of windows based software including MS365 work account. I do require a decent amount of memory/storage. Is there any recommendations that isn’t too expensive? Or should I dish out the extra for a Pro? Do the older tablet model’s run windows 10/11 well? If I am missing anything please let me know!