Snow Leopard is probably the most loved released. I like Tahoe though.
> I’m seriously considering only using a phone as my personal computing device now that Android takes convergence semi seriously.
Not really. Google, in fact, very opposes that convergence because it will hurt ChromeBook and chomecast sales.
Pretty much any android today and even Nexus phones let you go from usb-c to HDMI, but not Pixels. Because that's what chromecast is for.