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across USB-C, though you’ll need the same power
that Microsoft’s Surface charger provides (60 watts)
to enable this. We didn’t test this extensively, but
did notice a 55 percent charge in about 40 minutes
using a HP-branded USB-C charger.
Microsoft chose not to add Thunderbolt
functionality to the USB-C port, which means that
the Surface Connector, which is also still present, will
be your primary display output to a Surface Dock.
Assuming you have a Dock, that’s not critical. One
underappreciated deficiency of any Surface device
to date has been their inability to output to a pair of
4K monitors, at eye-pleasing 60Hz rates. The Surface
Laptop 2 struggled to meet a 4K/60Hz setup with a
secondary 1080p monitor, too. For those who love
productivity, this was a big deal.
I was extremely pleased to see the Surface Edition-
based Laptop 3 simultaneously output to its ownUSB-C replaces MiniDP in the latest iteration
of the Surface Laptop, the Surface Laptop 310 TECH ADVISOR • JANUARY 2020MICROSOFT SURFACE EVENT
acrossUSB-C,thoughyou’llneedthesamepower
thatMicrosoft’s Surface charger provides (60 watts)
to enable this. We didn’t test this extensively, but
didnoticea 55percentchargein about 40 minutes
usingaHP-branded USB-C charger.
Microsoft chose not to add Thunderbolt
functionality to the USB-C port, which means that
the Surface Connector, which is also still present, will
beyourprimarydisplayoutputtoa SurfaceDock.
Assumingyouhave a Dock, that’s not critical. One
underappreciated deficiency of any Surface device
to date has been their inability to output to a pair of
4K monitors, at eye-pleasing 60Hz rates. The Surface
Laptop 2 struggled to meet a 4K/60Hz setup with a
secondary 1080p monitor, too. For those who love
productivity, this was a big deal.
I was extremely pleased to see the Surface Edition-
based Laptop 3 simultaneously output to its ownUSB-C replaces MiniDP in the latest iteration
of the Surface Laptop, the Surface Laptop 3