MAY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 19Microsoft removed
the mini-DisplayPort
connector and replaced
it with a USB-C port. The
Surface Connector for
the Surface Dock remainsa real pleasure to use nevertheless. Digital ink flows
smoothly as the Pen glides over the display, and the
pen connects magnetically to the side of the tablet.
Note that the Camera app turns on the user-facing
camera by default – perhaps assuming you live within
Skype. The rear-facing camera offers normal and
panorama photography, plus document-scanning and
whiteboarding options. Virtually everything on the
Surface Pro 7 is about productivity.
Ports: USB-C, but no Thunderbolt yet
If you’ve owned a previous Surface, you’ll be happy to
know that the Surface Connector remains the same,