20 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2020
REVIEW
allowing you to use an old Surface charger with the
new model. The same goes for the Surface Dock, which
Microsoft has never updated.
What is new about the Surface Pro 7 is the
addition of the USB-C port – and the removal of mini-
DisplayPort. In all, this is a net positive for the Surface
Pro range, given the wide and varied range of USB-C
hubs to compensate for a single, dedicated port.
Tablets like Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 tablet have previously
offered more flexible port options, and it’s nice to see
Microsoft’s prosumer tablet line catch up. The Surface
Pro X offers a pair of USB-C ports, however, compared
to the Surface Pro 7’s single port.
On the other side of
the tablet is a lonely
3.5mm headphone jack
