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Finally, USB-C in a Surface product!

• ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  I'm actually really glad they have up until now left USB-C out. We're at a point in USB-C's life I'd consider it an anti-feature, and the Surface Book 2's no exception: This particular USB-C port is really only useful for adding a second display. It's more or less fine as an extra port, but anywhere it takes away a Type A port, or even the Mini-DP it replaced is a little sad. Marco Arment posted this a couple days ago, and it sums up... some of... the issues with USB-C: https://marco.org/2017/10/14/impossible-dream-of-usb-c https://marco.org/2017/10/14/impossible-dream-of-usb-c
  • chx 9y ago
    We had a discussion stemming from that article at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15473777 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15473777 My take (it's not positive): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15474131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15474131 It certainly has its quirks and limitations.
  • deno 9y ago
    For a mobile device one big plus of USB-C is USB-PD and the ecosystem of fast chargers and power banks it brings/will-bring. You can also use one charger for both your phone and laptop, which is useful even if you can’t charge both at the same time. Ignore everything else and it’s a nice upgrade just for this.
    • ocdtrekkie 9y ago
      My Surface Pro charger (the same one that comes with the Surface Book IIRC) has a USB port for charging phones as well, and unlike a USB-C charger, charges both at the same time. While I lament non-standard implementations, much like Apple's old MagSafe adapter and the Surface connector, sometimes the non-standard version is vastly superior.
      • deno 9y ago
        That still leaves out issue of powerbanks, more devices and probably fast-charging. Still a USB charging port on a regular charges seems mighty convenient and I’m certainly jealous!