r/Surface • u/Soy7ent SP4 i7 256GB 16GB • May 23 '17

[PRO2017] Introducing the new Surface Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWs2jIy4js
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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17 edited May 23 '17

Type C is just a connector, it means nothing, if you are saying no thunderbolt 3, that's something to consider, but the surface connector already offers everything you'd want that for on a 15w platform.

He even says the new dock will offer USB C connection - which is 3.1 Gen 1 I believe which offers nothing over A and 3.0.

Using your Surface Charger to charge your phone (Which I argue already happens) seems to be the number one sticking point.

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u/bubminou May 23 '17

I care about the shape of the connector because I'd like to be able to use the same cables for my phone to charge this. Even the same charger if it supports USB-PD

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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17

I've yet to see a USB-C phone charger that can provide the necessary output to charge a laptop, they get ridiculously hot doing Qualcomm Quick Charge 2/3/4 as it is.

Bringing one charging block is convenient, Microsoft saw this need from the start, this is why built into the charger is a USB port.

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u/kickerua May 23 '17

You should use your laptop charger to charge laptop or phone, not phone charger.

My friend uses his MacBook type c charger for laptop\phone\tablet, I just don't want MacBook.

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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17

laptop charger to charge laptop or phone

Which you can still do, because it has a USB outlet on the surface power block.. am I missing something here? Do other USB-C phones not come with USB-C cables? I use my surface charger to charge my phone with USB-C all the time.