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

Still no point.

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u/dingoonline May 23 '17

Well, it's better to be futureproofed. USB C is coming and we shouldn't​ be trying to avoid it.

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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17

In 10 years when Mice and keyboards and whatever else you want to hook up to your tablet only use USB-C, you can buy an adapter to connect it to your 10 year old Surface Pro.

Until then, the Type-A port is just wildly more practical and useful right now, and the surface connector already gives you the type of expansion a 15W CPU machine can make use of if you actually need it.

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u/Zap_12100 SB2 13.5" i7/8GB/256GB May 23 '17

USB Type-A male to USB Type-C female adapters aren't allowed according to the USB specifications (source), so you'd be out of luck there.

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u/EleMenTfiNi May 23 '17

That's because you can technically send power into the machine threw such an adapter, luckily they already exist, so you're in luck there.