Report: USB-C Dongle on the Way for Microsoft Surface
That long-awaited USB-C dongle is coming to the Microsoft Surface.
A little over a year ago, Microsoft's Surface chief Panos Panay told technology news site The Verge in an interview that the dongle would be coming.
Now The Verge is reporting that a rather large dongle to connect USB-C devices will be available starting on Friday. According to the report, the dongle will cost $79.99, will be available for commercial customers and will plug into the Surface Connect port.
The Friday timeframe seems on track. A day after The Verge released its report, ZDNet and Redmond columnist Mary Jo Foley spotted a new reference to a "Surface Connect to USB-C Adapter" on Microsoft's Surface Web site.
Last year, Panay said he believed in USB-C, but that the right approach would be a dongle, since he didn't think it was the right move yet to replace any of the devices' limited number of other ports and connectors.
The Surface Book 2 already includes a USB-C port, along with two USB 3.0 Type A ports, a UHS-II SDXC card reader, a 3.5mm headphone jack and two Surface Connect ports.
The dongle will work with the first-generation Surface Book and with the Surface Pro. Surface Pro connections include USB 3.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSDXC card reader, Mini DisplayPort, Cover port and Surface Connect port. The first Surface Book has two USB 3.0 Type A ports, a headphone jack, a card reader, a Mini DisplayPort and two Surface Connect ports.
Posted by Scott Bekker on 06/26/2018 at 9:19 AM