USB type-C dongle finally arrives for Surface Pro in 1 year

The USB Typec-C dongle for Microsoft's high-spec 2in1 "Surface Pro" was released. Finally, you can now use Type - C port with Surface.

Surface Connect to USB-C Adapter
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-connect-to-usb-c-adapter/92s8zhcs7vfj

Microsoft's Surface USB-C dongle launches on June 29th for $ 79.99 - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/25/17502320/microsoft-surface-usb-c-dongle-adaptor-release-date-price

" New Surface Pro (5th generation Surface Pro)" had only one full size (Type-A) of USB 3.0 port, but Type-C port was not installed. This is also similar to the notebook type " Surface Laptop ". The reason is that it is said that Microsoft's judgment that external specifications and cables that use Type-C are different in specifications such as power that can be supplied and video output functions and that they are not dared to avoid consumer confusion It was.

Microsoft announced "fifth generation Surface Pro" for the first time in 19 months, 80% of the parts were renewed and the long-awaited LTE chip can be selected - GIGAZINE

However, there are many voices that want Type-C, and at the time of the fifth generation Surface Pro announcement, release of the option "dongle" to connect externally was announced, but it was not released easily. That Type-C dongle "Surface Connect to USB-C Adapter" has been officially released.

Specification to convert Surface Connector of dedicated terminal for charging to USB Type-C × 1. The size is 82 mm × 40 mm × 20 mm and the weight is 90 g which is considerably large. In addition to external video output, it is also possible to receive power from the Type - C port by using the 27 W · 12 V type AC adapter. Corresponding models are fifth generation Surface Pro and Surface Laptop.

Surface Connect to USB-C Adapter costs $ 79.99 (approx. At the time of writing the article is sold in the American store in the US but there is no announcement in Japan yet. However, as explanation page of setup appears as follows, it seems that there will be official announcement in Japan soon.

Surface Connect to USB-C adapter setup
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4134864/surface-connect-usb-c-adapter-setup