{"id":625444,"date":"2023-04-04T09:49:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/microsofts-next-surface-dock-might-drop-the-proprietary-connector-for-usb-c\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T09:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:49:46","slug":"microsofts-next-surface-dock-might-drop-the-proprietary-connector-for-usb-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/04\/microsofts-next-surface-dock-might-drop-the-proprietary-connector-for-usb-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s next Surface Dock might drop the proprietary connector for USB-C"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new leak suggests the next Surface Dock might use Thunderbolt 4 over USB-C to connect to Microsoft\u2019s laptop lineup, rather than the company\u2019s proprietary Surface connector. Windows Central<\/em> reports<\/a> that the device is codenamed Bergamo, and says pictures of it have leaked via .<\/p>\n

While other accessory manufacturers have embraced USB-C as the single connector of choice, Microsoft still prefers to use its own Surface connector to dock its laptops with external monitors and other accessories. It\u2019s meant that devices like the $259.99 Surface Dock 2<\/a> only work with Microsoft\u2019s own gear, an unfortunate limitation given the cost.<\/p>\n

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One of the Surface Dock 2\u2019s USB-C ports appears to have been replaced with USB-A.<\/em><\/figcaption>

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But on the laptop side, Microsoft\u2019s recent devices have increasingly shipped with both connection types. Last year\u2019s Surface Laptop 5<\/a> and Intel-based Surface Pro 9<\/a> both supported Thunderbolt 4 in addition to Surface Connect, which means that theoretically they\u2019re already equipped to work with this leaked Surface dock. It\u2019s unclear whether future Surface devices will continue to use Microsoft\u2019s proprietary connector if the company releases a Surface-branded Thunderbolt 4 dock, or whether they\u2019ll drop it entirely in favor of USB-C.<\/p>\n

Away from its USB-C connector, the unannounced Surface Dock appears to be slightly slimmer than the Surface Dock 2, and there\u2019s at least one minor port change. One of the USB-C ports on the front of the second-gen dock appears to have been replaced with a USB-A port (which seems sensible given the amount of USB-A accessories that still exist). Around back the I\/O selection is similar with a power input, Ethernet port, 3.5mm jack, two USB-A and two USB-C ports.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether this new dock will be fully supported on non-Microsoft devices, but it seems possible given the company\u2019s other devices like mice and keyboards have no problem with other manufacturer\u2019s hardware. Ditching the proprietary Microsoft connector would be great news for anyone who doesn\u2019t want to be locked into a single hardware ecosystem.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Microsoft did not immediately respond to The Verge<\/em>\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Jon Porter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new leak suggests the next Surface Dock might use Thunderbolt 4 over USB-C to connect to Microsoft\u2019s laptop lineup, rather than the company\u2019s proprietary Surface connector. Windows Central reports that the device is codenamed Bergamo, and says pictures of it have leaked via this eBay listing.While other accessory manufacturers have embraced USB-C as the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":625445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4308,3091,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-625444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-microsofts","category-surface","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}