Here are three ways Microsoft could have made a better Surface USB-C adapter

At long last, Microsoft has come up with a way for Surface Pro and Surface Laptop owners to use USB Type-C power adapters and peripherals with their devices. The Surface Connect to USB-C Adapter (official name) was finally made available for purchase a couple of weeks ago, after more than a year of promises from Microsoft that it was working on such an adapter.

The $79.99 adapter, which is officially for “enterprise and education customers,” but can be purchased by anyone, does indeed provide a way to charge a Surface device with a USB-C charger, or plug in a USB-C device or hub through the Surface’s proprietary Connect port. You can even plug in an external display, provided you have the right USB-C dock on hand. It, in effect, does…

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