Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C. After scrapping its proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging on its smaller Surface devices last year, the Surface Laptop Ultra has a charging cable that attaches magnetically to the right-side USB-C port.
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging
Magnetic Connect replaces Microsoft’s Surface Connect port.
Magnetic Connect replaces Microsoft’s Surface Connect port.
is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.
It’s still a proprietary solution, but the USB-C port it slots into still works for video, data, and other USB-C connectivity like you’d expect. Microsoft is calling it Magnetic Connect, and I’m surprised the company hasn’t shortened that to Mag-C.
Microsoft announced its Surface Laptop Ultra earlier this year, which comes equipped with Nvidia’s RTX Spark chip.
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