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Posted by ryan7551

- October 04, 2019, 15:34:16

This comment is spot on - Thunderbolt 3 is the epitome of versatility. With the entire market shifting to Thunderbolt 3, this was a bad move by Microsoft. This could have been an amazing laptop.

Posted by Miu

- October 04, 2019, 13:46:20

Quote from: bobo on October 03, 2019, 18:26:27
You are absurd. The usb c can double as hdmi port, and thunderbolt is really useless for this CPU class.

Oh yay, another "external gpu 'enthusiast'" who thinks the only purpose for tb3 is egpus. It has uses for everything and anything that benefits from fast data transfer and high bandwidth.

The entire device is a poorly designed exercise in Conway's law with a limited hardware setup for a premium price. Not to mention the proprietary connector nobody wants sucking up most of the possibilities. Even apple figured that out by this point. It's basically a MacBook at a near MBP price, with a bed on ryzen fanboys ability to herd sales.

Posted by ThunderBolt3

- October 04, 2019, 12:08:51

Quote from: bobo on October 03, 2019, 18:26:27
You are absurd. The usb c can double as hdmi port, and thunderbolt is really useless for this CPU class.

Didn't know HDMI can be done over USB Type C. A full-sized HDMI port would have been very helpful, along with one or two more USB Type-A ports.

Posted by bobo

- October 03, 2019, 18:26:27

You are absurd. The usb c can double as hdmi port, and thunderbolt is really useless for this CPU class.

Posted by Redaktion

- October 03, 2019, 17:13:03

Be prepared to carry around a bunch of adapters if you plan on buying the latest Surface Laptop. The newest models haven't improved upon one of the weakest aspects of the Surface Laptop 2 series to make alternatives like the Dell XPS series, HP Spectre series, or Asus ZenBook series appear more versatile.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/No-HDMI-or-Thunderbolt-yet-again-Microsoft-Surface-Laptop-3-is-being-stingy-on-connectivity-and-now-it-s-really-starting-to-show.436800.0.html