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Review on Microsoft EJP 00001 Surface Display Adapter by Ken Beasom

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Seems to be working fine. Read the review why I bought this.

I bought a Surface Go Pro and gave it to my wife for her birthday. Let me explain some of the things related to computers and docking stations these days and why I bought them. I have been working in information technology for almost 10 years. Back then, I was working with companies that provide business laptops to their customers. The docking technology currently used in laptops is either USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, USB 4.0, or some odd combination. I think it's getting better, but when it was introduced around 2016 there were issues, at least in my experience. laptop) or on business laptops you can get a "port replicator" that physically snaps into the laptop and is not USB or Thunderbolt based. Working with business laptops and business hardware (Dell Precision, HP ZBook, etc.) I've encountered *many* issues with USB/Thunderbolt docking stations as they no longer attach physical ports to business laptops and try to use them to be replaced by A generic cable that handles USB, video, network, etc. all at the same time. Countless BIOS updates, firmware updates, etc. On a consumer laptop, you used to have enough ports, but now there's a trend to minimize the number of ports in the system - consumer laptops are catching up on what they used to do with the business layer make . systems now. So when I got this Surface Go Pro, if you need multiple monitors and anything other than a USB-C port, you'll need to use the dock. I don't trust docking stations and to minimize the problems I've decided to buy an official Microsoft device for any accessory I need, like a docking station or an adapter like this one. I haven't had any problems so far. I think I made the right decision.

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