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WINDOWS ADVISOR<br />
port, and a single USB 3.0 connector – no SD card slot,<br />
no USB-C output. Microsoft engineers said they had<br />
to make some tough decisions about what to exclude,<br />
including both of those features. Of course, using the<br />
same Surface connector allows Microsoft to maintain<br />
charger compatibility.<br />
We’re not huge fans of the Alcantara fabric, and it<br />
remains to be seen how significant an omission the<br />
USB-C connector is. For people who have already<br />
bought into the Surface ecosystem, these issues<br />
are probably minor.<br />
So far, Microsoft hasn’t announced a cheaper Core m<br />
version of the Surface Laptop and we suspect that will<br />
arrive at some point to entice the student crowd who live<br />
off day-old pizza and beer, and not their parents’ credit<br />
card. Still, the Surface Laptop feels great in the hand,<br />
seems quick and responsive, and offers the Surface an<br />
important entry into the mainstream market.<br />
NEWS<br />
JULY <strong>2017</strong> WINDOWS ADVISOR 7
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