The lack of USB Type-C ports on the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop wasn’t much appreciated by customers and Microsoft promised that it would release a Surface USB-C dongle to address the matter. It confirmed a couple of months back that it still hasn’t forgotten about the dongle and that it would be released later this year. Microsoft has now finally confirmed the price and release date for the much-awaited Surface Type-C dongle.
A spokesperson for Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that the Surface USB Type-C dongle will be available to business customers later this week. The dongle is going to be priced at $79.99 for commercial users and it will be available to them through conventional business purchasing channels from June 29th.
The company’s dongle will connect into the Surface Connector charging port and allow users to connect their USB Type-C devices or charge using a USB Type-C charger. Microsoft has also released an image of the dongle.
However, the company hasn’t confirmed at this point in time when the USB Type-C dongle is going to be available for end consumers and when it will be available for purchase through retail stores. It’s likely that anyone will soon be able to purchase it, though, as Microsoft had also limited the Surface Pro LTE to commercial channels but it was easily available for purchase from its online store.
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