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Microsoft's Surface Laptop With Windows 10 S Leaks Ahead of New York Unveil (hothardware.com)
MojoKid writes: Microsoft is holding an event in New York City tomorrow, the core theme of which is "Microsoft in Education." It's widely expected that the company will be unveiling a new Surface Laptop device running a Windows 10 Cloud version OS. As it turns out, images of a new Surface laptop leaked to the web tonight portray very much that type of product, though it's not necessarily a budget machine. For starters, it has a 13.5-inch PixelSense display with 3.4 million pixels, which appears to retain the 3:2 screen ratio that we've seen with previous Surface-branded products. Given that this is a laptop, there's no detachable keyboard here. The display is permanently attached to the base and features an Alcantara-covered keyboard deck (the same material used on the Surface Pro 4's optional Signature Type Cover). It also appears the Surface Laptop will be available in four colors: Platinum, Burgundy, Cobalt Blue and Graphite Gold. Other images of the machine show an SD slot, a single USB 3.0 port, mini DisplayPort and a headphone jack. Microsoft apparently hasn't equipped the machine with a USB-C port, unfortunately.
I'd hazard a guess it's more an issue that Type-C isn't anywhere near as common as Type-A yet when it comes to peripherals. This thing only has a single USB port (seriously?), and a single Type-A is going to be far more useful than a single Type-C. I have a laptop with A's and a C, but honestly haven't found a reason to buy a Type-C device bearing in mind I'd not be able to use a C device with my desktop machine without some sort of additional adapter.
Obviously the best solution would be one (preferably more than one) of each, but Microsoft apparently thinks a single port is sufficient.