Microsoft, the New Apple

[TheMissxu]

 

Hopefully the Microsoft adapter isn't "proprietary..."

[miyabwah]

Microsoft really is desperate now.

[Fate]

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[Youbetternot]

Money Money Money! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[simtransporter]

That's an adapter that you really shouldn't have to buy anyway.

[Giddyguy]

yup, i just got one on ebay for my surfaced pro as most people to if they have macs anyways

[Freaky_spider]

bye bye window, hello linux!

[The Great Lord Mccodi]

lodsofemone

 

What if Microsoft was trying to send a message that people should NOT to use VGA? 

[GoodBytes]

Wrong forum section. This should be in general discussion, not news.

Surface Pro device is not targeted at the low end market, but rather professionals, who, those who have the budget to buy such device, have the money to afford some official accessories.

That in mind, official accessories are around that price, look at Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc, same story.

Example: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=331-2972&baynote_bnrank=0&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch

It was always like this, before Apple started selling accessories. This is nothing new.

You pay a premium price to have an accessory that matches perfectly the device looks.

[I'm Batman]

wow!

[Kaneitto]

Or go to Amazon and buy an identical cable/adapter for a fraction of the price like most sensible people.

[TheProfosist]

More people have mac's and I believe that adapter for the surface just launched. A proper DP to HDMI adaper costs roughly $15 for the passive one and $25 for the active one. As for VGA I believe its around the same price but VGA really needs to die off and the quicker the better.

Wrong forum section. This should be in general discussion, not news.

Surface Pro device is not targeted at the low end market, but rather professionals, who, those who have the budget to buy such device, have the money to afford some official accessories.

That in mind, official accessories are around that price, look at Dell, HP, Lenovo, etc, same story.

Example: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=331-2972&baynote_bnrank=0&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch

It was always like this, before Apple started selling accessories. This is nothing new.

You pay a premium price to have an accessory that matches perfectly the device looks.

Also for companies so they know that it 100% will work with their products this is important. I can attest to this I bought a Lenovo display port splitter that was near double the generic ones on newegg and amazon as I knew it would "just work" with my dock as long as I stay within its specifications. The lenovo adapter had no reviews for it except on a dedicated thinkpad blog and the reviews for the other random brands, even companies that I but other things from regularly, had review that were all over the place.

[JLCitadel]

Not really.. Microsoft is bad.. but not that bad lol.

[martinrox1568]

More people have mac's and I believe that adapter for the surface just launched. A proper DP to HDMI adaper costs roughly $15 for the passive one and $25 for the active one. As for VGA I believe its around the same price but VGA really needs to die off and the quicker the better.

Also for companies so they know that it 100% will work with their products this is important. I can attest to this I bought a Lenovo display port splitter that was near double the generic ones on newegg and amazon as I knew it would "just work" with my dock as long as I stay within its specifications. The lenovo adapter had no reviews for it except on a dedicated thinkpad blog and the reviews for the other random brands, even companies that I but other things from regularly, had review that were all over the place.

You realize that no digital-digital connection is better than the one 1/4 the price, right? Digital either has a signal or it doesn't. There is no in-between value, no matter how much gold you plate it with (looking at you monster with your $100 hdmi cables)

[TheProfosist]

You realize that no digital-digital connection is better than the one 1/4 the price, right? Digital either has a signal or it doesn't. There is no in-between value, no matter how much gold you plate it with (looking at you monster with your $100 hdmi cables)

I am now confused as to how this applies to me with what I posted.