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Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging
The Verge Wednesday 07 October 2026, 17:44 UTC By Tom Warren 1 min read
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Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C. After scrapping its proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging on its smaller Surface devices last year, the Surface Laptop Ultra has a charging cable that attaches magnetically to the right-side USB-C port. It's still a proprietary solution, but the USB-C port it slots into still works for video, data, and other USB-C connectivity like you'd expect. Microsoft is calling it Magnetic Connect,...

Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C. After scrapping its proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging on its smaller Surface devices last year, the Surface Laptop Ultra has a charging cable that attaches magnetically to the right-side USB-C port.

It's still a proprietary solution, but the USB-C port it slots into still works for video, data, and other USB-C connectivity like you'd expect. Microsoft is calling it Magnetic Connect, and I'm surprised the company hasn't shortened that to Mag-C.

Microsoft announced its Surface Laptop Ultra earlier this year, which comes equipped with …

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