Microsoft's Surface Dock is now behind the times, in this regard, and it's not a good look for the company to only offer a Dock that cannot keep up with its highest-end laptop. But the Surface Dock could result in power drainage while the device is plugged in, which is unfortunate, at best, and possibly unacceptable for some users. And they may want to enable the device's "Best performance" mode. Surface Book 2 users who want the best possible experience may want to use it along with a monitor and various other devices. He Surface Dock is a few years old now and supplies less power to the Surface Book 2 partially because it allocates some of the power for the other ports (four USB Type-A, Ethernet, and two DisplayPorts) … In other words, having multiple devices and displays connected to the Surface Dock may reduce the overall power to the Surface Book 2, which is usually fine for everyday computing, but when in Best performance, may not be enough. Our Executive Editor Daniel Rubino recently explained why the Surface Dock is not well suited for use with the 15-inch Surface Book 2, despite the fact that Microsoft's Dock page says it supports that laptop and does not mention any potential power limitations. Even if you use the 102W cord with the Dock, you're not getting as much power as the Surface Book needs in certain situations. The cord that comes with the Surface Book 2 delivers 102W. However, the Surface Dock power supply provides only 90 watts (W), and that charge is distributed to the various gadgets you connect to it. And I haven't had any issues during everyday computing. What happens when I leave my laptop plugged in?Īs noted, I've been using my 15-inch Surface Book 2 with the Surface Dock.
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