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

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Microsoft" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Screenshot-2026-10-07-at-1.40.31-PM.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C. After scrapping its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/660005/microsoft-surface-connect-port-replaced-usb-c-charging">proprietary Surface Connect</a> 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.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">During Microsoft's Windows event on Wednesday, Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri said that you can just "bring the connector close, and it <mark>snap</mark>s right into place." 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 …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006445/microsofts-surface-laptop-ultra-has-built-in-magnetic-usb-c-charging">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>