The Microsoft Surface Book 2 works well with the Apple 87W USB-C Power Adapter to charge at a similar power level as expected with the PC’s original Surface power adapter. To conveniently charge your MacBook or MacBook Pro from a power point, pair the USB-C Charge Cable with a compatible USB-C power adapter.USB-C power adapters sold.
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With the Microsoft Surface Book 2's battery being 29% charged, from initial plugin, the PC is observed to get about 38 watts (20 volts 1.9 amps) of steady state charging at power on with the Apple charger. Apple USB-C 6.6Ft Charge Cable with USB-C connectors on both ends is ideal for charging USB-C devices, and also supports USB 2 for syncing and data transfer between USB-C devices. This then continues with the charger exchanging Vendor Defined Messages including Discover Identity and SVIDs with the PC. The Microsoft Surface Book 2 in turn calls 39 watts (20 volts amps) from the Apple charger which also complies. While at 29% battery charge, the Microsoft Surface Book 2 is first seen to request this 12W power offering which is accepted by the Apple charger.Īfter voltage and current adjustments over several Vendor Defined Messages have completed, the Apple 87W USB-C Power Adapter goes on to offer not only the 12 watts (5 volts 2.4 amps) it initially declared but also two other power profiles: 27 watts (9 volts amps) and 86 watts (20 volts amps). The Apple 87W USB-C Power Adapter starts communicating with the Microsoft Surface Book 2 over USB Power Delivery by constantly declaring only a single 12 watts (5 volts 2.4 amps) power profile. When the Microsoft Surface Book 2 and the Apple 87W USB-C Power Adapter are both connected through a USB Type-C to Type-C cable, we access the Granite River Labs GRL-USB-PD-A1 analyzer to take a good look at the USB Power Delivery Protocol transactions. We will observe how this PC sets up USB Power Delivery power contract with a Apple based charger like the Apple 87W USB-C Power Adapter that was made to keep the Apple 15" MacBook Pro (Late 2016) charged using USB Power Delivery. The Windows-based Surface Book 2 is a new 2-in-1 notebook PC release by Microsoft and comes with a USB Type-C connector supporting USB Power Delivery fast charging.