Surface Connect to USB-C Charging Cable

EDIT UPDATE- My charging cable still works after 9 months of daily use in a backpack and in and out of a car charger. I am buying a 2nd one because the indicator light stopped working (sometimes it comes on) but this has not affected being able to charge or charging speeds and I will update if the cable breaks. Still the best cable I have found. Will use the new one and keep the older in my car. So my Surface Laptop was just replaced with warranty because I was going through a power supply every 5-6 weeks and was swapping them out also with warranty. And I still can't keep a power supply working with the new computer. M$. This cable works and is not $80 like some others. And while I just got it today I will be sure to say something if this one breaks but already it "feels like higher quality. I will be happy if it lasts 9 months but the OEM one is to be avoided.

Plugging this into my 120w USB travel charger allows me to leave the brick adapter at home. Good quality, cord is lengthy, my Surface Pro 7 loves this cable, charges swiftly in less then 2 hours, even with my phone charging at the same time. Also worked with my 60w usb charger, slower charge speed however.

Does not function. Plugged into Surface Pro first, then into charger, and nothing happens at all; no lights, no charging notification on the Surface Pro unit (not even a "slow charging" warning). Using with a Surface Pro 5th gen and an Anker PowerPort Ill 65W Pod charger, which explicitly supports 15V 3A output. Manufacturer is not responding to support emails that were sent. Extremely disappointed, cannot recommend.

If you are a Surface Pro instead of a regular surface, you get to deal with Pro power requirements. I had to upgrade to a 15V-3A PD GaN charger, which is probably what you want anyways if you're like me and trying to ditch the bulky adapter and live that single-travel-charger USB-C lifestyle. Don't expect your underpowered 15V-2A PD battery to respond to a Surface Pro while the device is running. Mine didn't. A 15V-2A charger might respond, but using while charging with an underpowered supply causes that weird problem of your trackpad cursor/touchscreen jumping all over the place. Upgrading to a 61W Ravpower PD charger (which can switch to 15V-3A) works perfectly. For the record, the 87W Macbook charger cannot into 15V because Apple only uses special voltages for some reason: 20.2V, 9V, and 5.2V. The cable is smart enough to "I'd rather not break your surface and macbook charger" if you try to plug that in. I'm pretty sure a few of the negative reviews are along the lines of "this cable didn't tell me it was preventing damage because I used an incompatible charger."

This cord will work for on the go charging when power outlets aren't an option. I use this combined with a 40,000 mAh battery bank. It does the job of charging but my Surface Pro 8 says slow charging. However, it charged my Pro 8 from 68% to 100% in about 30 min while using it. So unless the connection was loose and improved it seemed to go rather fast for me.

Works great with the proper charger, and a better option as well IMO than get another stock charger as it's more versatile. The only thing I found is that if you have a "smart" charger that limits output to other ports based on what's plugged in, this will fool it whether you're charging a Surface or not. I'm guessing it's due to the circuitry to force charging voltage and light up the charging light. It's easy enough to unplug when not in use though. Thoughts for an improvement would be having a slightly longer version.

I bought this cord because I have multiple Anker USB-C chargers that are capable of charging laptops, and the cord is working well so far with my Surface Go 2. Charging speeds seem faster than via USB-C and the laptop doesn't warn me about slower charging speeds, making me suspect that the Surface limits charging speed via USB-C. Given my experience, if you have reputable, higher wattage USB-C chargers, and want to save money/space over official Microsoft Surface chargers, or don't want to take a chance on mystery brand 3rd party Surface chargers, this cord is for you.

No lights to know if the unit is charging or not. I have used it on the run with tablet connected to the outlet. I do not know how powerful the charger actually is. Yet.