


The addition of Thunderbolt 4 ports also means that you can use the best eGPUs for gaming with the Surface Pro 8 and the Surface Laptop Studio, which is something that will benefit the Surface Pro 8 especially. Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central) Not only does the Surface Laptop Studio have beefy specs and a relatively compact design, but it also comes with the high-speed Thunderbolt connectivity that most editors look for in a laptop. However, now that Microsoft has embraced Thunderbolt, something like the Surface Laptop Studio is perfect for editing photos and video. Since Surface devices haven't had Thunderbolt until now, they've generally been considered a sub-par option for media editing. Being able to do this quickly will save them a ton of time. Since high-quality images and videos tend to take up a lot of space, many editors will load them onto external drives when they're finished and then retrieve them later when they're needed. While you probably won't take advantage of this much if you don't often work with large files, it's a big deal for people who do a lot of photo or video editing. This allows users to transfer files to and from the best external hard drives, such as the CalDigit Tuff nano, much faster than they could with traditional USB-A or USB-C ports that only support lower speeds. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)Īnother reason the inclusion of Thunderbolt 4 ports on new Surface devices is valuable is because they utilize 40Gbps bandwidth.
