OK, this thing is GORGEOUS.
One more time: GORGEOUS.
- Matches the Surface color and texture exactly.
- Fits the Surface Pro like it was OEM.
- Tiny, dim, barely-there blue LED light shows it's working.*
- The company logo is very discreet. You hardly even see it.
- Fits the jack solidly. No wobble or play.
- Does not detract from the Surface's design - some may feel as though it complements it.
$23, free shipping. One reason it's such a deal, is that it arrived without fanfare, in a simple, manilla, padded envelope. The unit itself was in a plain clear plastic sleeve. So, no added cost of packaging...like, at all.
I know there's been some discussion about losing your single USB 3.0 port with this, while gaining two USB 2.0 ports, an SD slot, a micro-SD slot, and a micro-USB slot for charging cell phones, etc. It's true.
But, it works, it fits and it's beautiful. Sold...for $23.
(I'll take some photos eventually.)
* That LED light stays on while the computer sleeps - so it draws power in that mode. However, when I did a full shutdown the light went off. Just sayin'.