Question 1

does the surface pro3 or this docking station allow for dual monitor output?

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I'm late to the party for answers but here's what I have done at my office for some people. First, yes the monitor chaining can work but so far there aren't great products for it at a reasonable price. Most simply fail or have many issues such as the DELLs. The first employee I got a surface 3 pro + dock for we did the method of 1 output from the dock and 1 from the surface. It work's but isn't as pretty. On our most recent purchase I tried out the https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2E1MQA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which I like so far. The only problem I've seen so far is that it didn't work on the 3.0 port for some reason and I'll be contacting them about it, but it did work when plugged into one of the 2.0 ports. If you plug it into the 3.0 usb port on the surface itself it works as well. So it must be related to the dock's 3.0 slot power output or something, I'll update this if I get it fixed. They of course have other versions which go straight usb -> hdmi and what not, but our guy needed usb -> vga and I like that the model I linked comes with the 2 adapters. They also have a USB dock with 7 ports that you can run a video adapter off each port. There's a neat youtube video about it but for most people it's a completely unnecessary function.

Question 2

Does the dock come with another power cable or do you have to use the one that came with the Surface?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it comes with its own power supply.

Question 3

Does the docking station charge the surface pro 3 when it is connected?

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Yes. It definitely charges the Surface while docked. It is a great docking station, by the way. I just ordered a second one for my home.

Question 4

With the mini display port on the surface and on the docking station, would this allow 2 monitors to be used?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can have two monitors using the two ports or if your monitor accepts it you can also daisy   chain another monitor.

ASIN	B00N3J8NRW
Brand	Microsoft
Color	black
Compatible Devices	Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Microsoft Surface Pro 4
Customer Reviews	4.4 out of 5 stars 795 Reviews
Global Trade Identification Number	00885370774047
Hardware Interface	USB 2.0, USB 3.0
Item Weight	1.4 pounds
Manufacturer	Microsoft
Mfr Part Number	3Q9-00001
Model Number	3Q9-00001
Number of Items	1
Number of Ports	3
Total USB Ports	2
Total Usb Ports	2
UPC	885370774139 885370843385 885370774047
Unit Count	1 Count
Warranty Description	Limited Warranty

Microsoft Docking Station for Surface Pro 3 3Q9-00001, black

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