Sometimes it is fine, other times it is not.
With the Surface Pro line this isn't the case and you may experience a variety of problems such as: The ProblemConnecting an external monitor to any mobile computer should be as simple as connecting a cable. In fact, these are so common that you can pretty much bet on the fact that the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 will also have external monitor connection issues. If you have a Microsoft Surface Pro 2, Microsoft Surface Pro 3, or Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and connect an external monitor then you've very likely had a lot of issues.