Microsoft opens preorders for Surface Laptop Ultra starting at $2,599
Overview
Microsoft has opened preorders for its Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch Windows on ARM laptop running Nvidia's RTX Spark processor, starting at $2,599 for the lowest-tier configuration and rising to $6,000.
Per ZDNet, the device has up to 128GB of unified memory and a 2,000-nit HDR display, and general availability is listed as October 16 in the report's preorder evidence, while the same article gives an October 18 launch date, a discrepancy the reports do not reconcile.
The article also says five other RTX Spark Windows PCs from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI are available for preorder at the same $2,599 starting price.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 8, 7:54 PM ET
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- CNBC · TechnologyMicrosoft Sells $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra With Nvidia RTX Spark Chip
AIMicrosoft is selling the Surface Laptop Ultra, which starts at $2,599 and contains an Nvidia Blackwell RTX Spark GPU, with preorders open and shipping set for Oct. 16. The 15-inch laptop weighs 4.4 pounds, supports up to 128 gigabytes of unified memory, and offers up to one petaflop of computing power. Apps can route some AI coding requests to the local GPU or to the cloud.
- ZDNet · AIMicrosoft's Surface Laptop Ultra launches October 18 starting at $2,599
AIMicrosoft announced that its Surface Laptop Ultra will launch October 18 with a starting price of $2,599 for the lowest-tier configuration, rising to $6,000. The 15-inch laptop runs Nvidia's RTX Spark processor on Windows on ARM, with up to 128GB of unified memory and a 2,000-nit HDR display. The article notes that five RTX Spark laptops from Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and MSI are also available for preorder starting at $2,599.
- TechCrunch · AIMicrosoft launches Surface Laptop Ultra and Dev Box with Nvidia RTX Spark chips for AI PCs
AIMicrosoft revealed prices and specs for its Surface Laptop Ultra, built on Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, starting at $2,600 and designed to run AI models locally on the device. It also announced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, starting at $6,000 with developer tools, and a Windows 11 feature called Execution Containers for sandboxing AI agents, which will reach all Windows 11 users.
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