Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra for $2,599 launches next week
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, announced at Computex earlier this year, is now finally available for pre-order. The flagship notebook is powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chipset and is intended to compete with Apple’s MacBook Pro Ultra, which is also about to be released.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra
The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is now available for pre-order from the official Microsoft online store and select retailers worldwide. Prices start at €2,899/$2,599, and the official launch date is October 16. Customers can receive up to $1,000 cashback when trading in a qualifying MacBook Pro with the purchase of a Surface Laptop Ultra.
Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box
Microsoft has also announced the price for the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, which costs $5,999. It is available for pre-order in the US and will begin shipping in November.
The Nvidia RTX Spark chipset used in the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra features a Blackwell RTX GPU with 5,120 or 6,144 cores and an Nvidia Grace CPU with 18 or 20 cores. It also includes up to 128 GB of shared RAM.
In addition to the powerful chipset, Microsoft says the notebook features a 15-inch mini-LED touchscreen display with up to 25 percent higher HDR peak brightness than the MacBook Pro M5.
Meanwhile, the Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box aims to compete with Apple’s Mac Studio and Mac mini. It offers AI performance of up to 1 petaflop and 128 GB of shared memory, and uses the same RTX Spark chipset as the Surface Laptop Ultra.
