Microsoft Debuts $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra With 128GB RAM as NVIDIA RTX Spark Targets AI Developers
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Updated · Engadget · Oct 7
Microsoft Debuts $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra With 128GB RAM as NVIDIA RTX Spark Targets AI Developers
3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Oct 7
Summary
$2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra is positioned as Microsoft's most powerful Surface laptop yet, with up to 128GB of RAM aimed at AI developers rather than mainstream buyers.
NVIDIA's Arm-based RTX Spark underpins that pitch, promising strong local AI performance and steadier battery-mode output; Microsoft also showed it running Gears of War: E-Day smoothly at slightly above 1080p on and off power.
A 16-inch design under 4.5 pounds pairs a bright display, tactile keyboard, large haptic touchpad, HDMI, multiple USB-C ports and a full-size SD slot with a new magnetic USB-C charging cable replacing Surface Connector.
Microsoft framed the launch around 'hybrid intelligence' using local and cloud AI tools, but the hands-on review suggests the immediate appeal is concentrated among researchers and power users, unlike the broader consumer gains Apple Silicon delivered.