Microsoft Announces Surface Laptop Ultra and New Windows Features
At its recent event in San Francisco, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark Arm-based chip. Priced starting at $2,599 for a configuration with an 18-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, it will be available on October 16th. The laptop features magnetic USB-C charging instead of the previous Surface Connect port. Microsoft also announced preorders are open for the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at $5,999, set to ship in November. Additionally, new Windows updates were highlighted, including 'Hybrid Intelligence' that allows Copilot AI access to local files and a redesigned search experience enabling quick actions from the search bar. The event emphasized Microsoft's push into Arm-based computing with Nvidia’s chip technology while enhancing its integration of AI capabilities across devices.

Topics: Microsoft Nvidia RTX Spark Surface Laptop Ultra Windows updates