Microsoft Opens Surface Laptop Ultra Preorders at $2,599, Launching $5,999 AI Dev Box
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Updated · Windows Blog · Oct 8
Microsoft Opens Surface Laptop Ultra Preorders at $2,599, Launching $5,999 AI Dev Box
3 articles · Updated · Windows Blog · Oct 8
Summary
Commercial preorders opened Oct. 7 for Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Ultra starting at $2,599, with retail availability beginning Oct. 16.
Built around NVIDIA’s RTX Spark Superchip, the 15-inch laptop offers up to 1 petaflop of AI performance, 128GB of unified memory, and support for local models exceeding 120B parameters.
Microsoft also opened U.S.-only preorders for the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at $5,999, with shipments slated for November for developers running local AI inference and experimentation.
The launch targets creators, developers and AI builders seeking more on-device compute, with Microsoft pitching reduced cloud dependence and a Windows stack tuned for AI agents.
To lure switchers, Microsoft is offering up to $1,000 cash back on eligible MacBook Pro trade-ins through Nov. 23 in the U.S. and Canada.
With price tags reaching $7,000, can Microsoft’s new RTX Spark-powered Surface truly dethrone Apple’s M6 Ultra in the local AI race?
Is the sudden industry shift toward local AI a genuine privacy upgrade, or just a clever ploy to force a massive hardware refresh?
As autonomous AI agents move directly onto our laptops, how will Microsoft prevent these powerful local tools from becoming massive security liabilities?