Microsoft's New AI Laptop Starts at $2,599 and Takes on the MacBook Pro
Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra on October 7, a Windows laptop built around Nvidia’s RTX Spark superchip that Microsoft calls the most powerful Windows laptop to date. It starts at $2,599 with preorders open now and shipping October 16, while a $5,999 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box desktop for developers ships in November. Sources: Barron’s, MarketWatch, Windows Latest, Wccftech, Unite.AI — October 7, 2026.