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A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box

The Surface Laptop Ultra. Microsoft has two new Surface devices arriving later this year, both powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chips. I got a chance to take a closer look at both the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at Microsoft's Build conference this week, and while both have the same chip inside, they're utilizing Nvidia's RTX Spark in different ways.

This is the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark

This shadowy render is the best glimpse Microsoft is giving us so far. Microsoft Once upon a time, Microsoft had to write off $900 million betting an Arm-based Nvidia chip could power its first flagship Windows portable, the original Microsoft Surface. But today, it's trying again.

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra looks like its first true MacBook Pro competitor

Dell, Asus, Lenovo, HP, MSI, Acer, and Gigabyte are among the PC makers that are designing systems around Nvidia's RTX Spark, Nvidia's new Arm-based chip for Windows PCs. But the flagship RTX Spark PC may be from the same company that makes Windows: the new Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is a high-end RTX Spark system that will offer up to 128GB of unified memory for "creators, developers, and AI builders." Microsoft says the Laptop Ultra will be available "later this year" but didn't...

Microsoft created the mini Surface dev box that Qualcomm couldn’t

Microsoft only just announced a new Surface Laptop Ultra at the weekend, and it's now revealing a miniature Surface PC aimed at developers. The new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is powered by Nvidia's new Arm-based RTX Spark chips, just like the Surface Laptop Ultra, and is optimized for sustained workloads and local AI tasks. The Surface RTX Spark Dev Box looks a little like the top of an Xbox Series X console, with an aluminum chassis that also doubles as a heatsink.

Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

Microsoft’s Build event is under way in San Francisco, USA, with the expected focus on agentic AI but also a few surprises, such as Unix-style Coreutils for Windows. CEO Satya Nadella presented Project Solara, based on future devices which "are not meant to run traditional apps. They are designed for agents," according to applied science group leader Steven Bathiche; it is as much aspiration than specific plans and whether it is dream or nightmare is open to question.

Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’

The Surface Laptop Ultra is the most powerful Surface yet, thanks to NVIDIA's RTX Spark

The Surface Laptop Ultra is the most powerful Surface yet, thanks to NVIDIA's RTX Spark Microsoft's latest Surface is basically a MacBook Pro clone. Microsoft hasn't had great look with its beefier Surface notebooks. The original Surface Book looked very cool, but it was bulky and cursed with old hardware.

Windows is back on the Microsoft menu

I can't remember the last time Microsoft kicked off a Build keynote with Windows front and center, but that's exactly what CEO Satya Nadella did this week. Nadella didn't address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft's slick Surface RTX Spark Dev Kit instead, calling it a "dream machine." Nadella unveiled the new Surface hardware just days after Nvidia officially returned to Windows on Arm with its new RTX Spark chips.

First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports

First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports May 30 : Nvidia and Microsoft are expected next week to debut the first Windows OS computers that use Nvidia's chips as the main processor, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Nvidia-powered computers are expected both from Microsoft's Surface brand as well as other computer makers including Dell. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

Everyone Has Their Targets Set on the MacBook Neo

The MacBook Neo was like throwing a giant boulder into a still, peaceful pond—and we’re still feeling the ripple effects. Thanks to its dramatic $599 price, it tossed Apple into a brand-new laptop demographic. The response from the Windows side has been soft—until now.