Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event
Microsoft announced the new Surface Laptop Ultra, featuring an Nvidia RTX Spark Arm-based chip, alongside a high-end Dev Box mini PC. The company also introduced new 'Hybrid Intelligence' features for Windows that integrate Copilot more deeply with local files.
Why it matters
This marks a significant shift in Microsoft's hardware strategy toward Arm-based architecture and deeper AI integration within the Windows operating system.
Microsoft just wrapped up a big Windows and Surface-focused keynote in San Francisco. The biggest announcement was arguably the release details about the Surface Laptop Ultra , its new laptop that’s powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark Arm-based chip. The machine will start at $2,599 for a configuration with an 8-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, and it will be released on October 16th. The laptop also has built-in magnetic USB-C charging instead of the proprietary Surface Connect magnetic charging port. The Verge ‘s Tom Warren published a deep dive all about the new laptop .
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