Microsoft's MacBook-rivalling Surface Laptop Ultra now available to pre-order
Microsoft has opened pre-orders for its new Surface Laptop Ultra, positioning it as a high-performance rival to the MacBook Pro. The device features the new Nvidia RTX Spark chip and is being marketed toward power users and AI developers with aggressive trade-in incentives.
Why it matters
This launch represents a significant escalation in the hardware competition between Microsoft and Apple for the professional and AI-focused laptop market.
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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is available for pre-order with big cash back incentives if you trade-in a MacBook Pro.
This is the more powerful Surface Laptop Ultra yet, designed for developers and those running intensive AI tasks.
Microsoft has gone on the offensive, offering its new Surface Laptop Ultra for pre-order, while offering huge incentives for those who trade in their MacBook Pro.
The RTX Spark-equipped Surface Laptop Ultra is the most powerful Surface device and Microsoft is dangling up to $1000 cash back trade-in on a MacBook Pro for those who pre-order the Surface Laptop Ultra.
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