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Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box costs an eye-watering $6,000

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What happened

It ships in November, if you can afford it.

Key facts

  • Reported by Engadget and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:32:47 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  1. Here's everything we know about Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra

  2. Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra Wants to Bring the ‘Only Laptop You’ll Ever Need’ Experience to PCs

  3. Surface Laptop Ultra hands-on: A beautiful beast powered by NVIDIA's RTX Spark

  4. The first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops cost up to $7,000

  5. Microsoft's Surface RTX Spark Dev Box costs an eye-watering $6,000

  6. Here's what the $6,000 Surface RTX Spark Dev Box looks like

  7. Everything announced at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra event

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