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The Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a release date — and a starting price of $2,599

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: The Verge

What happened

Months after revealing its Surface Laptop Ultra, Microsoft has announced that the Nvidia RTX Spark-equipped device will launch on October 16th.

Pricing starts at $2,599 for the base configuration, featuring an 18-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.

Key facts

  • Months after revealing its Surface Laptop Ultra, Microsoft has announced that the Nvidia RTX Spark-equipped device will launch on October 16th.
  • Pricing starts at $2,599 for the base configuration, featuring an 18-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.
  • Reported by The Verge and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:41:45 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.

What to watch next

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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. The Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a release date — and a starting price of $2,599

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

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

  6. Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging

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Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge