Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra review: RTX Spark in a straight-up beautiful Windows PC
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra is its most beautiful laptop ever, but using Windows on it is the same as ever. Only AI enthusiasts will get the most out of RTX Spark.
The Surface Laptop Ultra is Microsoft's most beautiful and luxurious PC to date. Featuring an Nvidia RTX Spark N1X chip with 20 CPU cores, 6,144 CUDA cores, 32GB of unified memory, and a 1TB PCIe Gen 5 SSD, the laptop delivers exceptional performance. The system's design is sleek and robust, with a minimalist aesthetic and a 15-inch PixelSense Ultra display.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and an impressive array of ports, such as three USB4 Type-C ports, an HDMI 2.1b, USB Type-A 3.1, an SD card reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The laptop's most notable feature is its magnetic charging connector, which offers a secure and satisfying connection, unlike Microsoft's previous Surface Connect charger.
Despite its premium build and performance, the Surface Laptop Ultra is significantly heavier than competing laptops, weighing in at 4.4 pounds.
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- Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra: NVIDIA RTX Spark means business computerworld.com
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- The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises arstechnica.com
- Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra review: powerful, useful Magnetic Connect port, bright screen, but heavy, loud, and Windows doesn't take advantage of RTX Spark (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware) tomshardware.com
