{
  "id": 12687863,
  "title": "Microsoft's new Surface RTX Spark Dev Box ships with a \"ready-to-code Windows experience\" and a hefty price tag",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsofts-new-surface-rtx-spark-dev-box-ships-with-a-ready-to-code",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:44:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/microsofts-new-surface-rtx-spark-dev-box-ships-with-a-ready-to-code-windows-experience/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has announced that its Surface RTX Spark Dev Box and Surface Laptop Ultra are available for pre-order and will ship on October 16. The Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599, according to Tom's Hardware and The Verge. It features a 15-inch HDR touchscreen display with up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness, a larger trackpad with haptic feedback, an 18-core CPU, 24GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage.\n\nThe Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is priced at $5,999, as reported by Tom's Hardware. It ships with a version of Windows designed for developers, offering a \"ready-to-code\" experience.\n\nBoth devices utilize Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip, an Arm-based processor with up to 128GB of unified memory. According to Tom's Hardware, hundreds of AAA titles and indie games will be available on the devices from launch, with Call of Duty set to arrive on RTX Spark in 2027.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Microsoft's Windows and Surface event starts at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET – watch it live here for more on RTX Spark",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsofts-windows-and-surface-event-starts-at-10-am-pt-1-pm-et-watch",
        "published": "2026-10-07T10:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Windows and Surface event: how to watch and what to expect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/windows-and-surface-event-how-to-watch-and-what-to-expect",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:12:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Microsoft opens preorders for the Surface Laptop Ultra from $2,599, shipping October 16; it has a breakaway port like Apple's MagSafe, but on a standard USB-C (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsoft-opens-preorders-for-the-surface-laptop-ultra-from-2-599",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:15:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}