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  "id": 12689687,
  "title": "Nvidia’s powerful RTX Spark laptops can cost up to $7,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/nvidias-powerful-rtx-spark-laptops-can-cost-up-to-7-000",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:05:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
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    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1007040/nvidias-powerful-rtx-spark-laptops-can-cost-up-to-7000"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nvidia's RTX Spark-powered laptops are making waves in the high-end laptop market, with prices reaching up to $7,000 for top-tier models. The Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch laptop from Microsoft, is the first of these RTX Spark laptops to hit the market, starting at $2,599 for a configuration with an 18-core CPU, 24GB of unified memory, and 512GB of storage. While this price point is comparable to a similarly specced 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip, Apple's model offers 1TB of storage. However, the prices for RTX Spark laptops, including those from Dell, Lenovo, MSI, HP, and Asus, can skyrocket to much higher figures. For instance, the Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark can cost upwards of $7,000 when fully equipped.",
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        "title": "Microsoft and Nvidia launch Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark",
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      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Call of Duty coming to Nvidia's RTX Spark is a huge win for Windows on Arm",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/call-of-duty-coming-to-nvidias-rtx-spark-is-a-huge-win-for-windows-on",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:14:41.000Z"
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      {
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        "title": "Forget RTX Spark: The Surface Laptop Ultra’s magnetic USB-C charger is a game-changer that makes Apple’s MagSafe look obsolete",
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