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  "id": 12751977,
  "title": "Microsoft Launches $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra to Take on MacBook Pro",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/microsoft-launches-2-599-surface-laptop-ultra-to-take-on-macbook-pro",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:45:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/07/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, a 15-inch device priced starting at $2,599, aimed at undercutting Apple's $2,999 16-inch MacBook Pro and catering to the same creator and developer market. The laptop is powered by an Nvidia RTX Spark chip, featuring an Nvidia Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 6,144 cores and an Nvidia Grace CPU with up to 20 cores. The Surface Laptop Ultra boasts a brighter, sharper, and more vivid touchscreen display, with peak HDR brightness 25% higher than the M5 MacBook Pro. Additionally, Microsoft introduced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, priced at $5,999, which is equipped with an Nvidia RTX Spark chip and offers up to 1 petaflop of AI performance, competing with devices like the Mac Studio and Mac mini.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra has built-in magnetic USB-C charging",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsofts-surface-laptop-ultra-has-built-in-magnetic-usb-c-charging",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:44:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "The Surface Laptop Ultra finally has a price and release date, plus a clever breakaway USB-C port",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-surface-laptop-ultra-finally-has-a-price-and-release-date-plus-a",
        "published": "2026-10-07T17:51:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Microsoft and Nvidia Unveil Surface Laptop Ultra For $2,599",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsoft-and-nvidia-unveil-surface-laptop-ultra-for-2-599",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Lowyat.NET",
        "title": "Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra RTX Spark Gets 15 October Launch Date",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-rtx-spark-gets-15-october-launch-date",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:08:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}