Microsoft is taking aim at Apple's MacBook Pro with the launch of its ultimate laptop, the Surface Ultra.It's powered by NVIDIA’s latest RTX Spark Superchip, which makes this PC the fastest and most powerful ever built by the US firm.Thanks to that brain inside, this device is capable of breezing through demanding workflows, along with making it fully ready for the AI future.
Designed around NVIDIA RTX Spark, Surface Laptop Ultra unites an NVIDIA Blackwell RTX GPU with up to 6,144 cores, an NVIDIA Grace CPU with up to 20 cores, and up to 128 GB of unified memory.That tech makes this an ultimate powerhouse for those who need the best performance.Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Tech news, reviews and latest gadgets plus selected offers and competitions I would like to receive emails from the Daily Express featuring our latest products, services, offers, and promotions from across the Reach Plc family.
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You can unsubscribe at any time.More Info.That power is clearly important, but the Ultra has another trick up its sleeve that other laptops cannot match.This device comes with a new port called the Magnetic Connect, which is the world’s first built-in magnetic USB-C charging on a laptop.It's very similar to Apple's MagSafe, which springs out should the charging cable get tugged.However, Microsoft says it has the advantage as its Magnetic Connect USB port isn't just for charging and can also be used as a standard socket for plugging in accessories and other devices.
Article continues below ADVERTISEMENTOther features coming to the Ultra include a 15-inch PixelSense Ultra touchscreen, which is the brightest and sharpest to appear in a Surface device.Microsoft also reckons it will deliver the brightest peak HDR of any laptop, and it has up to 25 percent brighter peak HDR than the MacBook Pro M5.Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Wireless earbuds shopper says they 'use more than AirPods' drop from £25 to below £10 Millions of Sky Q users have just been given a vital set-top box update Its colour accuracy has also been boosted, making it ideal for content creators.
There's also a backlit keyboard, a larger haptic trackpad, and it can drive up to three 4K displays for improved productivity.The internal storage is even user-removable, so it can be upgraded, replaced, or secured with personal storage.So how much will it cost? Surface Laptop Ultra is available in Platinum and Nightfall and is priced at £2,599."Surface Laptop Ultra started with a clear ambition: How can we better serve the needs of creators, developers, and AI builders?" Microsoft explained."The answer wasn’t simply a faster laptop.It meant fundamentally rethinking what a high-performance Windows PC could be."It started with a deep partnership to optimise Windows to take full advantage of NVIDIA’s RTX Spark Superchip.We then designed an entirely new device around the platform from the ground up.
The result is our most powerful Surface Laptop ever, built for demanding creative, technical, and AI workloads."
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