
RTX Spark laptops best buy: $2,599 start, $6,999.99 top, October 16 launch
The first RTX Spark laptops launch October 16 — starting at $2,599, topping out at $6,999.99 for the Asus ProArt P16 with 128GB of unified memory and 2TB storage.
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The first RTX Spark laptops launch October 16 — starting at $2,599, topping out at $6,999.99 for the Asus ProArt P16 with 128GB of unified memory and 2TB storage.

Microsoft has priced the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599 in the US and Rs 2,29,990 in India — launching October 16 — as a direct, spec-for-spec challenge to Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro, which starts at $2,999 (Rs 2,49,990).

Microsoft has launched the Surface Laptop Ultra — a 15-inch Windows laptop built with Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform, and priced from $2,600 in the US. Preorders opened Wednesday, October 7; shipping starts Friday, October 16.
Lenovo has launched the ThinkBook 14x in India from Rs 1,08,990. The sub-kilogram laptop packs Intel Lunar Lake silicon, Copilot+ PC features, dual storage slots, and an optional 2.8K OLED screen.
Asus has opened pre-orders for the ProArt P16 and ProArt P14 laptops featuring Nvidia RTX Spark hardware, starting at $2,599.99 ahead of US retail shipments on October 16.

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, switching from Intel to Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X platform with local AI processing and configurations scaling up to $5,899.

Pre-orders are live for Nvidia RTX Spark laptops from Asus, HP, Lenovo, Dell, and Microsoft, starting at $2,599 ahead of an October 16 release date.

Microsoft has opened pre-orders for the Surface Laptop Ultra, pairing Nvidia RTX Spark silicon with up to 128GB of memory to challenge Apple's high-end laptops.

Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra introduces Magnetic Connect, an alternative to Apple's MagSafe that brings snap-on power to a standard USB-C port without sacrificing accessory compatibility.

Microsoft has priced the Surface Laptop Ultra—the first Windows laptop built on Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark platform—at $2,599 in the US and ₹2,29,999 in India. Pre-orders opened Monday; shipping begins October 16.

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599 in the US and ₹2,39,999 in India — shipping October 16. It’s the first laptop to ship with NVIDIA’s RTX Spark platform, built on Arm architecture and designed for local AI workloads.

Microsoft has revealed full specs and pricing for the Surface Laptop Ultra, pairing Nvidia RTX Spark silicon with a novel magnetic breakaway USB-C port.

Microsoft and Nvidia showed off RTX Spark systems alongside deep Windows 11 agent updates, running hybrid AI models locally with unified memory to challenge Apple's high-end laptops.

Microsoft has opened preorders for the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599 — and it ships October 16. That’s the hard number, the hard date, and the first real availability window for a device Microsoft calls “Not Standard Issue.”

Early performance benchmarks on the first batch of Googlebooks show the Snapdragon-powered Dell XPS outpacing Lenovo's Intel model in graphics and multi-core speed, with Dell listing its machine at $999 in the US.

Leaked details suggest Microsoft will debut the Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark silicon, starting at $2,000 for an 18-core model with 24GB of unified memory.

A test of the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra fitted with a low-profile AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT shows solid 1440p gaming performance inside a compact 4.8-litre chassis.

The Minisforum MS-02 Ultra mini PC—barebones at $599 (Core Ultra 5) or $1,159 (Core Ultra 9)—supports full-sized PCIe x16 5.0 graphics cards and delivered strong 1440p gaming performance in ETA Prime’s testing, including 80+ FPS in Forza Horizon 6 and Cyberpunk 2077 with Frame Gen.

Google confirmed that Intel-powered Googlebooks rely on a translation layer for mobile software, leaving hundreds of popular Android apps incompatible without developer updates compared to Snapdragon editions.

Apple has not announced a MacBook Ultra. But macOS 27.2 — now in its third beta — contains touchscreen code that points to one coming soon.

macOS 27.2 Golden Gate adds functional touch gesture code to core apps — Safari, Notes, Photos, Quick Look — suggesting Apple is actively preparing for a touchscreen Mac, possibly the rumored MacBook Ultra due late 2026.

The ASUS NUC 15 Pro is shipping globally with Intel Core Ultra 7 265H chips, but its real advantage isn’t horsepower. It’s footprint. And its biggest limitation isn’t thermals — it’s immobility.

Apple is planning two separate product launches in October 2026: one on October 13 for home devices, and another in the final week for Macs and possibly an OLED iPad mini. The iPhone Duo arrives separately on October 23.

The Acemagic X3 mini PC — Ryzen 7 H255, 16 GB LPDDR5-6400, 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 storage — is $546 on Amazon through October 11. Use code JZLM55AT. The K5 variant is $360.99 with code 964TVL7B. Both are available now.

Apple’s first OLED MacBook Pro is due this month or next. It’ll be lighter and thinner, feature touchscreen input and Dynamic Island, and run macOS 27.2 on M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. Pricing hasn’t been announced — but it won’t undercut existing models.

Apple has confirmed — indirectly, but unmistakably — that a touchscreen MacBook Pro is real, imminent, and already coded into macOS 27.2 beta 3.

The M5 Pro MacBook Pro runs Cyberpunk 2077 natively — but Apple hasn’t announced the M5 chip yet. Engadget tested it. No price, no India launch, no M5 Neo confirmation. Mac gaming is possible. It’s just not simple.

The 2026 MacBook Air 13-inch with Apple’s M5 chip is $200 off — $1,099 — during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale.

HP has slashed $2,200 off the Omen 35L gaming PC, bringing it to $2,799 — a 44% discount — ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day. The deal is live on HP.com and applies to a configuration with an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and an unannounced NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU with 16GB GDDR7 VRAM. No pricing or availability is given for India or other regions.