Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11
Microsoft unveiled Nvidia RTX Spark Surface AI PCs and Windows 11 containers that sandbox AI agents.
Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Ultra, starting at $2,600 or $3,700 depending on the Nvidia RTX Spark chip, with configurations up to $5,900. It also introduced the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box from $6,000, preloaded with VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, WSL, and PowerShell 7, for running models locally. A revamped Windows 11 adds Execution Containers to sandbox AI agents, which Satya Nadella said will reach all Windows 11 users. Dell separately priced its XPS 16 Creator Edition at $3,800 for pre-order.
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