Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra Starts at $2,600, Preorders Open
Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Ultra at a Surface event, featuring an Nvidia chip, a 15-inch mini-LED touchscreen, and preorders opening today.
Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Ultra at a Surface-centric event on Wednesday, revealing a starting price of $2,600 for the base configuration and opening preorders today ahead of an October 16 launch.
The laptop runs on an Nvidia-made chip and can handle 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance. It has a 15-inch PixelSense Ultra mini-LED touchscreen that can hit 2,000 peak nits in HDR, measures under 18mm thick, and weighs 4.5 pounds.
Charging is handled through a magnetic USB-C port. The announcement was reported by gizmodo.com.
Earlier Surface developments
Microsoft had previously showcased a reconfigured thermal design for the Surface Pro at Computex 2026 and recently introduced a force feedback haptic touchpad in lower- and higher-end Surface Laptop and Surface Pro devices. Separately, the HP Omnibook Ultra 16 was recently self-leaked at a starting price of $3,200.
Quick answers
How much does the Surface Laptop Ultra cost?
The base configuration starts at $2,600.
When does the Surface Laptop Ultra launch?
It launches on October 16. Preorders opened today.
What are the key specs of the Surface Laptop Ultra?
It features an Nvidia-made chip with 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance, a 15-inch PixelSense Ultra mini-LED touchscreen with 2,000 peak nits in HDR, a magnetic USB-C charging port, a thickness under 18mm, and a weight of 4.5 pounds.