{"id":2184235,"date":"2026-10-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184235"},"modified":"2026-10-07T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:00:00","slug":"how-microsoft-built-its-macbook-pro-competitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2184235","title":{"rendered":"How Microsoft built its MacBook Pro competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<article>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--feature-article _1se63890\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--feature-lede duet--ledes--feature-square-lede yrbje60\">\n<div class=\"yrbje61\">\n<div class=\"yrbje66\">\n<div class=\"_1xtd7xb6 _1xtd7xb4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qiz7\">\n<div class=\"yrbje62 _1044qiz3\">\n<div class=\"yrbje63 _1044qizp\">\n<div class=\"_5s9d1e0 _5s9d1e1\">\n<div class=\"_5s9d1e5 _5s9d1e3\"><span class=\"_29pwo217\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_1phh1th0\">\n<li>\n<div 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class=\"fv263x5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tom-warren\">See All by <!-- -->Tom Warren<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p> <span class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _4aoxp37\">is a senior correspondent and author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/notepad-microsoft-newsletter\"><i>Notepad<\/i><\/a>, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\" class=\"_1044qiz13\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b2 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4b7 _18mzr4b5 _19wv7tc1 _18mzr4bb\">Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces. That all happens inside a windowless, warehouse-like lab on the company\u2019s Redmond, Washington, campus, where the team developing Surface devices programs robots to press their buttons thousands of times, pelts devices with radio waves from giant antennas, and builds contraptions that drop objects from increasingly daring heights to see whether the products can hold up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Its latest laptop, the product I\u2019m here to see, really needs to hold up. The Surface Laptop Ultra isn\u2019t just another high-end config of the Surface Laptop, it\u2019s the debut platform for Nvidia\u2019s RTX Spark \u2014 Nvidia\u2019s entrance into the world of Arm-based PC chips, and a chance to blow expectations out of the water when it comes to what a Windows laptop is capable of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft\u2019s last big laptop push \u2014 the Copilot Plus PC initiative from 2024, focused initially on Qualcomm chips \u2014 \u201cwas really aimed at MacBook Air,\u201d says Brett Ostrum, corporate vice president of Surface at Microsoft. Microsoft also wanted to go head-to-head with the MacBook Pro, but existing chips weren\u2019t capable enough. \u201cWe knew that was not going to reach MacBook Pro-level compute.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Around that time, Nvidia began privately showing off what its forthcoming chips could handle when it came to AI, and Microsoft jumped at the possibilities. \u201cIt literally made a ton of sense for us in terms of how to go and compete with the MacBook Pro,\u201d Ostrum says. \u201cNvidia was a logical choice.\u201d The two companies have spent the years since working hand in hand, resulting in today\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac3 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\":R6abcprar96:\" class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-two-up _1044qizj\">\n<div class=\"_1pegheu5\">\n<div class=\"_1pegheu8 _1pegheu7\">\n<div class>\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0 _1044qizx\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0164-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.01953125,0,99.9609375,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0164-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.01953125%2C0%2C99.9609375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>The Surface Laptop Ultra can also play games.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1pegheua _1pegheu9\">\n<div class>\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0 _1044qizx\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0182-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.01953125,0,99.9609375,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0182-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.01953125%2C0%2C99.9609375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>The \u201cnightfall\u201d color option looks a lot like Apple\u2019s space gray.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Much like the MacBook Pro, the Surface Laptop Ultra is a high-end device. It has a CNC-machined aluminum body, a huge trackpad, chicklet keys, and fan vents tucked underneath its slightly elevated base. There\u2019s an array of ports, including HDMI and an SD card slot, and a high-res touchscreen that looks great up close. A model with 24GB of RAM starts at $2,599.99, and if you want the very top of the line with 128GB of memory, you\u2019re looking at $5,899.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Some of that price comes from the Ultra being one of the most polished laptops you can buy in the Windows world. But some of it comes from the all-new chip inside: the first of Nvidia\u2019s RTX Spark line, which is supposed to bring essential components of Nvidia\u2019s workstation-level power down to a portable device. The RTX Spark chips inside the Surface Laptop Ultra are geared toward local AI workloads and creative tasks. Microsoft says it\u2019s powerful enough to handle compressed 280 billion-parameter AI models running locally \u2014 models that needed to run in the cloud only a year ago. The RTX Spark is both CPU and GPU, and the GPU should be able to handle Blender 3D objects with ease and cruise through other creator workloads in Premiere or Photoshop thanks to the system\u2019s use of unified memory \u2014 the same approach Apple takes on its M-series chips.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft is largely positioning the Ultra at developers who want a powerful GPU for local AI compute, but it\u2019s also targeting the creatives and professionals who would buy a MacBook Pro. \u201cIt is built for us,\u201d says Jit Hirani, lead designer for Surface devices. \u201cWe come to work to build a product for ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1044qizj xnv72h0\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizx xnv72h1\" id=\":R6ibcprar96:\">\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0272-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1760\" data-pswp-width=\"2200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The Surface Laptop Ultra parts aren\u2019t held together with glue.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h5 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0272-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0020-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Inside Microsoft\u2019s magnetic USB-C charging solution.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0020-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0167-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Inside the Surface Laptop Ultra.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0167-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0146-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Some of the components of the Surface Laptop Ultra.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0146-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0261-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1760\" data-pswp-width=\"2200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Microsoft\u2019s experiments with designing the Surface Laptop Ultra.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0261-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"xnv72hh xnv72hf\"><title>Previous<\/title><\/button><button class=\"xnv72hh xnv72hg xnv72hf\"><title>Next<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h8\">\n<ul class=\"xnv72h9\">\n<li style=\"width:20%\" class=\"xnv72hb xnv72ha\">\n<li style=\"width:20%\" class=\"xnv72hc xnv72ha\">\n<li style=\"width:20%\" class=\"xnv72hc xnv72ha\">\n<li style=\"width:20%\" class=\"xnv72hc xnv72ha\">\n<li style=\"width:20%\" class=\"xnv72hc xnv72ha\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72hd\" style=\"height:15px\"><strong class=\"xnv72he\">1<!-- -->\/<!-- -->5<\/strong><span class=\"duet--media--caption inline xnv72hk _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>The Surface Laptop Ultra parts aren\u2019t held together with glue.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Because Nvidia combined the CPU and GPU on the RTX Spark, Microsoft was able to make its Surface Laptop Ultra motherboard smaller and increase the size of the fans on the device. The space inside the machine is maximized for battery, with components neatly arranged in a black grid. Microsoft has also focused on repairability, with no components glued down and clearly marked instructions and QR codes throughout for disassembly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">As this is an Nvidia laptop, you can also use it for gaming, but I get the sense that Microsoft is treading carefully about positioning this as a gaming laptop. The RTX Spark is an Arm chip, which means most games aren\u2019t native and will have to be emulated. Still, I got a chance to briefly play an emulated version of <em>Gears of War: E-Day<\/em> on the Surface Laptop Ultra, and it ran buttery smooth, even transitioning between the laptop being plugged in and running off battery without a performance hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.25\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjEwMDY0MTc=\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0023-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1760\" data-pswp-width=\"2200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Surface Laptop Ultra has the world\u2019s first built-in magnetic USB-C charging on a laptop.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0023-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>The Surface Laptop Ultra has the world\u2019s first built-in magnetic USB-C charging on a laptop.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft put a lot of care into making sure the Ultra\u2019s design was as premium as a MacBook\u2019s, too. One detail in particular stood out to me: the way Microsoft has cleverly reworked its magnetic Surface Connect charging port.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cI think we gave our engineering team probably about 300 iterations on this journey because it\u2019s the world\u2019s first built-in magnetic connect for USB-C,\u201d says Hirani. \u201cThe single constraint from day one when we designed the product was that we could not change the universal USB-C [port].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Instead of losing a USB-C port to some custom solution, Microsoft has built a magnetic attach around the USB-C port instead. It feels very similar to the original Surface Connect, complete with a charging light and no need to precisely guide it into place. You can even disconnect the cable from the 140-watt charging block, reverse it, plug it back in, and use the regular USB-C port on the other end to charge all of your other devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Ostrum tells me that Microsoft spent years \u201cgrinding on this\u201d to make a magnetic USB-C charging solution, so my question to him is: Will we see this on more Surface devices? \u201cWe\u2019ll wait and see,\u201d he says. \u201cWe have been super passionate about that experience. This is the place where we wanted to introduce it to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The amount of testing and product iteration that went into getting this charging port right is mirrored in the rest of the Surface Laptop Ultra. Microsoft has an Automated Experience Lab (AXL) tool that helps the teams measure the responsiveness of a device, beyond just regular benchmarks. That\u2019s anything from measuring how long it takes to launch Microsoft Teams to how fast it is to type letters on a keyboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.500586\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjEwMDY0MTE=\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0026-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The \u201cBB8\u201d robot that tests the Surface Laptop Ultra.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0026-bts.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>The \u201cBB8\u201d robot that tests the Surface Laptop Ultra.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">This is all automated through an Arduino board that can inject code onto a system and measure its response times. Microsoft has created what it affectionately calls its own BB8, a robot that helps the thousands of engineers working on getting the stability just right for the RTX Spark platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cWe have engineers at Nvidia that are working on power, performance, graphics, stability, and Wi-Fi,\u201d explains Ostrum. \u201cWhen they work on each of those things, they have to complete their code, check it into Nvidia. Once Nvidia is satisfied with the stability and the performance of that chunk of code, it flows into the next branch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">That process creates a lag, sometimes lasting weeks, between Nvidia, Surface, and Windows all getting code ready for a new platform like RTX Spark. To speed things up, Microsoft has got Nvidia engineers uploading code remotely to this tiny robot that automates tasks that regular consumers do with a laptop. The miniature robot can unplug USB-C devices, use the touchscreen, pen, and trackpad, and open and close the device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"ejz0tzd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cBy allowing our silicon partners to download onto this setup, we greatly accelerate [testing],\u201d explains Ostrum. \u201cIt might have been weeks from the time they were done with their code to the time they were ready to drop it to us. They can have that data back the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft\u2019s lessons of building Surface hardware for nearly 15 years have also been applied to the Surface Laptop Ultra in ways I\u2019ve never heard about before. I\u2019ve seen some of Microsoft\u2019s hardware labs over the past 15 years, but the one I visited this week was eye-opening. It\u2019s so secretive that I wasn\u2019t able to take photos of the outside of the building or the lobby, and it lacks windows so nobody can see inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">It houses the unsung heroes of Microsoft\u2019s Surface team who spend hours creating new ways to stress test new Surface devices. That includes simple tests like automated drop tests or rows of robots opening and closing laptop lids thousands of times, but it also includes electromagnetic compatibility and RF compliance testing, and X-ray machines and specialist electron microscopy equipment that are used to find failures at nanometer scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div>\n<section tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"carousel\" class=\"duet--article--gallery _1044qizj xnv72h0\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizx xnv72h1\" id=\":R7kbcprar96:\">\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0384.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Machines flip laptop lids back and forth.&lt;\/em&gt;\" 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style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0415.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0405.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;X-ray machines let Microsoft find faults without ripping a laptop open.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 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src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0289.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a class=\"xnv72h2\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0278.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1706\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Laptops need to withstand interference from radio waves.&lt;\/em&gt;\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"xnv72h7 xnv72h6 xnv72h4 i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/VERGE_10_04_2026_0278.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"xnv72h3\"><a 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This can identify faults with component suppliers. In one case a few years ago Microsoft found touch failures on some of the displays it was using. The Surface team traced it back to sulfur and other halogens found on the display, after the supplier had changed the gloves that the manufacturing operators were using.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The testing has helped Microsoft get to the point where it now has the confidence to take on the MacBook Pro. It also gets at the bigger reason Surface continues to exist inside Microsoft. Surface isn\u2019t just a regular hardware business for Microsoft, it\u2019s a way to show its OEM partners what Windows hardware should be capable of. Surface has helped push the industry forward on trackpads, displays, pen support, performance, and design. Without Microsoft\u2019s own efforts, Windows laptops and tablets would have fallen even further behind Apple\u2019s MacBooks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _18mzr4ba _19wv7tc1\">The Surface Laptop Ultra is the clearest example yet of that role. Microsoft is using its own hardware to prove that Windows can compete at the very highest end of the laptop market, while giving its OEM partners a target to beat. That makes Surface far more than a showcase for Microsoft\u2019s software and hardware. 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wrong<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1hofmaw2\">\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqjj _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops cost up to $7,000\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/surfacelaptopultra1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.89453125%2C0%2C66.2109375%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The first Nvidia RTX Spark laptops cost up to $7,000\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" 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Di Benedetto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T19:05:52+00:00\">An hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"It appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domains\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24643586\/Amp_Search.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"It appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domains\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24643586\/Amp_Search.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1007132\/icann-domains-2026-ai-agi\">It appears .agent and .agi are about to be the hot new domains<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>David Pierce<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T18:46:16+00:00\">An hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything announced at Microsoft\u2019s Surface Laptop Ultra event\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/lc-img-639ce71c-4af9-43a1-b5a1-34b6d8db35cc.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.65625%2C0%2C66.6875%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everything announced at Microsoft\u2019s Surface Laptop Ultra event\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/lc-img-639ce71c-4af9-43a1-b5a1-34b6d8db35cc.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.015620118712903%2C100%2C99.968759762574&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1007147\/microsoft-surface-laptop-ultra-windows-event-everything-announced\">Everything announced at Microsoft\u2019s Surface Laptop Ultra event<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Jay Peters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T20:11:57+00:00\">11 seconds ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/lcimg-e4e44609-0bf6-40b2-8c24-2e8c3ce7cee8.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/lcimg-e4e44609-0bf6-40b2-8c24-2e8c3ce7cee8.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1007113\/microsoft-windows-copilot-ai-control-search-hybrid-intelligence\">Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Jay Peters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T18:01:20+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during October Prime Day\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" 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src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/25639425\/247283_Quest_3S_VPavic_0019.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/1006810\/meta-quest-3s-prime-day-deal-sale\">The Meta Quest 3S gets a rare discount during October Prime Day<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Brad Bourque<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T18:00:00+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqjk _1ismqjl _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What The Social Reckoning gets right \u2014 and wrong\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-2298597150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.66%2C0%2C66.68%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What The Social Reckoning gets right \u2014 and wrong\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-2298597150.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.0099980003999178%2C100%2C99.9800039992&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/1007069\/aaron-sorkin-social-reckoning-real-life\">What The Social Reckoning gets right \u2014 and wrong<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Lauren Feiner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-07T17:53:48+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--ad--native-ad-linkset _14xz0mv4 _14xz0mv5 _14xz0mva hidden\" 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