A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box

Key points

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• Microsoft has two new Surface devices arriving later this year, both powered by Nvidia’s RTX Spark chips.
• I got a chance to take a closer look at both the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box at Microsoft’s Build conference this week, and while both have the same chip inside, they’re utilizing Nvidia’s RTX Spark in different ways.
• The Surface Laptop Ultra looks and feels very much like a 16-inch MacBook Pro.
• There are no transforming hinges, detachable displays, or any other tricks — this is a clamshell laptop built with performance in mind.