What happened: Laptops using NVIDIA's new RTX Spark chip went on sale on October 16 from ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and MSI.
What this means for you: These high-end machines suit gamers, video editors and home AI users. NVIDIA says prices start at $2,599 (price as of ; official source (opens in a new tab)) and vary by region. In the US, Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra with 24GB of memory and 512GB of storage sells for $2,599.99 (price as of ; official source (opens in a new tab)), and the ASUS ProArt P14 (US list price $2,599.99; as of ; official source (opens in a new tab)) has the same memory and storage. For homework and email, a far cheaper laptop is fine.
The details
RTX Spark puts the graphics and main processors on one chip sharing up to 128GB of memory. NVIDIA says that shared memory lets big video or 3D projects and AI tools run at the same time, and lists Fortnite and Cyberpunk 2077 as supported at launch. Check Microsoft's configurator and ASUS's launch post for current pricing.