Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra will ship on October 16 with a starting price of $2,599 for a base configuration that pairs an 18-core CPU with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The 15-inch HDR touchscreen reaches up to 2,000 nits and is paired with a larger haptic-feedback trackpad. The machine is built around Nvidia’s new RTX Spark Arm-based processor, which supports very large pools of unified memory (up to 128GB) and is pitched for demanding creative workflows, gaming, and on-device AI.
The Ultra uses a sleek aluminum chassis and a port-rich design - three USB-C ports, HDMI, one USB-A, a full-size SD card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack - plus a magnetic USB-C charging connector. Configurations scale to a $5,899.99 top model with a 20-core CPU, 128GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. Positioned as a premium MacBook Pro competitor, the machine is intended to deliver workstation-class performance in a laptop form factor, and preorders are available now ahead of the mid-October launch.
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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is a high-performance, portable device designed for creators and professionals. It emphasizes cutting-edge power and craftsmanship for demanding users. (microsoft.com)
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ESP32-C3 Adblock is a Pi-hole-like DNS ad-blocker running on a low-cost ESP32-C3 device without PSRAM, capable of blocking over 537,000 domains. It features a UDP DNS sinkhole and a web dashboard for management. (github.com)
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