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The Verge's team spent a week testing five laptops powered by Nvidia's new RTX Spark N1X Arm-based 'superchip,' including the Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra, Asus ProArt P16, Lenovo Yoga 9n, and HP OmniBook Ultra. They share impressions on performance, Windows on Arm maturity, and whether the high-priced machines deliver on local AI and gaming promises.
微软 Surface Laptop Ultra 评测：作为首款真正的 AI PC，它凭借 Nvidia RTX Spark N1X 超级芯片、出色的屏幕与做工向 MacBook Pro 发起有力挑战，但电池续航仍是明显短板。
微软 Surface Laptop Ultra 搭载 Nvidia RTX Spark 平台，宣称一台设备即可兼顾开发、AI 与游戏，评测显示其基本兑现了大部分承诺，但价格高昂且 ARM 生态仍待完善。
A new RTX Spark laptop (HP OmniBook X) configured with 128GB of RAM is on sale at HP for $3832.49 after a 25% coupon, offering a cheaper alternative to Nvidia's DGX Spark for under $4000.
NVIDIA 宣布 RTX Spark 正式发布，并在全球多地举办 launch celebration 活动，主打面向创作者、玩家与 AI agent 的本地 AI PC 平台，多家媒体评测对其本地 AI 性能给予高度评价。
Rumors suggest AMD's upcoming Zen 6 desktop processors may replace the integrated GPU with a dedicated NPU, raising questions about its practical usefulness for running AI models without hybrid NPU-GPU workloads.
Microsoft wrapped up its Surface and Windows keynote in San Francisco, unveiling the Surface Laptop Ultra powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark Arm chip (starting at $2,599, shipping October 16), the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box for developers, and new Windows 'Hybrid Intelligence' Copilot features that can take actions on local PC files.
Core has launched a personal AI computer priced at $3,499 for the first batch (shipping October 31), featuring an NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF Edition GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 7600 CPU, 64GB DDR5 memory, 1TB NVMe storage, and pre-installed models including Qwen 3.8-27B, Gemma 4-31B, and Muse-Glimmer-30B. The reviewer notes the price is not very cost-effective compared to spending a bit more on NVIDIA DGX SPARK.
Microsoft and PC makers are phasing out the Copilot+ PC branding due to past security issues with Recall and poor market reception, though the underlying AI PC specifications remain unchanged.
HUMAIN's Horizon Ultra AI PC, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite, is now available for enterprise purchase. It runs AI workloads locally for data privacy and offloads larger tasks to the cloud.
GMKtec launches the EVO-X3 mini PC featuring AMD Ryzen AI Max 395, advanced cooling, USB4, and OCuLink port for eGPU, priced at $3,600.
AMD touts unified memory architecture as a key enabler for next-gen products like the Ryzen AI MAX 400 series (Gorgon Halo), shaping their product roadmaps for AI and compute workloads.
Nvidia announced RTX Spark laptops at Computex, combining unified memory, RTX graphics, and a custom CPU to create true AI PCs capable of running local AI models, challenging the MacBook Pro.
Nvidia announced the RTX Spark CPU for AI agent PCs, partnering with major PC makers like Microsoft, Dell, and HP, aiming to capture a $200B market.
Nvidia announced the RTX Spark chip family, claiming it as the most efficient PC chip ever built, with Arm architecture, up to 128GB memory, and AI capabilities, set to compete in laptops and mini-PCs.
Dell confirms a new XPS laptop featuring the NVIDIA N1X chip, essentially a consumer version of the DGX Spark GB10, to be announced at Computex.
Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are teasing Nvidia's upcoming N1X Arm-powered laptop chips ahead of Computex. The chips will end Qualcomm's exclusivity in Windows on Arm, boosting competition in the laptop market.
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, announces a compact AI development PC that can locally run models with up to 200 billion parameters.
AMD's Ryzen AI Max platform with 128GB unified memory enables local inference of large models up to 200 billion parameters, aiming to shift AI workloads from cloud to compact personal hardware.
VecML demonstrates its AI-PC software running RAG on 200K documents using the new Snapdragon X2 laptop, achieving low-token and low-memory retrieval. The software integrates multiple database functions into one platform, and controlled testing for macOS is now open.