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Title: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: Redaktion on June 03, 2026, 03:06:47
A fresh report has revealed potential pricing for the new RTX Spark AI laptops like the Surface Laptop Ultra and Dell XPS 16. According to the info, laptops (and presumably PCs) equipped with the N1x chip could carry a price tag of at least $2,899, while entry-level N1 models may start at $1,799.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-RTX-Spark-laptop-prices-tipped-Surface-Laptop-Ultra-Dell-XPS-16-to-rival-MacBook-Pro.1313708.0.html
Title: Re: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: Chuck007 on June 03, 2026, 04:20:34
What I want to know is, are TDP+TGP targets mostly determined by the PC maker or is it set in stone this time around?
Title: Re: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: Norris007 on June 03, 2026, 11:21:22
Quote from: Chuck007 on June 03, 2026, 04:20:34What I want to know is, are TDP+TGP targets mostly determined by the PC maker or is it set in stone this time around?

Wdym? When have they not ever been configurable by OEMs?
Title: Re: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: Citizen_not_Consumer on June 03, 2026, 11:57:48
Starting at $3000 (or $4000 after taxes in EU) for the base version of the N1X with 16/32 GB (basically a 5070 level GPU)!

No thanks

At least I can buy the full fat Asus ProArt PX13 395 Halo with $3000 and 64/128GB RAM and run everything!
Title: Re: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: Consumers_are_Citizens on June 03, 2026, 17:12:44
Quote from: Citizen_not_Consumer on June 03, 2026, 11:57:48$3000 (or $4000 after taxes in EU) for the base version of the N1X with 16/32 GB

These aren't shipping until 6 months later. Personally the one I'm more interested in which is cheaper n1, will be delayed even further. So it kind of all doesn't matter.

Just hope it puts more pressure on 8060s / arc b390 laptop pricing because in my view its still way too much.

Unfortunately, that PX13 is stuck with an older gen 60 Hz oled panel with sub 400 nit brightness. :(
Title: Re: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: Warlord2000ad on June 04, 2026, 21:19:20
Quote from: Citizen_not_Consumer on June 03, 2026, 11:57:48Starting at $3000 (or $4000 after taxes in EU) for the base version of the N1X with 16/32 GB (basically a 5070 level GPU)!

No thanks

At least I can buy the full fat Asus ProArt PX13 395 Halo with $3000 and 64/128GB RAM and run everything!

The push on this is going to be unified memory to match the Mac books 800GB/S whilst DDR5 caps put at 96GB/s. This is because memory bandwidth matters for local AI inference.
Title: Re: Nvidia RTX Spark laptop prices tipped: Surface Laptop Ultra, Dell XPS 16 to rival MacBook Pro
Post by: RobertJasiek on June 05, 2026, 00:12:36
Quote from: Warlord2000ad on June 04, 2026, 21:19:20This is because memory bandwidth matters for local AI inference.

Only if memory bandwidth is a bottleneck, such as if the AI is of the type LLM.