When you pack in 24GB of RAM into a base laptop build and spend $2,600 on it, you shouldn't want to upgrade any time soon.

Microsoft teamed up with Nvidia to develop the RTX Spark-powered Surface Laptop Ultra that has the MacBook Pro squarely in its crosshairs.

Microsoft today announced launch timing and pricing for the Surface Laptop Ultra that it unveiled earlier this year. The 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra is priced starting at $2,599, undercutting Apple's $2,

It ships in November, if you can afford it.

After months of teasing, Microsoft and Nvidia are finally ready to offer prices and release dates for the first RTX Spark PCs. Microsoft is starting by opening pre-orders for the Surface Laptop Ultra ahead of its October 16 launch.

Microsoft today launched its first two NVIDIA RTX Spark-powered systems, the Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev box. Aimed at developers and other professionals, the high-end systems offer

Here’s where things get interesting. The RTX Spark platform has two variants: one with 18 cores and one with 20. We predicted back at IFA that many laptops would contain the 18-core chip, given that that’s, you know, the one that seems more evidently useful for laptops and that Nvidia was demoing the 20-core version in mini PCs at the same show.

Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra launches with NVIDIA RTX Spark, 128GB unified memory, and a 2,000-nit mini-LED display to take on MacBook Pro.

The second-gen Surface Laptop starts at $1,199, while the 12-inch Surface Pro will now set you back by $1149.99. The baseline memory capacity has climbed up to 16GB, and there's no 8GB RAM option available this time around.

The Founder 16-inch 2-in-1 is a new Windows 2-in-1 with x86 support. Built around a 16-inch display, the device is much wider and taller than Microsoft's Surface Pro series, with more ports to match its larger form factor.