A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops
What's happening
Nvidia's new RTX Spark N1X processor is shipping in a first wave of high-end laptops and small desktops, and reviewers have spent a week testing the machines. HP is selling an RTX Spark laptop (HP Omnibook X) configured with 128GB of RAM for $3832.49 after a 25% anniversary25 coupon off the $5109.99 list price. Microsoft and Nvidia showcased RTX Spark at a San Francisco launch where Windows optimizations for these AI PCs were highlighted, and Surface and other RTX Spark systems are appearing with starting prices around $2.6k and topping out near $7k for 128GB unified memory models, which is raising concerns about affordability for normal developers.
Why it's trending
Multiple hands-on reviews, retailer listings, and launch events landed in the past week, turning RTX Spark from announcement to real, expensive hardware you can buy and test.
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Spending $3,832 for a 128GB RTX Spark laptop is a bargain compared with the real cost everyone is ignoring: software and workflow lock-in that will charge you for every GB of local memory later on.
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- A week with RTX Spark: everything we’ve learned using Nvidia’s new laptops
Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X processor is finally here, and we've been collectively testing a small fortune's worth of powerful laptops sporting this new "superchip." RTX Spark is designed to be a high-performing Arm-based SoC for laptops and small desktop computers, rivaling the best from Apple, Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm. It has loads of cores, Nvidia […]
The Verge AIOct 16 - 128GB RTX Spark laptop for $3832.
To all those who are bemoaning missing getting DGX Sparks for under $4000. Here's your chance. The brand new just announced RTX Spark laptop is on sale at HP. Configured with 128GB of RAM, it comes out to $3832.49. Use coupon anniversary25 to take 25% off of the $5109.99 regular price. submitted by
r/LocalLLaMAOct 15 - How Windows is being optimized for Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops
Microsoft and Nvidia held a launch party for the first wave of RTX Spark laptops last week in San Francisco, where a new wave of AI PCs took center stage amid a packed crowd and a lively hands-on area. A day after the media event, I was invited to a quieter Nvidia event to hear […]
The Verge AIOct 15 - microsoft doubles down on local ai with nvidia, but with a cost
link to article TLDR; new microsoft surface and nvidia rtx spark laptops are starting at 2.6k and hitting nearly 7k for the 128gb unified memory models. local llm hardware is REALLY getting wild. memory crunch is really pricing out normal devs. been testing out local set
r/LocalLLaMAOct 10
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