The Surface Laptop Ultra delivers on most of Microsoft's promises

Key points

• Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra largely meets its promise of one machine for AI, development and gaming. The reviewer found its 15-inch mini-LED display and trackpad premium, and it ran a 70-billion-parameter AI model and demanding games.
• However, the starting price is $2,599, and key features such as Copilot+ are not yet available. Several tools also failed to use the graphics chip properly, and some software remains unfinished.
• The reviewer concludes that the hardware is impressive, but buyers should wait for the software to mature.