Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder for $5,999

Microsoft's high-end AI mini PC for developers, the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, is now available for direct preorder and is slated to ship in November for $5,999. It is pricier than Nvidia's DGX Spark mini PC, partly due to rising PC component costs. The device features a flat, 3D-printed anodized aluminum chassis that doubles as a heatsink, resembles the top vents of an Xbox Series X, and runs on Nvidia's Arm-based RTX Spark platform with 128GB of unified memory, a 100-watt thermal envelope, and Nvidia Tensor cores. While it could deliver impressive gaming performance, it is mainly aimed at developers, optimized for running local AI models exceeding 120B parameters, testing AI models, prototyping AI agents, and running AI coding tools on-device. It is also part of Microsoft's Project Zenith, shipping with a developer-optimized Windows 11 Pro setup and preinstalled tools including Visual Studio Code, Git, GitHub CLI, GitHub Copilot, WSL, Python, and Node.

(Source：The Verge)