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Wired calls Surface Laptop Ultra the first real AI PC, battery aside

Wired says Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra is a true MacBook Pro rival for Windows, held back mainly by weak battery life; the ticket price is steep.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 1:20 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Wired: “Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: The First Real AI PC”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 1:20 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield; aired 2 times.
Topics: PC, AI.
BBN covered this story before: Microsoft's new Photos app merges PC, OneDrive and iCloud galleries (October 15).

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WiredMicrosoft Surface Laptop Ultra Review: The First Real AI PC

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive thousand nine hundred dollars, and it lives on a cord? So it's a very fancy lamp, and I love lamps.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA laptop that dies before lunch is a desk with ambitions. Rex, the Brewers waited forty-four years, so please wait for me.

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