With the launch of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors for Windows laptopsthe manufacturer offers a new vision of computing with its ARM-based CPUs instead of x86. But initially Qualcomm has launched these Snapdragon X Series processors for laptopsalthough it opened the possibility of seeing this type of CPUs in desktop computers. One of these was his own development kit Snapdragon Dev Kitwhich has (or had) a Mini PC format. One of your distributors has announced that this Dev Kit has been canceled.
The excuse given to cancel this development kit has been that this does not meet the usual brand standards. In addition to pausing its sale and distribution, no support will be received for this model with the most powerful Qualcomm CPU. We do not know what standards this is due to, since Apparently there was no quality problem. beyond excessive noise, and a unit with Windows 11 Home instead of a Pro version ideal for developers.
Qualcomm had promised at some point that These Snapdragon X Series would reach desktop PCsthis format being ideal to be able to have a desktop computer with these processors. After canceling it, we do not know if there is a new improved version behind it and if we will finally see a similar format with these Snapdragon X for Windows.
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Juan Antonio Soto
I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I broke down my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and 210MB of hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles I write for Geeknetic. I dedicate most of my free time to video games, contemporary and retro, on the more than 20 consoles I have, in addition to the PC.
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