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TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon C chipset for Windows laptops.
This chip will be used in $300+ Windows laptops, suggesting that these PCs could undercut the MacBook Neo.
Acer has also announced the first laptop with this processor, but hasn’t revealed pricing or availability.
The first Windows laptops and tablets with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processors launched a couple of years ago, bringing good battery life and AI smarts to the table. These chips have largely appeared in premium to mid-range laptops, but Qualcomm has just unveiled a brand-new Windows chip for cheap laptops.
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon C processor a few days ahead of the Computex expo. The company says this chipset will appear in laptops that cost ~$300 or more, making it a truly mainstream play for Snapdragon-powered Windows laptops. In fact, Qualcomm suggests that this chip will power laptops aimed at classrooms, small business owners, and families.
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Qualcomm revealed almost no details about the chip, but confirmed in a media briefing that it didn’t have custom Oryon CPU cores. Instead, it said the processor had Kryo CPU cores based on Arm’s IP. The company didn’t specify which Arm cores were used, though. It also didn’t reveal info regarding the GPU, the maximum amount of RAM, or the specific manufacturing process.
Would you buy a Snapdragon-powered Windows laptop? 10 votes Yes, I would 20 % It depends on pricing, performance, and app support 70 % No, I wouldn't 10 % I have one and love it 0 % I have one and regret buying it 0 %
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