Qualcomm has canceled its development kit for Windows PCs on ARM, also called Snapdragon according to reports from The edge. It was originally supposed to ship in June before being delayed.
In an email to customers, Qualcomm attributed everything to quality control. He said the mini PC “has absolutely not met our usual standards of excellence” and “we have made the decision to discontinue this product and its support, indefinitely.” Curiously, some kits It had already been mailed. to consumers. All units will be refunded, even those that have already been shipped.
As mentioned above, it was originally supposed to launch in June alongside the chips that powered those first Copilot Plus PCs. Qualcomm has not given a reason why it took months to make the decision to cancel the product.
Developer Jeff Geerling received the kit and gave it a demolish and x-elite-tested” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:review;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>review. He said it landed “with a thud” and decried the lack of Linux support and resale restrictions. Geerling also discovered that the unit was missing an HDMI port, despite having all the chips in place for an internal DisplayPort to HDMI conversion.
Some have speculated that this HDMI port issue caused production delays and even led to the eventual cancellation. To that end, Qualcomm emailed customers last month letting them know that they planned to ship the development kit with a USB-C to HDMI dongle instead of a traditional HDMI port.
Whatever the reason for the cancellation, this kit was supposed to be a crucial piece of hardware to help developers port apps to Windows on Arm. Microsoft and Qualcomm have urged developers to prepare their applications for Snapdragon x Elite laptops.
