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Qualcomm launches budget laptop chip amid rising memory costs

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Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon C Platform, an entry-level Arm processor designed for Windows 11 laptops starting at $300. This chip utilizes older Kryo cores from Qualcomm's smartphone line instead of the premium Oryon cores found in higher-end Snapdragon X models and does not meet the requirements for Microsoft's Copilot+ PC certification. Concurrently, industry analysts from firms like Gartner and IDC are predicting the potential disappearance of the sub-$500 laptop market by 2028 due to significant increases in DRAM and SSD prices, which are making budget-friendly devices financially unviable for manufacturers. AI

IMPACT Qualcomm's budget chip may enable lower-cost AI PCs, but rising component costs threaten the entire sub-$500 laptop market.

RANK_REASON Product launch of a new chip tier coupled with significant market analysis on pricing viability.

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Qualcomm launches budget laptop chip amid rising memory costs

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Qualcomm aims Snapdragon C laptop chip at the budget laptop segment, as manufacturers feel the DRAM squeeze — analysts warn sub $500 laptop market may disappear before 2028

    Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C Platform on May 28th, ahead of Computex 2026 in Taipei.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Qualcomm aims Snapdragon C laptop chip at the budget laptop segment, as manufacturers feel the DRAM squeeze — analysts warn sub $500 laptop market may disappear

    Qualcomm aims Snapdragon C laptop chip at the budget laptop segment, as manufacturers feel the DRAM squeeze — analysts warn sub $500 laptop market may disappear before 2028 Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C Platform on May 28th, ahead of Computex 2026 in Taipei. https://www. to…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/qualcomm-aims-snapdrag…

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