Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoQualcomm abruptly cancels Snapdragon X Elite dev kit — refunds customers for mini PC, ends sales and support for the device immediatelywww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkQualcomm abruptly cancels Snapdragon X Elite dev kit — refunds customers for mini PC, ends sales and support for the device immediatelywww.tomshardware.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
minus-squareSpacePirate@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 hours agoEither they’re scared of competing with new intel NUC SOCs built on their 18A process, or this confirms their buyout of Intel is happening, and they’re preparing to exit from the laptop/SFF space.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 hours agoDidn’t Intel cancel NUC because it was just a tiny niche not worth the effort? I can’t imagine Qualcomm, who traditionally sells chips to phone makers, has any interest in becoming a vendor of SFF PCs.
minus-squaretty5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·44 minutes agoThey sold the business to Asus and they are releasing new NUCs
Either they’re scared of competing with new intel NUC SOCs built on their 18A process, or this confirms their buyout of Intel is happening, and they’re preparing to exit from the laptop/SFF space.
Didn’t Intel cancel NUC because it was just a tiny niche not worth the effort?
I can’t imagine Qualcomm, who traditionally sells chips to phone makers, has any interest in becoming a vendor of SFF PCs.
They sold the business to Asus and they are releasing new NUCs