Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X chips have been making serious waves. We've tested several models so far, including the Surface Laptop 7, Dell XPS 13 and HP OminBook X, and they've all impressed with their performance and especially super long battery life.
However, their biggest issue is the price, with the cheapest laptop model selling for $999. That's going to change soon, according to Qualcomm.
If that holds true, that's a $300 price decrease compared to the current most affordable model. That would open the laptops up to a whole new type of buyer, and it might even make them among the best laptops for students with a lower barrier to entry.
We've contacted Qualcomm for clarification, and while the company responded, it didn't offer any additional information "beyond what Cristiano has said."
Either way, Amon said, "We’re already working with OEMs on the next wave of Copilot Plus PCs," so there are certainly more models coming — it's just a matter of how much those models will sell for and whether the laptops will be able to hit that $700 price tag.
One thing's for sure: Qualcomm believes that PCs are a big part of its business. "We expect PC to be the next biggest driver of diversification for the company,” Amon said during the earnings call.
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