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  • Qualcomm is working on a low-cost Snapdragon X chip, according to a veteran analyst.
  • The processor will apparently target devices priced at $599 to $799.
  • The new processor is only said to launch in Q4 2025, though.

The first Snapdragon X PCs are set to finally launch tomorrow (June 18), but these will be premium devices. Now, a trusted analyst has revealed some good news and bad news for those wanting more affordable Snapdragon X Windows machines.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo asserted on Medium that Qualcomm is working on a “low-cost” Snapdragon X series processor codenamed Canim. The source adds that this chipset, which will apparently be a 4nm TSMC design, is aimed at “mainstream” machines between $599 and $799.