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Qualcomm Snapdragon C Announced For $300+ Laptops
Written by Michael Larabel in Hardware on 28 May 2026 at 09:23 AM EDT. Add A Comment
For competing with the Apple MacBook Neo, Google Chromebooks, and other entry-level laptops, Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon C series SoCs.
As a step below the more premium Snapdragon X series laptop SoCs, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon C series today a
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Since mid-2024, Qualcomm has been making waves with its Snapdragon X, X Plus, and X Elite processors, with Snapdragon X2 Elite just now hitting laptops. But the chip maker wants more of the mainstream-PC pie than ever.
Ahead of Computex 2026, the chipmaker revealed Snapdragon C, a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor built for budget-friendly, power-sipping laptops, slated for launch in the next
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon C Platform for $300 and up laptops — Windows on Arm and NPUs for the budget tier
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Qualcomm drops Snapdragon PC range down to a lower tier.
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Qualcomm drops Snapdragon PC range down to a lower tier.
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Well, that was quick: Qualcomm is expanding its Snapdragon chips for PCs with a new low-cost entry called Snapdragon C that’s designed for PCs that cost $300 and up. And it’s partnering with Acer, HP, and Lenovo to bring new PCs to market soon.
And no, “C” doesn’t stand for cheap. It stands for “Compute,” the name of the business within Qualcomm that makes its PC chips.
“As costs rise and custom
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CNET
"C" stands for "compute" in Qualcomm's new Snapdragon C processor, which is aimed at low-cost laptops. (Acer mentioned a target price of around $300.) It appears to be a refreshed, possibly rebranded successor to the Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform. We'll hopefully learn more once an announcement is made.
The 8cx Compute Platform was the generation before Qualcomm finally delivered its high-perfo
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Matt Safford
The first Snapdragon C-powered laptop, the Aspire Go 15, delivers 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, plus a good collection of ports for a still-undisclosed ‘entry-tier price point.’
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Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon C for entry-level Windows laptops
Laptops using the processor will arrive later this year from Lenovo, Acer, HP and others.
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May 28, 2026 9:00 am EST
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Apple's $599 ($499 for students) MacBook Neo changed people's expectations for budget laptops, and now we're seeing the PC industry's response. Qualcomm is launching the Snap
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2026-05-28
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Acer, HP and Lenovo on board for affordable laptops as component prices rise
Qualcomm's Snapdragon C Platform chips are aimed at entry-level laptops priced around $300, a bet by the U.S. chipmaker that lower-cost AI PCs will catch on. (Qualcomm)
TAIPEI -- Qualcomm Technologies is launching its first chip for budget PCs, as computer makers struggle with surging prices of CPUs and memory chips due
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Qualcomm promises $300 Windows laptops with new Snapdragon C
Qualcomm says it’s ‘raising the bar’ for budget laptops.
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May 28, 2026, 9:00 PM GMT+8
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Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.
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Qualcomm has reportedly landed more than one ASIC customer, with a separate project for a US cloud service provider also taking shape, according to industry sources. The development follows reports from Bloombergand other media that ByteDance, the developer of TikTok, is Qualcomm's first major client for its custom chip push.
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Qualcomm and HUMAIN announced a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on next-generation AI data centers, cloud-to-edge infrastructure, and hybrid AI services in Saudi Arabia and global markets. The agreement was signed during the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh during the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia.
Under the agreement, Qualcomm Technologies and HUMAIN plan to