After dominating the world of high-end mobile processors for so long, Qualcomm wants to sell you a laptop. At the tail end of last year as part of the annual Snapdragon summit, the chipmaker announced its latest venture into the world of laptop components, the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3.
This is the third major entry into the category for Qualcomm. It arrives at a time when Apple's in-house chip production has given way to its own ARM-based laptop chips. Mobile performance games could be used to build a Windows 11 Pro-based laptop.
The image is from Lenovo.
As rumors swirl around a Microsoft Surface device built around the platform, Lenovo just used Mobile World Congress to launch its own device, the ThinkPad X13s. The advantages of the platform are apparent at first glance, adhering to the longstanding promises of shifting to an ARM architecture in a laptop form factor. It has built-in 5G, some stellar battery life, and is built atop several generations of security advancements.
The first partner here is an ideal one. For one thing, the ThinkPad brand is synonymous with work laptops. When it comes to exploring new avenues, the most eager laptop maker may be Lenovo.
The 13-inch laptop is half a pound lighter than the 2020 MacBook Air. It sits within the Air's range of 0.16 to 0.63-inch. There is a stated 28 hours of video playing time. An executive noted in a briefing that he took the system to New York for an overnight trip and never plugged it in.
The addition of a computer vision processor for improved log-in security is one of the benefits. The system's body is made from recycled magnesium and the pointing stick is intact.
The system is priced at over $1,000.
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