Still, it’d be nice to be able to get a mini PC with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X processors. Up until now the only option had been the Snapdragon Dev Kit, and now that it’s been discontinued, there aren’t any desktops featuring these chips.

Qualcomm has canceled its Snapdragon Dev Kit, the miniature Windows on Arm PC that was originally supposed to ship in June. In an email to customers, Qualcomm said the mini PC “has not met our usual standards of excellence” and orders will now be refunded.

Qualcomm confirmed in an email to customers that its mini PC with the Snapdragon X Elite processor is now dead.

Qualcomm has canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit, its mini PC powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip, and the company will be refunding all purchases.

Qualcomm announced in a letter to its customers (via retailer Arrow) that the Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit will be discontinued immediately and indefinitely, with customers set to receive refunds for their orders.

Qualcomm canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit & will offer refunds, as the product failed to meet its "standards of excellence". The unique Dev Kit was supposed to ship in June, and was one of the only Snapdragon X-powered mini PCs with an exclusive SKU.

Five months in, only 200 units reached customers, Qualy tells El Reg Qualcomm has officially pulled the plug on its Snapdragon for Windows Dev Kits less than five months after the X-Elite powered mini-PCs were announced.