Qualcomm has killed its Snapdragon Dev Kit, emails customers explaining they'll get a full refund for their purchases, project is dead 'indefinitely'.

Qualcomm has canceled its upcoming Windows Mini PC, the Snapdragon Dev Kit, in what could be a blow to some Arm developers. The $899 Mini PC wasn't intended for general use, but to help developers develop Windows applications that were natively compatible with chips manufactured by semiconductor giant Arm.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Elite chips have been the star of many AI PCs released to market in 2024, greatly enhancing performance and battery life compared to their previous gen iterations. However, the manufacturer’s recent endeavor to improve on one of its negative points hasn’t panned out.

Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon Dev Kit earlier this year, which is a small Windows on ARM PC but it seems like the company didn't have its expectations met with the product. Qualcomm has been facing delays for months in getting the Snapdragon X Elite-powered mini PC ready.

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's statement also says that "any material, if received" will not have to be returned—those lucky enough to have gotten one of the Dev Kits up until now may be able to keep it and get their money back, though the PC is no longer officially being supported by Qualcomm.

Qualcomm has cancelled the Snapdragon Dev Kit, a mini PC that runs on Windows on ARM saying that it did not meet the company standards.

In late July, Qualcomm quietly debuted a Qualcomm Snapdragon Dev Kit sold by Arrow. This week, Qualcomm and Arrow have recalled those Dev Kit units.