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Qualcomm has announced PCs powered by its ( ) and , making its long-awaited entry into the space in partnership with Microsoft. Traditionally dominated by Intel and AMD (and now Apple), the PC market is now seeing another contender that promises a lot. The new Snapdragon X family not only promises impressive performance and efficiency with extended battery life, but also includes a robust (NPU). This NPU, central to the Windows 11 AI revolution, delivers up to . It can handle tasks like image editing, text-to-image generation, and text creation directly on the device, eliminating the need for cloud processing. According to , the top six notebook manufacturers globally are , , , ,  , and . Excluding Apple, which uses its own silicon, it’s worth noting that all five are gearing up to release notebooks powered by either the Snapdragon X Elite or Snapdragon X Plus processors outside of its own Intel and/or AMD range. Welcome, Player 3.