Linux PC maker Tuxedo Computers has ceased development of a Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite-powered Linux laptop after more than 18 months of work. The company said in its announcement that the “first-generation X1E proved to be less suitable for Linux than expected.” Aside from that, the imminent arrival of the Snapdragon X2 Elite, announced last September and expected in the first half of 2026, meant the company would release an obsolete, last-generation laptop by the time it completes work on the Linux Snapdragon X1E laptop.
Tuxedo Computers states that its biggest challenge was replicating the impressive battery life that these Arm laptops achieved under Windows. Aside from this, it lacked a feasible way to install BIOS updates for Linux, support for fan control, virtualization with KVM, and high-speed USB4 transfer speeds. It’s also having issues with video decoding, which, although technically supported, are often unsupported by most applications.
