Back-to-school season is like a second New Year's day, a fresh start with blank notebooks, a new backpack, and often, upgraded tech. Not all students will need a new laptop for school, but a lot of coursework is online now, whether you're an online or in-person student at high school or college. If you're planning to buy a new laptop between now and next school season, you might want to wait until mid-2024.
On Qualcomm's Q1 2024 earnings call (via The Register), president and CEO Cristiano Amon said that the highly anticipated Snapdragon X Elite SoC will debut in "mid-2024." Waiting to buy a laptop for this chip alone would be worth it, but it looks like back-to-school season will feature laptops equipped with the Snapdragon X Elite chip and Microsoft's rumored Windows 12 operating system, both of which are very AI-centric.
