News & Reviews:   Qualcomm Snapdragon 850

Local Malaysian company SNS Network have officially launched their JOI Book SK3000 laptop today featuring not only a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 chipset but also using Microsoft Windows 10 Pro. Priced at RM2199, it was previously on pre-order with a number of freebies but it is now available at SNS Network Ipoh HQ and their GLOO online and offline retail outlets.

In our most recent briefings with Qualcomm, they revealed that new Windows-on-Snapdragon laptops would be coming to Malaysia soon, and it appears one of the first would be the JOI Book SK3000 laptop. Utilizing both a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 chipset and Windows 10 Pro, the laptop is on pre-order for Malaysians at RM2199 with an ETA set for 6 January 2021. Is it worth it?

Fresh after announcing their Qualcomm 8CX Gen 2 chipset for laptops, Qualcomm recently held a virtual briefing on their upcoming plans for Windows on Snapdragon laptops for Southeast Asia. Suffice to say, they have been working with various laptop makers to bring their Snapdragon 850 and 7c compute platforms to market in Malaysia, perhaps as soon as Q1 or Q2 of 2021.