The highly anticipated $900 Snapdragon X Elite developer kit that was first announced on stage at Microsoft's developer conference earlier this year has been canned

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 has canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit, its mini PC powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip, and the company will be refunding all purchases.

After months of shipping delays, Qualcomm has canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit, all of a sudden. Purchasers will receive a refund.

Qualcomm canceled the Snapdragon Dev Kit & will offer refunds, as the product failed to meet its "standards of excellence". The unique Dev Kit was supposed to ship in June, and was one of the only Snapdragon X-powered mini PCs with an exclusive SKU.

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.

Five months in, only 200 units reached customers, Qualy tells El Reg Qualcomm has officially pulled the plug on its Snapdragon for Windows Dev Kits less than five months after the X-Elite powered mini-PCs were announced.