Radxa Dragon Q8B: A Laptop Cosplaying as an SBC?

The Radxa Q6A was Radxa’s first Qualcomm-based SBC release last year, and even though we’re still deep in the midst of RAMageddon, Radxa are announcing the Dragon Q8B today, the very same day you’re reading this. Even I don’t know how I’ve managed that in 2026. At its core, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 SoC running at 3GHz provides the horsepower, and provide it does. Well, in a sense. If you’re wondering whether this is the same chip that we saw in laptops a couple of years ago, wonder no more, it’s the same one, and oh boy, it’s a ride. Want the TL;DR? It brute forces its way to the top of the comparison list in this review, leaving the Raspberry Pi 5 in its dust, and also takes the top spot (for now) over on sbc.compare for a large number of tests, so I think Radxa might be on to something? Has this blossoming partnership finally produced an SBC without compromise?! If you want a bit more than a TL;DR though, buckle up, I’m bringing the waffley ranty first look of yesteryear…