MSI CLAW gaming handheld leaked, features Intel Core Ultra 7 155H with Arc graphics and 32GB memory
MSI CLAW gaming handheld leaked, features Intel Core Ultra 7 155H with Arc graphics and 32GB memory
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Wow, finally a handheld with malware-like bloat and a near guarantee of serious design flaws!
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Isn't that every Windows handheld?
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This thing having 32gb of ram is complete overkill, but I genuinely don't expect it to have good battery life at all, which is the bigger issue
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Probably required that much ram to feed to windows.
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32GB could be useful if the bandwidth is fast enough to be suitable VRAM, because then you can run games that want 16GB allocated to the CPU without having a GPU performance drop
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I've seen comparisons of the 32GB vs 16GB GPD Win4 and there's about a 10-15% uplift in performance at the same TDP in a lot of games with the 32GB model.
So it can give an increase in performance, or at the least let you run at a slightly lower TDP for the same performance and a bit better battery life.
Of course this was the 6800U, hard to say if the effects are similar for Intel's chipset or not.
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If that’s the case, that’s great. We’ll have to wait until benchmarks drop eventually
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Sometimes I run out of RAM on my steam deck. But that's more of a game problem. It happens when I don't restart Forza 5 for a long time. 16GB wouldn't be a problem if it had dedicated VRAM.
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This thing is going to have like a minute and a half worth of battery life.
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Just looks crappy quality and uncomfortable. The Steam Deck is premium quality at a more affordable price, the point these 'competitors' seem to be missing while rushing for higher numbers on their spec sheets.
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Yes lets use the lesser efficient chip option for a portable device.
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Sure, but only if we can do it in a combo with a lesser efficient operating system for any device.
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Just shows how successful the Stream Deck is. Funny, the "PC selling game" has traditionally been BIGGER and FASTER, so that's what they're doing. 🤔
Go Steam Deck!
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Well Arc is still bad as far as I know so I don't see this being as good as Steam Deck, Rog Ally or Legion. But I would really like to be proven wrong!
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Interesting how handheld gaming is slowly changing the gaming focus.
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The battery life difference between the OLED Steam Deck versus the Asus and Lenovo competitors was a major factor in my decision to choose the Deck. As others have pointed out, it's hard to imagine that MSI (of all companies) can deliver on battery life given these other specs, let alone other considerations like weight & size. Good for them if they manage to excel at all of these things, but I'm going to have to see it to believe it. And as of right now, I haven't seen anything at all.
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The only reason to choose MSI for PC parts is price so yes it would be very hard for them to compete. Their QA is non-existent and their Customer Support Ethereal.
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It would be good if more developers optimize to have an enjoyable experience on these current handhelds if nothing else. It would make for an easier entry point as far as system requirements go for PC gaming in general. I still don't get how games that look hardly any better than GameCube or PS2 on their low to medium settings run so poorly on hardware that could simultaneously emulate multiple instances of the consoles on multiple monitors, with visual improvement mods, for bootleg tournaments without breaking a sweat.
This device looks like just a slightly less ugly rog handheld, but not significantly though.
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It looks so much like the Asus ROG Ally, I wonder if Asus could sue for infringement. I love my Ally, but 32 gb of RAM sounds nice. Not sure if Intel is the best chip choice, but only benchmarks will tell.
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Is the "Intel chip" a good or bad news? I7 seems good. Although the screen seems to be a "bit small" for a 2024 console, and no trackpad? Mmm.
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That fucking name is reason not to buy it already.
It's not even claw, it's CLAW grrrrr fear me and my pocket Cheeto dust.
It reminds me of when yoyos (yep I'm that old) were trying to be like "this is the spinanator 6000 XL Xtreme fireball mushroom cloud"
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I much prefer the Steam Decks approach on handheld gaming. Instead of matching the latest desktop systems in hardware they focus on the console-like experience.
I also like how they try to stay within a certain price range and focus on experience and efficiency, rather than push the latest hardware.
I highly doubt Valve makes a significant profit on Steam Decks, though. Their main win from selling them is that they keep people that have off-desktop gaming needs using their products/games. (Plus, I think Valve just likes advancing gaming even when it doesn't win them a profit)
Basically, it's not surprising these other hardware makers don't have any business model where they can sell a cheap handheld. It's probably smarter to go for the niche of enthusiasts that want something stronger than the Deck.
My bet is that with them being more popular than anyone could have expected, we'll see the release of a "gaming" version of Windows that better fits these devices.
I don't expect Microsoft to put time and effort into something like that unless they plan to make an Xbox portable of their own.
That seems to be more of a software plan than a hardware feature, though? I would bet, with some brief engineering, someone could make all these Lenovo/MSI/Asus products run SteamOS as far back as their startup tutorial instead of Windows.