MSI's handheld is called the 'Claw' — here's a first look

This new portable PC will be looking to claw some of the market share away from the likes of the Steam Deck and ROG Ally.

[Eidolon]

That chip is a bad choice.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Is it a better chip than the ROG? Or worse?

[Eidolon]

It's supposed to be competitive with ROG's Z1 supposedly, but Arc might be a bad idea, idk how much they've improved the hardware/software. Also seen benchmarks where the 155 ultra performs consistently worse while consuming more power against the 7840u, but that's without considering the adjustments they may make for a tablet form, and without gaming benchmarks.

[KeeseToast]

@Eidolon
Meteor Lake is getting good reviews so far and the Arc drivers are supposedly getting better with each update.
That makes me cautiously optimistic about this device. With a Z1 there probably wouldn’t have been much to differentiate it from the Ally and it’s nice to see at least some competition from Intel.

I’m most excited to see XeSS on a device like this, still no DLSS, but better than FSR2 imo. These handhelds could benefit most from sophisticated upscaling solutions.

[anast]

It looks janky

[Stuart5756]

It really does, the handheld market is booming and this looks like a cheap knock off