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Say it with me, “The Claw.” What does that name evoke? Saturday morning cartoons? Timeless Pixar classics? PC maker MSI hopes you’ll start to instead think about gaming, as it’s the latest company to offer up its version of a Steam Deck, and this one indeed shares quite a few similarities to Valve’s original handheld console, at least at first glance.Hands-on: Lenovo Legion GoIf the leaks didn’t already spoil the surprise, MSI’s big push into the exploding handheld console market is a design very reminiscent of what’s…

MSI Claw A1M was unveiled at CES 2024 as the company's first handheld gaming device. It runs on Windows 11 and is powered by an Intel Meteor Lake chip that supports Intel's XeSS AI upscaling technology for games. MSI's handheld gaming PC features a 7-inch 1080p screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. The MSI Claw A1M is equipped with a 53WHr battery — its competitors the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally have a 40WHr battery, while the Steam Deck OLED has a 50WHr battery.Details on availability of the MSI…

CES often sets the tone for all of a manufacturer’s products that year. And apparently the theme for MSI in 2024 is “big.” It’s kicking things with three new 18-inch gaming laptops at CES 2024, plus one of the best-looking budget systems around.As usual, MSI’s roster of gaming notebooks is headlined by the Titan series, in this case the Titan 18 HX. For those familiar with the previous generations, you may notice a lack of a two-letter tag in front of the system’s names (e.g., GT, GE, et cetera), a move MSI is making…

MSI has introduced a handheld gaming device called Claw at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. And unlike its biggest rivals the Steam Deck and the ASUS ROG Ally, it's powered by Intel's processors instead of AMD's. The Claw runs on Intel's new Core Ultra chips and comes integrated with Intel's XeSS technology, which uses advanced AI upscaling algorithms to boost FPS for a smooth gaming experience. MSI says that will allow users to enjoy even resource-intensive AAA games on a handheld device.The device also uses MSI's thermal…

Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Finally, there are some creator laptops that can actually match the MacBook Pro. There are tons of powerful options for gaming laptops out there that sport the most powerful GPUs and the most high-end displays. But none are true MacBook Pro competitors for content creators and creative professionals. MSI brought a couple of laptops to CES 2024 that might do the trick, though. The Creator 16 AI Studio and Stealth 18 AI Studio both tick nearly every box, including using the fastest…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends MSI is entering the handheld arena, and its debut is more significant than you might think. The MSI Claw doesn’t look dissimilar from the Asus ROG Ally or even the Steam Deck OLED, but the specs underneath mark a significant departure for handheld gaming PCs. I had a chance to try the device at CES 2024, and it’s definitely a contender. Bolstered with a new chipset, a comfortable design, and software designed to tackle the issues with Windows on a handheld, this might be the portable…

MSI just announced the Claw, a handheld Windows gaming PC following the Steam Deck’s lead. It’s destined to challenge the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go at the same starting price of $699 — only this one has an Intel Core Ultra inside, which MSI claims is the clear winner over AMD in performance and battery life.I just got hands-on at CES 2024, and I can confidently tell you that as of right now, it’s impossible to say whether it’s any good — that depends on performance and battery life, which are not final. MSI is…

MSI’s gaming laptops are known for balancing price and performance with a bunch of RGB lighting thrown in for good measure. For CES 2024, it’s returning to that formula once again with its new Stealth, Raider, Cyborg, and Titan laptops and adding in upgraded chips with a touch of “AI.”I had the chance to briefly see some of MSI’s new laptops in December, and perhaps the most exciting new feature is the use of 16:10 displays all around. I’ve personally been hoping for years to see the terribly limiting 16:9 aspect ratio…

MSI is debuting a bunch of new laptops at CES 2024, but none are quite as over the top as the Titan 18 HX A14V, a boat anchor of a gaming laptop that costs as much as a beater car and has one of the coolest (or most garish, depending on your preference) trackpad designs I’ve ever seen.The Titan 18 HX sports an 18-inch Mini LED display with 3840 x 2400 resolution and 120Hz refresh, Intel’s new 14th Gen Core i9 14900HX processor, an RTX 4080 or 4090 GPU with DLSS 3.5 support, up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM in its four slots, three…

Last week, MSI teased a portable handheld gaming console and hinted that it would unveil the product at CES 2024. While the company has yet to showcase the device, an official-looking poster of the portable handheld gaming console has leaked online, which not only reveals its name but also its design and features. That’s not all though. The product was also spotted on Geekbench, which reveals its specifications. Design similar to Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, Steam Deck The poster was revealed on X (previously known…