alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoMSI will switch to AMD chips for its high-end Claw handheld PC if the rumour mill is to be believedwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkMSI will switch to AMD chips for its high-end Claw handheld PC if the rumour mill is to be believedwww.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·6 days agoLosing literally the only thing that makes them unique.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days agoIs Intel hardware actually an advantage here? Power efficiency is king for devices like this.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·6 days agoNot…really? I think it’s best described as “not bad”. But there are a half a dozen handheld PCs at this point that are nearly indistinguishable. Maybe some weirdo really wants an Intel handheld for some reason, so they buy The Claw.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoUsing worse components just to be different is not really a good sales strategy.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoThey’re not objectively worse.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoThe benefits of Intel (mostly Thunderbolt) are irrelevant for handhelds, though.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·6 days agoHave to disagree when you consider eGPUs.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·6 days ago Have to disagree when you consider eGPUs. eGPUs with a handheld? Yeah… nope.
Losing literally the only thing that makes them unique.
Is Intel hardware actually an advantage here?
Power efficiency is king for devices like this.
Not…really? I think it’s best described as “not bad”. But there are a half a dozen handheld PCs at this point that are nearly indistinguishable. Maybe some weirdo really wants an Intel handheld for some reason, so they buy The Claw.
Using worse components just to be different is not really a good sales strategy.
They’re not objectively worse.
The benefits of Intel (mostly Thunderbolt) are irrelevant for handhelds, though.
Have to disagree when you consider eGPUs.
eGPUs with a handheld? Yeah… nope.
…yep?