alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoMSI will switch to AMD chips for its high-end Claw handheld PC if the rumour mill is to be believedwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIs Intel hardware actually an advantage here? Power efficiency is king for devices like this.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months 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-up0·4 months agoUsing worse components just to be different is not really a good sales strategy.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoThe benefits of Intel (mostly Thunderbolt) are irrelevant for handhelds, though.
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoHave to disagree when you consider eGPUs.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months ago Have to disagree when you consider eGPUs. eGPUs with a handheld? Yeah… nope.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoWhere are you carrying that eGPU?
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?
Where are you carrying that eGPU?