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Last updated: January 31st, 2024 at 17:10 UTC+01:00
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MSI unveiled its first portable handheld gaming console — the Claw A1M — at CES 2024. Back then, the company said that the console would be available in two variants, one with the Intel Core Ultra 5 135H processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB storage at USD 699.99 and one with the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, 16GB RAM, and 1TB storage at USD 799.99. Now, MSI has listed the Claw A1M on its official online store for the United States, which reveals that the console comes in not two but three variants.
According to the website, the third variant has the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor, 16GB RAM, and 512GB storage, which means that it sits between the two variants the company announced at CES 2024. As such, it is priced at USD 749.99. This variant carries the model number Claw A1M-051US. The one with the Intel Core Ultra 135H processor has the model number Claw A1M-052US and the one with the Intel Core Ultra 155H processor and 1TB storage has the model number Claw A1M-050US.
MSI is trying to make the Claw A1M available to purchase in the US by March.
The Claw A1M is the first portable handheld gaming console to feature a processor from Intel. Most other portable handheld gaming consoles, including the Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and Steam Deck use AMD processors. The Claw A1M has a 7-inch LCD with Full HD resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, Windows 11 with MSI Center M on top, a USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 port, 1x microSD card slot, 1x 3.5mm audio jack, 2x 2W front-firing speakers, and a 53WHr battery, which is the largest in the segment.
I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.
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