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Alright, so let me just spill what happened at Computex. MSI rocked up with this new gaming handheld — called the Claw A8 BZ2EM — and it’s packing an AMD chip. This is a thing because before they were all about Intel. Now? They’re dating both Intel and AMD. Drama!
The Claw A8 BZ2EM — I know, what a mouthful — is decked with AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Graphics? AMD Radeon, baby! Display’s an 8-incher, and it goes up to 120Hz. Not bad. Oh, and it can cram in up to 24GB of RAM. That’s like stuffing an elephant into a Mini Cooper, right?
Anyway — no wait, backtrack a sec. The thing is green. No idea why I noticed this, but it stuck with me. Plus, it’s got this Xboxy controller setup. Thumbstick’s lounging beneath the A/B/X/Y buttons. Joysticks have Hall Effect, whatever that means. But hey, less stick drift, so yay for all the thumb warriors out there.
They’ve made it all comfy with rounded corners and bigger grips. Feels like they finally thought, “Let’s save the gamers’ hands.”
They’re doing a ton with RAM these days. Claw’s got room for insane amounts of it. But where’s all this memory going? Play that out, dudes. Like, which markets get what?
Battery on the Claw A8 is 80 WHr, same as the Ally X, which sounds like some sci-fi stuff. And ports? Dude — headphone jack (people still care about those?), microSD, USB Type-C, and even a fingerprint power button. Sci-fi, I tell ya. Swap out the SSD, too, if you’re feeling wild.
Speaking of laptops, MSI tossed new Crosshair ‘n Cyborg models into the wild with Nvidia RTX 5060 and 5070. Names are bonkers though. Crosshair 18 HX is Intel; A18HX is AMD. Throwback to the inconsistency Olympics!
Across these models, they’re stuffing new RTX chips, 115W GPUs, 90 WHr batteries, Wi-Fi 6E, and 2560 x 1600 screen specs. I know, specs, specs, specs. But it’s kinda cool.
Oh, MSI’s estimating a start price of $1,699 for the Crosshair 18HX AI at Costco. Feels like a bargain? Maybe, or maybe not.
They’re doing a transparency thing with the Cyborgs — translucent edges, like an edgy fashion statement. Sizes come in 15 and 17 inches. But they’ve got this thing with Intel and AMD chips juggling RTX chips (5060 and 5070). Charts might help here, but who needs ’em when you have random facts?
The Cyborg A15 AI? $1,149 at Costco with Ryzen 7 260 and RTX 5050. They sent this press kit, right? No clue! Seems chaotic but intriguing.
Oh, fun bit — they announced some randos like a Prestige 13 AI+ ‘Ukiyo-e Edition’. Arts and crafts vibe, I’d say. Artists gotta paint each one — super artsy wave vibe.
Computex had a truckload more to offer, but this? This stood out. Or maybe I just needed more coffee.
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