MSI Claw PC Gaming Handheld: Intel Ultra 5-135H, 7" FHD 120Hz Display, 16GB LPDDR5, 512TB NVMe SSD, MicroSD Card Reader, Thunderbolt 4, Win 11 Home: Black A1M-052US

My husband decided he wanted this instead of the Steam Deck, and he absolutely loves it. It works really well and allows him to access all of his games mobile.

I absolutely LOVE this device! Best purchase I've made in a long time! The fact that it runs Windows 11 means you can buy a case, buy a wireless mouse, and then a foldable keyboard, as well as a small hundred watt charger and boom, you've got yourself the tiniest little portable computer/gaming rig money can buy! When this thing came out it was an absolute train wreck that really hurt MSI's presence in the mobile handheld gaming community, but they worked overtime to fix things and make it right by their customers, and so now this thing runs like butter! Obviously it's not perfect and being the first and oldest model they have means it's going to be a little limited as far as what it can do but that's why you have AI and frame generation! Since it's an Intel chipset it uses XeSS technology and The category of supported games has grown tenfold in the last few years So if you're looking to get into the handheld gaming PC but you don't want to spend an arm and a leg, you really can't beat this one! One thing I don't like about it is the battery life isn't the best per se, but it's serviceable and the hall effect joysticks just feel kind of loose. It's not a defective product, it's just how they are made so that took quite a bit of getting used to. Thankfully it has a gyroscope function so I sort of learned how to use the joystick to aim in the general area of an enemy and then slightly tilt the console a little to get the fine tuning just right to get the headshot I needed! Now I kind of wish I could do that with all games! Lol Most of the time I'm playing this console is at home so it can stay plugged in No issue, but if the controller is that much of a problem you can always prop it up with a stand of some sort, And then connect your Xbox controller or whatever and it will work just fine. Or you can take it a step further and buy a doc for it, plug the HDMI cable into the dock, and now you're gaming on your console while using your full size TV as your screen! If there are any games that are too powerful for this machine you can also run them on your PC via Steam and Open up Steam on here and literally stream the game from your PC to this console so that way the PC is doing all the heavy lifting and the device stays nice and cool because it's just displaying the game instead of actually running it!

OMG 😡. I just received this system this afternoon and I literally put in for a return SAME DAY. From the very moment that I turned it on, it started glitching and the screen started zooming in by itself. I tried to do a reset and it took double the time. Then the keyboard was not popping up as soon as I pressed on the search bar. I thought it was a settings issue, so I went and fixed the settings so that the keyboard will pop up every time and even that didn't work. The A and B buttons were not corresponding to anything. I went and set up steam on the system and tried to log in my credentials on Warframe. My controller didn't work, the touchpad didn't work, and the A&B buttons did not work and I couldn't even make it past the login screen to even try to play anything. I'm VERY disappointed in this system and seller. I was so happy to see this come in and my heart sank, considering I don't buy myself expensive gifts, this was a TERRIBLE experience and purchase.

+155H is powerful for the package, if you need that CPU power +Thunderbolt 4 connection allows for expansion with TB4 eGPU dock +New Claw control center integrates well into Game Bar +Display quality is excellent for a 7" IPS panel +Most of the Unity android port slop I play run at 60fps on this device -155H may be too powerful. The handheld struggles running below 30W. Windows 11 24H2 parks 2 P-cores and 4 E-cores automatically when power constrained which does help. -Alchemist LPE iGPU can be poorly optimized for some games -16GB memory limits multi-tasking ability -SSD upgrade requires removal of battery and CPU heatsink Overall this thing loves to run docked at 40W TDP being used as a miniPC. It is good value if that's your primary use case. My unit started making a ticking noise from the fans after taking it on a flight but it seems to have resolved itself after a few hours. I will update if the problem re-occurs.

Just awful. Things are constantly not working and it needs constant updates. Embedded controller doesn't work... update. That makes the audio stop working... update. Now the LEDs flash and you cannot log in. Not worth it. I have probably spent more time updating than playing games