Surprise Twist: MSI Claw launches three variants instead of two
The third one sits right in the middle of two in terms of specs and price
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At CES 2024, MSI announced its first handheld portable gaming console, the Claw A1M, and said it would come out in two variants, Claw A1M-050US and Claw A1M-052US, with Windows 11 operating system.
However, to the world’s surprise, when MSI listed the Claw A1M on its official website for the United States, there were not two but three variants. The third variant was named Claw A1M-051US.
Claw A1M is the first handheld gaming console with a processor from Intel. MSI is working on making it available to purchase in the United States by this March.
Here are the details:
Product Name | Graphics | Processor | Storage | RAM | Price |
Claw A1M-050US | Intel Arc 5 Graphics | Intel CoreUltra 7-155H 1.4 – 4.8 GHz | 1TB PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 2230 w/o DRAM | 16GB LPDDR5-6400MHz | $799.99 |
Claw A1M-051US | Intel Arc 5 Graphics | Intel Core Ultra 7-155H 1.4 – 4.8 GHz | 512GB PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 2230 w/o DRAM | 16GB LPDDR5-6400MHz | $749.99 |
Claw A1M-052US | Intel Arc 5 Graphics | Intel Core Ultra 5-135H 1.2 – 4.6 GHz | 512GB PCIe Gen4x4 M.2 2230 w/o DRAM | 16GB LPDDR5-6400MHz | $699.99 |
Apart from these, all these variants have a 7-inch LCD screen with Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate 500nits, IPS-Level touchscreen, a USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 port, Intel Killer BE Wi-Fi 7 wireless LAN, a microSD card slot, 3.5mm audio jack, a 6 cell 53 WHr battery, and two 2W front-firing speakers.
An unexpected introduction of the third variant has taken the gaming industry by surprise; what’s your take on this? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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