I like extra competition, but the high price without a sizeable performance increase or stand-out feature kept my excitement at bay.

@shto4782

3 ай бұрын

Nothing to be excited with this product. I knew from the beginning it's nothing special

@rickystafford7433

3 ай бұрын

yeah you’d be a big silly boy to buy this over the ALLY when BB sells it for $600 pretty much every other week

@shto4782

3 ай бұрын

@@rickystafford7433 yes, i don't like ally and would not buy it even for 500, but i agree with you

@LprogressivesANDliberals

3 ай бұрын

Asus and msi models are overpriced! Their laptops and gpus are always more expensive than other brands. I am always hesitant 💯

@Talon18136

3 ай бұрын

Which is why I got the steam deck myself it’s also better supported in the long run I think once new iterations of the windows ones come out these current models will lose all support from asus, Lenovo and Msi

Fake gaming is when I spend more time buying games than playing them.

@dadsqch

3 ай бұрын

The older I get, that seems to be my favorite game

@Eric-wk4cg

2 ай бұрын

​@@dadsqch So true sadly 😢

@MattPin

2 ай бұрын

​@@Yungwolf904depends on what country you live in and how much you make

A small tip, if you wanna test VRR quickly you can use Nvidia's Gsync pendulum demo and enable test mode in the app. It will basically have a vertical bar scrolling horizontally, so if it tears it's extremely obvious and if it has vsync stuttering (aka VRR not engaged) it's very easy to see too. You can even adjust the target Fps range from within the app so you can test the range. Despite the Gsync name it works just fine on freesync and HDMI VRR

@RetroGameCorps

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’ll check it out!

@0525ohhwell

3 ай бұрын

I wish it was just a simple vertical bar scrolling horizontally. The closest I could get was setting the camera to orbit and using the pillars.

@Coincidence_Theorist

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@RetroGameCorpswhere do we send you messages at? Or where do you recommend i sell my n64 dev consoles. And other related stuff like silicon graphics Power animator 8.5. 9.5. And finally 10.5 still sealed brand new with untouched registration etc. 9.5 was still sealed but it hot torn half way over the past 20years. 8.5 is brand new untouched as well but unsealed. They’re like a square foot cube each. All the manuals and cds etc. I also have all sorts nes. Snes. 64. Play station. And gameboy. Super scope? I dunno. Lots of stuff

@Coincidence_Theorist

3 ай бұрын

I hope i didn’t already ask you this stuff

@0525ohhwell

3 ай бұрын

@@Coincidence_Theorist there are Facebook and reddit groups for questions like that.

Oh no... RUN! It's the CLAW!!! Nothing can stop the CLAWWWWW!!!

@cristianellis2742

3 ай бұрын

Jim

@Anfield_the_place_to_be

3 ай бұрын

Carrey

@OsoreShirazu

3 ай бұрын

@@cristianellis2742 You liar

@aluzza2541

3 ай бұрын

Run boy run!! Save yourself

@IluvpringlesOG

3 ай бұрын

It’s more like the mom’s boyfriend

The Lenovo Go and Ally are still the best Windows based Handheld-PCs. The Steamdeck is the best Linux based and most userfriendly.

@bobmccaffrey2235

3 ай бұрын

Linux and user friendly has never been used in the same sentence but you are correct sir

@Scatner

3 ай бұрын

lets shorten to simply stating that SD is the best :D

@ryanwwest

3 ай бұрын

Do any other x86 handheld PCs besides the Steam Deck work well with Linux? I'm not aware of any others that offer Linux in addition to Windows.

@Talon18136

3 ай бұрын

@@bobmccaffrey2235for someone who has only used windows Linux is actually a user friendly experience I didn’t think I’d use my steam deck as a computer but I spend a good amount of time in desktop mode

@2ndbleak

3 ай бұрын

@@bobmccaffrey2235I was pretty surprised with how straightforward the Linux distro on the Deck runs. We’ve come a long way

It's always great day when russ uploads my KZread notifications always asks me if I wanna watch your videos and I say yeah man I wanna do it.

@iansteelmatheson

3 ай бұрын

very well played lmao

"And now for some real world testing let's start with Contra for the NES" 😁I love this guy. Awesome video have a great time in Japan.

@user-kv1vf1py3g

3 ай бұрын

Speaking of contra, a new contra game justncame oit and its awesome!

Celeste, a game on the pico, consuming 20w 😅. Maybe they can get it lower. For reference Celeste can run in silent mode on the ally with 6w draw on the GPU and 10w total. (On steam)

@MichaOstrowski

3 ай бұрын

same with other light games like Slay the Spire, 10W mode with similar figures

Awesome. The one channel and reviewer I was hoping would give their take on it. Thanks as always Russ!

Thanks for the review! Watched it while I’m trying to get through Dark Souls Remastered on my ROG Ally.

Burns fast through too much power.....not a surprise from Intel.

@MICKEY0001

3 ай бұрын

Yup just like my rog rally I return 3 of them back to best buy worst console ever right now im using onexfly no issues at all best device ever for me

@driftitlikeyouownit

3 ай бұрын

​@@MICKEY0001😂😂the ally is not the worst. It's a good start that can be improved upon. Mine still to this day works perfect

@coolhawk2003

3 ай бұрын

​@@MICKEY00013 ?

@tubby_1278

3 ай бұрын

Intel sucks. They should've just cloned the ROG Ally

@VenomusDragon-gx8xt

3 ай бұрын

​@MICKEY0001 the rog ally is running a amd cpu, not intel.

I like this channel, videos are always well structured while having a chill vibe. Subscribed!

@WickedGamerCollector

3 ай бұрын

Yup that is russ 😳

@oscaspunkja

3 ай бұрын

I like the intro music, it's catchy af, maybe the number 1 reason I stick to the videos

I’ll be honest, the charger thing is a complete deal breaker for me. There’s no excuse for not being able to use other chargers. Defeats the whole point in having a type-C connection. It’s a handheld, it’s meant to be taken around with you, and I would not want to carry two separate chargers with me everywhere. Especially given the size of this MSI charger.

You're a true gamer now, Russ

@juanamador9136

3 ай бұрын

no but for real, what is a fake gamer? 🤔

@blues05

3 ай бұрын

​@@juanamador9136 One who plays candy crush saga (and any mobile p2w games for that matter)

@user-to1su2iy4d

3 ай бұрын

​@@juanamador9136 Someone who doesn't game on an MSI Claw, obviously

@Muhluri

3 ай бұрын

I was comfused until I got to 6:25 😂

@lillyclarity9699

3 ай бұрын

Time for him to complain about diversity and receive sa allegations I guess 😢

what a thorough first look! nice, thanks and subscribed!

That's so rad you're starting off the video with some whisker squadron!

For easy VRR testing, in Windows Settings -> Display -> Graphics -> Change default graphics settings. If the device supports VRR, you should see a toggle to enable/disable Variable Refresh Rate. If you open it on Rog Ally the toggle is there.

I find Russ' speech and vocabulary very calming, my heart rate gradually slowed throughout this video

I like that you are honest about a recommendation without extensively testing it first!

Appreciate the review, definitely avoiding this one for its battery and charging issues.

Going to be really niche. With Ally 2 likely to be using new Ryzen and MSI themselves likely to go to a variant of Arrow Lake next, this is quickly going to become a museum piece. ;) Few sold, if historical interest only as an experimental testbed for post-Meteor Lake Intel chip design.

@coolhawk2003

3 ай бұрын

Are the chips even out yet? Once they are be another year tell its out in anything

@sflxn

3 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, Arrow Lake looks like a disappointment on the GPU side again. It’s the same integrated GPU. ROG Ally will be dethroned by the Strix ROG Ally or Steam Deck 1/2.

@coolhawk2003

3 ай бұрын

2025

"The claw chooses who will go and who will stay!"

@antoniospoulis5285

3 ай бұрын

hahahaha and it chose Buzz Lightyear!!! 😂😂😂

FYI In order to use the pop up keyboard during WIndows setup, choose "add a second keyboard" right at the beginning, always did this with the Ally and Legion Go. Hope that helps

I'm looking forward to the benchmark results

Hardest pill to swallow with the ROG Ally is the battery life. If this ends up having less battery life, that's pretty rough. Only thing that could be its success would be if it can play higher end games when plugged in.

@jakoick1298

3 ай бұрын

that is what Im not able to understand what the heck is Intel doing, claw has 50Whr battery a full 10W more than Ally and it's still getting worse battery life

@ShadeKoopa

3 ай бұрын

@@jakoick1298 New handheld to market. The driver probably aren't optimized. Just like other handhelds, their launches aren't great. Just like ROG Ally and Steam Deck, it will get better over time.

@iansteelmatheson

3 ай бұрын

@@ShadeKoopa I think it's both.

@oo--7714

3 ай бұрын

Bro it has 16 cores, the rog ally has 8 obviously it will use more powa, not to mention it is on 7mn. The rog ally is on 4.

@lion123z

3 ай бұрын

Right, so if plugged in, it should be better. If not, why not get one that is equal when plugged in, or better when not? Just want the best for the consumer@@oo--7714

After MSI BRICKED my 6 year old laptop in a forced windows 10 update, I vowed to never buy anything from them ever again. I don't regret buying a ROG Ally over this improvised firebomb garbage. MSI products all overheat and feel like they will catch fire at any moment even with turbo fan mode and a literal air conditioner cooling it. Which is why the reviewer here points out "stuttery gameplay" because the device easily overheats. All MSI computers do. This stopped being a problem for me when I switched over to another computer brand. I never once had those experiences with Asus. Meanwhile I had to unbrick that MSI stealth laptop at least twice within the first year I got it and another a year before it was bricked via forced windows update and it would easily reach 90 C even on idle right out of the box. If anything the msi stealth was anything but stealthy and louder than the replacement computer I got. The ROG ally is silent even when running a demanding game like BG3. The MSI claw also has inferior specs to the Z1 Extreme handheld PCs and is way overpriced. Should be $400 instead of $800 as its closer to the old steam deck in terms of specs. Also don't expect MSI to give a damn about the software here like ASUS and valve do. What you see here is final and they will never update it. They will want you to buy the "MSI claw 2" next year instead and customer support will outright tell you to fuck off if you have any questions about your device even if its still under warranty. "WE DO NOT DO REPLACEMENTS OR REPAIRS" is their favorite phrase.

You should check out Intel Endurance Gaming mode. You would need to install Arc Control but you'd be able to select an FPS mode then it would balance the FPS with the wattage allocated to the CPU/gfx.

I would like to see a VRR comparison in the review. It would be cool to see the difference for something running around 40 FOS

I think the arrow on the back is pointing to a place to attach a strap. You can see the two slots, I'm guessing they're connected inside.

You can use fsr and xess with this chip. Intel always uses too much voltage by default, I wonder if it underclocks well

I feel like I’m gonna stick with the ALLY. Nice review! Can’t wait to see what the Ally 2 brings to the table.

yeah, I was looking at getting a new gaming-leaninglaptop this year and was very interested in seeing what the new intel CPUs would be able to do and how efficient they would be, because battery life is important to me (this is why I have an Odin 2...). and they're not all that great, so I'll wait another year for a laptop.

Whisker Squadron: Survivor just made my wish list.. never heard of this game!

@user-to1su2iy4d

3 ай бұрын

Same here. Russ inadvertently showcasing hidden gems

@TheSilverOrca

3 ай бұрын

i paused the video and bought it when it came up lol

@mtx1212

3 ай бұрын

Same here, I'm a sucker for Star Fox clones

seeing how Intel has improved their GPU performance with driver updates I am hoping they do the same with the new meteorlake series

the cooling is super cool and important. my brothers all had bad laptop problems with nice gaming laptops and my msi stealth has lasted 10 years now. i'm assuming bc i got a nice fan to go underneath it.keeping it cool has been proven to make laptops last a lot longer.

Russ I have to ask. You hinted at a native 48Hz refresh rate mode during your 1st impressions. Have you tried running games at a locked 24fps while in that mode to save power? You can frame cap with RTSS if not allowed while in game. Just curious how bad it looks unless it's still playable.

The arrow points to where you attach a lanyard or hand strap.

For some reason whenever I think about the Msi claw, the song crawling by linkin park gets instantly stuck in my head

@RetroGameCorps

3 ай бұрын

Now it’s in my head, thanks a lot!

@bullymaguire243

3 ай бұрын

@@RetroGameCorpssorry about that!

@MyurrDurr

3 ай бұрын

CLAWING in my skin!!

Glad I pulled the trigger on the legion go. Best gaming handheld in my opinion. I welcome the competition tho!

Appreciate the insight into the new device. After gifting my steam deck to a future young gamer nephew of mine, I'm constantly looking at the various windows handhelds and debating if I should take the plunge. Your Gamesir G8 Galileo review helped me hold the tide til I make a decision lol.

I was gonna wait to get this but I got my ally last month...so happy I went with the ally

@shto4782

3 ай бұрын

Why not steam deck bro

@ESTENT-cu7qd

3 ай бұрын

I got a ally to and I have a steam deck but o prefer the Ally

@shto4782

3 ай бұрын

@@ESTENT-cu7qd why? Im just curious no hate

@barankaya3877

3 ай бұрын

@@shto4782çünkü malzeme olarak daha kaliteli ayriyeten çok çok daha güçlü ses kalitesi çok daha iyi ve en büyük artısı Windows 11

@thetotodile7261

3 ай бұрын

You dodged a bullet there... OR THE CLAW ?!

Are you using imperial or metric fingers for measurement??

@nathanl2966

3 ай бұрын

Finger measurements are intrinsically imperial.:)

@TheRealGigaCat

3 ай бұрын

​@@nathanl2966joks

0:53 whisker squadron survivors?!?!? That sounds awesome 👏🏼

I hope you enjoy the claaawww. I immediately think of that one scene in Toy Story 1 with the alien toys. 😂 these handhelds are so cool to see them being developed over time. I heard that even Nvidia might be looking into the business. Nintendo and Sony really sweating rn. Although most of the new wave of handhelds look the same to me. The Steamdeck really started a whole new era

does anyone know why none of these have touch pads? it doesn’t seem like there is any reason.

In a future release, rather than increase the performance of devices like the ROG Ally or MSI Claw, I would love to see better battery life, battery life was a major reason why I purchased the Odin 2.

@TheWinteRose

3 ай бұрын

Odin is Android handheld while Ally, MSI etc are PC handhelds. It's oranges and apples. Android handheld will win in battery life against PC handhelds atm.

@dabaws8687

3 ай бұрын

just buy a battery pack lmao

I love your channel; from awesome content to a friendly community in the comment section. Love the vibes and the videos! Keep up the great work! Have fun on vacation brother 😁

Great early review. So far im really happy that i bought the Lenovo legion GO. i wanted to wait for the MSI claw but i decided to just get the legion GO and so far im liking it. one main thing im not liking about the MSI claw, RoG ally and steam deck is that they are much smaller. i prefer the 8.8 inch. feels better to look at.

If they don’t fix the external power accessories that’s a MAJOR problem. Battery life on handhelds is not great but if you can atleast use an external battery pack it’s makes a huge difference. Without your pretty much gonna have to always be plugged into that laptop charger…

@MichaOstrowski

3 ай бұрын

yeah, that's a MAJOR concern. Ally has no problem taking full charging power from 65W charger that came with ROG Phone 5 (which supports 20V obviously), 140W Baseus 3-port charger, and from the USB-C connection to my monitor. In all three situations, charging is up together with 30W Turbo mode. Let's hope MSI can fix that with BIOS updates.

That intro will forever be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Pizzatird

3 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing!

@applehazeva2739

3 ай бұрын

Its like the light hearted Version of MVGs "MISTAKES WERE MADE" Intro 😂

I'm happy with my oled deck right now, looking forward to seeing what valve does next with a deck 2, steam os makes gaming so simple and straightforward.

wow which game is that, that we're seeing in the introduction ? looks amazing !

Honestly, the best part about this device is that you have access to the AI accelerated XeSS upscaling which is supposed to look better than FSR and equivalent to DLSS although XeSS support in most games is kinda behind the other 2 solutions.

@marcelosoares7148

3 ай бұрын

@@baysidejr Really? If that's the case, then this product is truly worthless unless they drop the price.

@andreanastacio9548

3 ай бұрын

AMD has apparantly been teasing AI upscaling recently as well, so we`ll have to see if the Z1E gets it, once it eventually drops, and how well it works on the Ally and Go

@marcelosoares7148

3 ай бұрын

@@baysidejr I just checked the promotional material and there's an image where they promote AI Upscaling (for the Intel Core Ultra CPUs) in form of XeSS. I don't think DP4a is considered "AI powered" because it's just a GPU instruction so maybe they're doing it in another form instead of using XMX cores? That or it's basically false advertising.

@marcelosoares7148

3 ай бұрын

@@andreanastacio9548 I think if AMD does it, it's probably going to be RDNA4 only. RDNA3 apparently has "AI Cores" but not in the same fashion as the XMX or Tensor cores found in Intel and Nvidia cards respectively, but let's see what they do.

Rgb back light face buttons, are they individually programmable?

@RetroGameCorps

3 ай бұрын

I don’t see that in the settings, but hopefully they will offer more robust options in the MSI app with updates.

@michaeltaylor4817

3 ай бұрын

Would be cool for emulation of the snes or psx and matching the colour of the system buttons.

Technical question: are those metric fingers or standard fingers?

May AI mode is buggy like thr custom TDP with the Legion go. What in full performance modes? Does the system and games still stutter? When power is constant?

The thing about all Windows handhelds on the market right now is that they use laptop chips and not chips specifically designed for handheld game consoles

@SuperHyphyOne

3 ай бұрын

Which is also the reason why they have better performance than ones that don't run Windows out of the box.

@liamconverse8950

3 ай бұрын

@@SuperHyphyOne No, I mean really the only Linux one is the steam deck and there are windows handhelds that underperform it like the Loki zero or Ayaneo made a 7320u version of the Air Plus. It just comes down to how powerful the chip is and the steam deck Chip is not the most powerful one but it is the most battery-efficient one because it was custom made for the steam deck.

Even though I am very happy with my steam deck, I'm really happy to see big PC manufacturers leaping into the space. Should be cool to see how the landscape shifts in the coming months/years.

@Umbralogy

3 ай бұрын

As always found the Steam deck user. 😂

@anobody4606

3 ай бұрын

​@@Umbralogy Is that supposed to be a diss or something? 🤣

@Umbralogy

3 ай бұрын

@anobody4606 kind of. It's always the Steam deck users self inserting themselves into the conversation. It happens all the time a new device comes out. They gotta remind us they are steam deck users and they are soooo happy with their device and appreciate competition.

@killculator8124

3 ай бұрын

@@Umbralogygo to sleep lil bro

@Umbralogy

3 ай бұрын

@killculator8124 nah lil bro I'm working my 9-5

The Street Fighter test is the best benchmark for a d-pad. Start with Ken/Ryu, then give it try with E. Honda and Zangief. If you can do all of their moves without issue, then it's a good d-pad.

I have the same power bank, it's been wonderful with the ROG Ally. I am very worried about your travel with the claw.

I keep picturing the claw grip when I hear about this thing

@clankfish

3 ай бұрын

yup, doesn't make it sound very ergonomic lmao

@DaAllSeeing3y3

3 ай бұрын

Lmao

I was researching for so long on what to get, and boom… This gets announced and I almost waiting. But I couldn’t resist the Deck OLED and bought that a month ago. Looks like I made the right choice instead of waiting on this. This confirms that for me. Great video.

That's a pretty slick little device. Does it have a motion sensor? I wonder how well it would work with Vita3K?

Cheers Russ, gripping video.

As a launch Steam Deck owner, all I can think whenever I watch all these handheld reviews is "Good lord the Legion Go just looks gorgeous every time I see it next to the competiton. How is it the underdog?". If Windows handhelds could get a standby mode like the deck I'd switch in a heartbeat.

@pablieto-veganson

3 ай бұрын

Interesting. How come? Game compatibility?

@valrond

3 ай бұрын

If SD could hibernate like my Ally does I would use it more. Standby is fine, but it drains the battery a lot. Many times I try to play with my SD and the battery is dead. My Ally goes to hibernate after a few minutes, so it barely loses battery.

@omargraham523

3 ай бұрын

They do my good sir!!! I’ve been using a custom build of windows for handhelds I can suspend all games even ones not installed in steam. I been using it for a year now no complaints. It also comes with no blot-ware

@hemeon

3 ай бұрын

@@omargraham523 I know I'm probably a google search away from finding out more, but to make sure I find the same thing you're talking about are you able to point me in the right direction? 😅

@hemeon

3 ай бұрын

@@valrond That's a really solid take. I do definitely have the same issue every time there's a good amount of time between when I go to use it. I do camp work (Spend 2 weeks at a time in oilsands camps in Northern Alberta) and when I use it for a little bit each night I never have any worries of it being dead. However it is always dead the first night I go to use it getting back to camp, so I know what you're talking about. I just work a job where I'm on-call so it's super convenient to be able to just click a button and gtfo knowing I can pick it up and resume where I left off at a moment's notice. ROG also has the benefit of being compatible with mods for games. In these cases I've just been streaming from my laptop to the SD to do the job if need be. I definitely think the emulator experience would be better on a windows handheld for myself though. Because swapping to desktop mode on the deck and trying to track down roms that way feels like a chore, I'd rather be able to do it all on a windows handheld where the gaming and desktop experience are one and the same.

Even as a LA Clippers fan I still think the OG steam deck is the best value on the market.

@YeaaIJusShiddedOnEm

3 ай бұрын

I’d trust a crackhead in withdrawal to organize my drawers while I’m not home before I’d trust a Clippers fan

@mosthated8848

3 ай бұрын

KL is made of paper his hurt again but, I do like that BONES is getting minutes.

@turbochargedfilms

3 ай бұрын

@@YeaaIJusShiddedOnEm i have no idea wtf an LA Clippers is but your comment is definitely going into my lexicon

@YeaaIJusShiddedOnEm

3 ай бұрын

@@turbochargedfilms it’s just a terrible NBA basketball team whose fans suffer from Stockholm Syndrome 🥲

For your full review, please comment on suspend/resume and Gyro usability for first person shooters. Most reviewers just forget those and they're quite important on my Deck!

same as my msi modern 15 laptop charger - i think they might be considering longevity with the buttons. looks good and for msi to get in on this, is only a good thing

Ugh... Really wish they'd start allowing 2280 SSDs in these devices. There's plenty of space to fit them. (hell, the GPD Win 4 can fit one and it's tiny)

@parkerlreed

3 ай бұрын

Ally can too with the 90 degree adapter. Fits perfectly.

@lasthopelost9090

3 ай бұрын

My guess is cause 2280 uses more power the mp600 mini 1tb uses 4.3w where as the mp600 1tb uses 6.5w

@iansteelmatheson

3 ай бұрын

pretty sure the engineers at MSI know better than you lol

Was waiting for you to cover this before I made a decision! Emulation on Android is looking rough so I’m definitely getting a Windows handheld

@jammo7370

3 ай бұрын

Idk, as long as you arent looking to emulate ps3 and up the retroid pocket 4 pro can do near perfect ps2/gc/wii emulation for $200, if all you’re looking for is an emulation device springing for a pc gaming windows handheld seems a bit much, no?

@loz9324

3 ай бұрын

@@jammo7370 this EDIT: I own both a deck oled and a odin 2. both are fantastic for emulation but i do a lot more than that with my deck

@nevertellmethaoddz8581

3 ай бұрын

@@jammo7370 maybe so but the way the wind is blowing we might see more and more emulators unavailable on Android. Can’t stop Windows though. Plus as a PC gamer I’d find a use for the extra power

@DarkAbyss9

3 ай бұрын

​@jammo7370 a few people want them for switch emulation to. The added bonus about these is you also get windows gaming. The price jump is large but it opens up what you can play massively

@jammo7370

3 ай бұрын

@@DarkAbyss9 oh yeah, I’m well aware of what they’re capable of, I own a steam deck oled and it blew my mind playing mad max at 90fps in bed on a portable system, but if emulation is the foremost purpose of buying a device like this, like the original commenter said, then it makes no sense to get a device like an rog ally, and if you want switch emulation on top of other emulation, a modded/hacked switch lite can easily get the job done for significantly less than a windows gaming handheld but effort needs to be put into it.

Watching this video has me happy I just went ahead and bought the legion go. (Got the 1 tb new basically from Best buy, for 512 just a tear on the box) I treat it more of a mobile PC than a gaming console and it fits PERFECTLY in that niche.

@Oscar6185

3 ай бұрын

How's the battery life on the Legion Go? I currently own a steam deck but thinking about selling it. Legion go just fits more of what I want in terms of windows productivity and gaming.

@averywalden5204

3 ай бұрын

@@Oscar6185 so for me the battery life is perfect because I never really need 3+ hours hardcore gaming away from an outlet in the first place. I get about 2 hours or so maxed out gaming and like 5-6 hours just watching content. It charges fast as absolute fuck though and if it's plugged in seems to outperform my 3060. Retro gaming on it is probably one of the best experiences I have ever had. It takes a lil more work than the steam deck to get where you want but it's worth it. Personally I plan on just keeping the controllers off and just using it as a PC/display but still has the controllers. The biggest argument for me is id rather have the ability than not to and steam deck just feels more limiting.

@Oscar6185

3 ай бұрын

@averywalden5204 nice! I'm really spld on it now. I definitely like that the controllers are detachable because you could turn it into a sort of ultra compact gaming tablet. What storage size would you recommend? I'm tempted to get the 512gb but I think I might just go for 1tb that way I don't have ti open it up and upgrade it unless I need 2tb in the future.

@averywalden5204

3 ай бұрын

@@Oscar6185 personally I'd recommend to go about it the same way I did if it's available to you which is to go to Best buy and purchase one of the open box ones. I spent 512 on a brand new legion go one terabyte. Makes it way easier to justify at that price point as well. It's one of those things where you feel like if you buy it you're going to end up finding something to replace it in just a few weeks I've had mine for a month and even with like something like the MSI claw coming out I'm still nothing but glad I bought this cuz it's still better.

What spaceship game was he playing at the very beginning? Also I think the arrow on the back calls attention to the air intake. I think air goes up from the bottom and then blows hot air out the top. There's an animation on their website and shows the cooling solution and the air intake is near the arrow.

Well, for the same money I bought the Legion Go and I'm far more satisfied. I'm using it everyday both as a desktop and a gaming machine

@shawnsmith564

3 ай бұрын

Legion go is just too large for me

@brightya

3 ай бұрын

The best tablet so far in the world. My imagination of an iPad mini that was supposed to be finally came true thanks to the legion go after 10 yrs.

@xdeathstar

3 ай бұрын

​@@shawnsmith564 It's a fair point, that's also what I thought at first and that I will return it. Instead I fell in love with the screen and the "nunchucks" and I'm using it every day in bed and at the office 😁 couldn't be happier with it

@shawnsmith564

3 ай бұрын

@xdeathstar I've been playing it too and it looks like I'll be returning this msi claw. Everything looks terrible especially the dpad and I like fighters so if it looks like that like the ally it looks like doa

@xdeathstar

3 ай бұрын

​@@shawnsmith564If that works for you then go ahead :) I'm also playing Street fighter V on my legion Go and I have a good and natural grip, but I have big hands, so maybe this won't fit so nice for everyone

The mice rejoiced they had outfoxed the cat. Then down came the claw and that love... Was that.

7:53 Is that arrow on the back just pointing out the attachment point for a wrist strap or lanyard?

For this price, why did they go with such large bezels? That was also a factor with the rog ally and I wanted a steam deck olead but being able to download and run gamepass games and the extra power won me over. Hopefully the ally 2 can fix that along with haptic sticks and better battery

Can the battery from the MSI Claw fit in the Ally? That's my main interest.

It's crazy what kind of consoles are coming onto the market. I can still remember there were times when there was only Gameboy Advance and Sony PSP. Maybe I'll have the time to play the latest consoles at some point. Thank you and greetings from RetroGameCity 🤗🤗

What's the game you're playing at the beginning? Very interested.

Which Intel GPU driver did you use?

...Vent smell NEEDS to become a bonafide review metric!! Love it!!! LOL

@Thy_Boss

3 ай бұрын

The companies making these machines certainly agree, since it takes up space on online discussion pages that might otherwise be criticisms of ~1 hour of play time on 720p low settings

I've never made a bad handheld purchase thanks to your in-depth reviews.

@shto4782

3 ай бұрын

If you have rog ally or odin 2 you did

@antoniospoulis5285

3 ай бұрын

@@shto4782odin 2 really? What didn’t you like about it?

@Drzestrella19

3 ай бұрын

​@shto4782 rog ally is a pretty solid handheld lol. 😂

@MICKEY0001

3 ай бұрын

​@@Drzestrella19lol I return 3 of those back to best buy 😂😂 rog rally sucks

@shto4782

3 ай бұрын

@@Drzestrella19 just another windows handheld which will be out 1000 of this year

Finally a hands-on reviewer. Been waiting for this on your channel Rus. Thanks!

Russ. The dragon logo and wording is classic MSI design. :)

Seems well engineered and built, but The Intel chip is making this DOA. Its just too expensive, inefficient and underperforming. Even with deep discounts its just cant compete with what's AMD has been selling for almost a year.

@Ali-dp6xv

3 ай бұрын

its easy to find an ally for $500 that runs circles around the claw

@mosthated8848

3 ай бұрын

Right now it's between Rog and, I guess Oled Steam Deck. But, lately, my go-to has been my LegionGo.

You are the first as far as I know to do a true comparison between the AMD and Intel handhelds. Been waiting for this. I think I will pass on this for now until drivers improve. Thank you!

@ShadeKoopa

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. I'm a fan of Intel, but I'll wait till they improver the drivers. If the desktop Arc GPUs are anything to go by, it will.

@jesusbarrera6916

3 ай бұрын

what true comparison?

@trogdorburninator6627

3 ай бұрын

@@jesusbarrera6916 first time I have seen AMD chip and intel chip at least compared for frame rate at different wattages. Everyone else had just said this Intel chip was faster than the older Intel chip. No real comparison between the two at lower wattages (my use case). Yes it was brief but it was what I wanted.

I have a question does playing emulators on dev mode brick your Xbox like does your Xbox still work with no problems till this day?

21:10 there is acutally an option for on screen keyboard you missed it 😅 Or windows 11 being windows 11 might have removed it, but I remember using the on screen keyboard in win 10 as my keyboard stopped working and I had just formatted my pc

Looking handsome Russ

You can run FSR on anything - even Intel graphics.

what game are you playing at the beginning of the video?

How much can they improve performance with updates and stuff overtime? This is the machine I’m most interested in but I think I’ll wait and see if they increase performance

You could of told me this was just a black ROG Ally and I would of believed you

@dhananjaysingh5378

3 ай бұрын

But its worse than the great rog ally😂

@TheBlargMarg

3 ай бұрын

@@dhananjaysingh5378 Yeah I love my ROG Ally. Even though the Deck is still great, especially for its price (and I would say it is the most power balanced PC ever) the ROG is a beast in how well it can run all games.

@user-to1su2iy4d

3 ай бұрын

Not to be that guy, but I'm being that guy.. It's *could have*

@lummx

3 ай бұрын

​@dhananjaysingh5378 in the beginning the rog ally wasn't good

@TheZimberto

3 ай бұрын

That's racist! 😂

Yeah no. 40-50W of powerdraw, worse performance, worse parts, hard pass.

I'm interested to see if the "SteamOS forks" could make the games run better and better limit the power draw (by limiting core usage) :)

That's funny. I have two mini BT keyboards like that (one is the same brand, if not the same model) for situations where either I can't easily connect a keyboard or it's a lot easier to just pop the receiver onto the device (I used to have to do that with my minisforum server box).

The RGB on the controls are absolutely obnoxious.

Exciting and Disappointing (So Far) - title of my new s*x tape. Sorry I've been binging Brooklyn Nine Nine. Thanks Netflix

@asmrnaturecat984

3 ай бұрын

Yo man, you need some sleep

so happy i got the limited edition steam deck oled before they sold out, i get 2.5-8 hr gameplay depending on the game😎

nice to see competition but the legion go is my fave out of the popular choices.

@mosthated8848

3 ай бұрын

Mine too I put my beloved Ally down for the Legion Go the screen and, also the January update seems to make it slightly better.