I held the next-gen handheld

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, I held the next-gen handheld, Intel couldn’t catch a break. Layoffs. Shakedowns. Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA. But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent - and a handheld version […] The new MSI Claw with Intel Arc G3 Extreme. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Intel couldn’t catch a break. Layoffs . Shakedowns . Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA . But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent - and a handheld version might make Intel the leader in portable gaming chips. On Monday, I spent two hours with an MS

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Source

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