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MSI Claw 8 AI+ Review: Quite a Redemption Story

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Summary
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69% Informative

MSI Claw 8 AI+ has solid performance in some demanding games and fair battery life.

Center M software is rather glitchy, but controls don't feel sized for smaller hands.

It's a heavy and extra thick device that may not travel as well as other handhelds.

If you want to use your talon-like hands to scrape every last frame, the new Claw will do the job.

The controls are a mixed bag, but everything also feels like its spaced too far apart for my fingers.

Center M, the software that papers over the flaws when using a Windows 11-based handheld, now sports a more clean look.

In-game performance, the Claw 8 outperforms the ROG Ally X by between 5 to 10 FPS with the same settings.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ makes up for many of the mistakes of the Claw A1M.

The $ 900 asking price is already way too close to a good, budget-end gaming laptop.

The 80 Whr battery and support for 64W charging through twin Thunderbolt 4 ports is the other headline feature.

VR Score

60

Informative language

54

Neutral language

16

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

27

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

long-living

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