MSI Claw 8 Al+

An 8-inch handheld gaming PC that's hard to argue with

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The market for PC gaming handhelds is no longer what it was. From the simple days of Steam Deck dominance, we're now living in a time of options, and there are more coming out every month. When MSI first entered the fray with the Claw 7, it didn't knock it out of the park, but now its second tilt is here, and the improvement is stark.

The Claw 8 AI+ has that added artificial intelligence (AI) label to loudly point at its powerful new Intel Core Ultra 258V processor, but it also sports a bigger display. That new chip makes for blisteringly impressive performance.

The IPS LCD display comes in at a resolution of 1920 x 1200, with a 120Hz variable refresh rate for those games you can get cranking at higher frame rates. While 500 nits of brightness isn't mind-blowing, it makes the handheld very playable in normal lighting conditions.