MSI is back and (hopefully) better
IFA 2024 has been bringing in plenty of tech and gaming news, and MSI has dropped its own bomb by confirming the specs for its upcoming PC gaming handheld, the MSI Claw 8 AI+.
It turns out that MSI will still be using an Intel CPU to power its system, namely the Intel Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake SoC. MSI is also boosting the memory speed, battery life, and screen size compared to its predecessor.
The maximum system memory is increasing to 32GB, and will move from LPDDR5-6400 to LPDDR5x-8533. Battery capacity will increase to 80Wh (nearly double the original system’s 53Wh), and there will be two Thunderbolt 4 ports. The new model will support the M.2 2280 SSD form factor and the screen size will increase to eight inches, though it will not be upgraded to an OLED display.
The MSI Claw 8 AI+ is the official follow-up to the original Claw 8 A1M model which was infamously met with plenty of scathing reviews and poor reception upon launch.
