But at $899, its among the priciest handhelds, edging into gaming laptop territory.
That said, MSI made some great ergonomic refinements.
Now, the vents are positioned better, so youre not constantly blocking airflow just by holding the equipment.
Lenovo figured this out with theLegion Go, so its a bit disappointing MSI didnt follow suit.
People with smaller hands might find the Claw 8 unwieldy.
My fiancee, for example, much prefers our originalROG Ally.
Compared to other 7-inch gaming devices like theASUS ROG Ally X, this bigger screen makes gaming more fun.
Given its higher asking price, this could have been a killer addition.
Those deep, inky blacks on theSteam Deck OLEDmake even the Claws solid LCD look justokayby comparison.
So while its a step up from the original Claw, its efficiency has room for improvement.
In most of my testing, I ran the Claw at its full 30W.
This is double the original Claw 7s 16GB RAM and 500GB base storage.
MSI Center M
MSI Center M receives a nice refresh.
This is currently my favorite pick, but its not for everyone.
