MSI Claw 8: Pre-orders open in the UK with release date revealed
MSI has been selling the Claw 7 AI+ and Claw 8 AI+ for a little over a month now. However, that is only true in the US, where the pair retail for $799.99 and $899.99, respectively. Limited availability persists though; only the new 7-inch variant is available at the time of writing.
MSI has now opened pre-orders for MSI's new 8-inch console in the UK, but only on Currys for the time being. In the process, the device's full retail price has now been confirmed, which is £899 with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. Currys has also revealed that the device will begin shipping on February 11, almost three months after the device was listed at retailers in the US.
Surprisingly, there is no indication that MSI intends to bring the cheaper Claw 7 AI+ A2VM to the UK. In fact, searching the company's website reveals just the Claw 8 AI+ A2VM and the original Claw 7 AV1M. For reference, the former features the following hardware:
| Claw 8 AI+ A2VM | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 11 Home |
| Processor | Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 258V |
| Graphics | Intel Arc 140V |
| RAM | 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Display | 8-inch IPS-level panel, 1,920 x 1,200, 16:10 aspect ratio, Touchscreen, 120 Hz refresh rate, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, VRR |
| Battery | 6-Cell, Li-Polymer, 80 Wh/65 W USB Type-C PD 3.0 |
| Storage | NVMe M.2 2230 SSD (PCIe Gen 4 x4) |
| Sensors | 6-axis IMU, vibration motor |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.4 & Wi-Fi 7 |
| Audio | 2x 2 W speakers, DTS sound effects, Hi-Res Audio support |
| I/O | 1x 3.5 mm jack1x MicroSD card reader2x Thunderbolt 4 |
| Dimensions | 299 (W) x 126 (D) x 24 (H) mm |
| Weight | 795 g |
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