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MSI Claw 8: Pre-orders open in the UK with release date revealed

The new MSI Claw offers various upgrades over the original model. (Image source: MSI)
The new MSI Claw offers various upgrades over the original model. (Image source: MSI)
MSI has not started selling its Claw 8 AI+ AV2M gaming handheld powered by Intel's Lunar Lake platform in the UK. Pre-orders will not reach people for a while yet, though.

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 jack
1x MicroSD card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4
Dimensions 299 (W) x 126 (D) x 24 (H) mm
Weight 795 g
(Image source: MSI)
(Image source: MSI)
(Image source: MSI)
(Image source: MSI)

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2025 01 > MSI Claw 8: Pre-orders open in the UK with release date revealed
Alex Alderson, 2025-01-15 (Update: 2025-01-15)