{"id":5498,"date":"2026-08-14T14:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:40:39","slug":"msi-claw-8-ex-review-intel-panther-lake-handheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5498","title":{"rendered":"The MSI Claw EX is the most important PC handheld since Steam Deck \u2014 I still wouldn\u2019t buy one"},"content":{"rendered":"


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As The Verge<\/em>\u2019s resident handheld reviewer<\/a>, I have nearly every portable gaming PC on a shelf in my house. The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is now the first one I reach for. Thanks to a next-gen Intel chip<\/a> and improved MSI design, the Claw EX is the most powerful handheld that truly feels portable. It\u2019s the handheld with the longest battery life, and the first Windows handheld I can trust to sleep and wake reliably.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Like the Steam Deck, when I press the power button, my game is always right where I left off. Unlike the Steam Deck, it can hibernate for days without losing a significant amount of charge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Performance and<\/em> battery? Windows and<\/em> sleep? I wish I could say \u201cyou can have your cake and eat it too.\u201d But you can\u2019t. You probably shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can\u2019t because this is a Ferris Bueller Product Review<\/a> \u2014 this handheld costs a staggering $1,800, and you\u2019ll be lucky to find it even at that price. (MSI\u2019s Anne Lee tells me the US should have limited supply sometime this month.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Even if you could, you probably shouldn\u2019t because Intel and MSI and Microsoft didn\u2019t fully stick the landing. This is indeed a milestone<\/a> for the handheld gaming space. But like actual milestones on a highway, you should probably drive right past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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