MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review - superlative playing power with familiar Windows handheld caveats

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ uses Intel's Arc G3 Extreme chip and Arc B390 graphics to run some games more than twice as fast as a Steam Deck OLED, at £1,399. It pairs a 120Hz 1920x1200 IPS screen with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, runs quietly, and lasts 2h 29m in Elden Ring versus the Deck OLED's 2h 14m. Its display has lower contrast and peak brightness than the previous Claw 8 AI+, and Windows 11 remains awkward on a handheld with multiple bugs.