MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ gaming handheld variant with Intel Arc G3 and R5,000 price drop confirmed

MSI confirmed the Claw 8 EX AI+ CG3M variant with an Intel Arc G3 processor instead of Arc G3 Extreme. The device has 32 GB LPDDR5x, a 512 GB SSD, and an Arc B370 GPU with 10 Xe3 cores; the price is about R5,000 lower at around R25,000.

• 8-inch 1920×1200 screen and 80 Wh battery as on the higher-end version
• GPU swapped from 12-core Arc B390 to 10-core Arc B370
• 32 GB LPDDR5x and 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD
• Estimated price around R25,000 vs R30,000 for Extreme