MSI Claw: the new handheld finally arrives in Italy. Price, preorder and release date

Presented during CES 2024, MSI Claw is the new portable PC born under the aegis of the dragon that is preparing to enrich the increasingly crowded handheld segment: equipped with the new Intel Meteor Lake processors, the MSI device promises high versatility and top performance, thanks to a particularly large battery and with the aid of artificial intelligence.
We tried it in preview in Milan and we are ready to reveal all the details on the price, the opening of pre-orders and the official release date.

Intel SoC and graphics

MSI Claw is the first handheld to be able to count on the latest Intel technologies: equipped with a processor Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and the graphics sector supported by Intel Arc, the MSI device can count on the help of artificial intelligence and complete support for XeSS. The picture is completed by the 512 GB M.2 2230 storage with PCIe 4.0 support (expandable thanks to the MicroSD reader), 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 RAM and connectivity guaranteed by WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and a Thunderbolt 4 port .

The 7-inch touchscreen display comes with a Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with 16:9 ratio, refresh rate up to 120 Hz and a maximum peak brightness that reaches 500 nits. Finally, the 53 Whr battery which promises up to 2 hours of battery life with a 100% charge. All in 675 grams of weight.

When does it come out?

MSI Claw will be available on the Italian market starting from the beginning of April (the precise day has not yet been announced), while pre-orders will start on March 14th. The MSI handheld it will cost €899 and will initially be sold exclusively by Mediaworld, complete with carrying case.
A less powerful version should also arrive later, along the lines of what happened for ROG Ally, and based on the Core Ultra 5 125U SoC but there are no details regarding the actual distribution in Italy.

We invite you to stay tuned to our pages because in the next few hours we will publish a very in-depth hands-on relating to our test with MSI Claw.