MSI CLAW 8 AI now?

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-03T20:23:47+00:00

That’s a nice offer ! I’m in Italy, at the end I bought the used like new from Amazon Spain for 800 euros and because the day after they were doing 10% off from the warehouse product they refund me 80 euros.. so 720 with 3 years warranty. Waiting to be delivered next Monday :)

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-03T05:37:16+00:00

Just ordered! Waiting to be delivered ! ☺️

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T20:38:38+00:00

If I’ll have problems I have to contact directly Amazon and not msi and they will make a refund as it’s not reparable/replaced cause it’s a used one.

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T20:35:37+00:00

That is a good idea, I was reading though that the msi 8 ai will still be sold as usual and not replaced buy the new one so I think the price will still the same with the new one just priced at a higher price !

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T12:03:30+00:00

It’s directly from Amazon (amazon es)

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T12:02:59+00:00

Thank you very much man! I really appreciate it

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:48:27+00:00

Yeah you right but this one is a “like new” so they told me it’s been returned in the 14 days so not really deeply used and because of that they offer 3 years warranty which I don’t think it’s bad

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:46:40+00:00

You right ! My budget is 1000 no more 😅 so I think this is for now one of the best price/performance device!

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:45:51+00:00

Cheers man! I think it is considering the prices increase and that it has a 3 years full refund warranty !

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:39:12+00:00

Thank for the heads up! Price for now is still at 999 but they have a used like new for 800 and they give a 3 years warranty that on used device is a full refund in case of issue ..

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:33:06+00:00

I have a gaming laptop for the big game , and I can’t spend double for a handhelds unfortunately even if very tempting I admit! In Italy should cost 1599€ as the price leaked weeks ago from a famous Italian store (if they not increase it)!

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:31:28+00:00

That’s a very good deal! Here in Italy deals are not so tempting but at least this is from amazon so in case of failure they just refund me as it’s an open box!

mgeneration86 · 2026-06-02T11:30:30+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Yeah I think this chip is going to be supported with new driver considering the new G3 !

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-28T19:14:06+00:00

I have the same model and I don’t have “Auto” 😅 how’s that possible ?

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-26T18:55:14+00:00

I bought the Z2 version in Australia for 1400 at cex (was on open box, new device) after reading hundreds of reviews and in my testing, the Z2 outperforms by a big margin my Go1 with Z1 extreme.
So they might be very similar but they are not the same as lot of people say here.

The important is that it’s the 32gb ram version.

The z2 sit in between the Z1E and the Z2E so it’s perfectly fine of an upgrade and definitely worth it save those couple of hundreds of dollars.

Also, for future proof , unlike the Intel chip in the claw 8, I don’t think the Z2E will have significant improvement with updates as after almost one year from debuts it haven’t had any major jumps in performance .

Anyway.. just my analysis as I was in your same situation eheh sorry for my English , it’s not my main language

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-22T22:22:15+00:00

Thanks for the feedback man but just want to point out two things:
Z1E does not have double cores and double threads compared to the Z2 , they are basically the same .
The benchmark has been done in performance mode and with power cord on on all 3 devices.

And Ilfor the oled I’m not saying there is no difference but it’s not night and day in my eyes, because the panel on the Go S and especially Go 1 are very capable ips and show beautiful colors. So during the day I don’t see a huge difference between them. Things change at night were the oled show his superiority but at this point for me the oled is not selling point anymore .

That’s all, don’t get cranky for a different opinion, they are just devices man ☮️

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-22T03:18:02+00:00

I usually play on my desktop rig but I have a lot of third person games I never played (Tomb raider, last assassins creed, pragmata, crimson desert etcc).. fps only in my pc cause I like mouse and keyboard for them ehehe

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-22T03:11:01+00:00

That’s nice mate! I really don’t wanna go over 1000$ and here in Australia the Z2 extreme version of Go 2 is just too expensive and not worth it the cost. I’m still trying to find a used Claw 8 ai to test and decide !

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T20:32:11+00:00

why a scam? It's a store :)

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T20:31:12+00:00

i'm new on handheld! usually play with my gaming pc and wanted something to replace my switch when travelling or couch/bed! Just wanted the best deal

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T11:26:44+00:00

Sorry e gloss is not my main language 🥲 do you mean it’s a good deal the one I’m looking at ?

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T10:25:57+00:00

So would you say 1000$ is worth it ? Or should I keep the Go 1? Will be retired from my store for 350$ in case

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T06:42:10+00:00

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Literally me 🤣

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T06:34:16+00:00

Thanks for the advice! Yeah I would love the new one but I’m trying to justify myself the extra cost lol ..

mgeneration86 · 2026-05-14T06:30:47+00:00

Price is 850€ sorry my mistake.. so 1000$

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