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Upgrading an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming PC with a 2TB SSD
By Brandon Hill Published
I go through the steps of replacing the standard 1TB SSD in an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with a 2TB SSD.

Disgruntled gamer builds booby-trapped Steam Deck with 3D-printed spikes and a built-in taser
By Mark Tyson Published
A Steam Deck devotee was so fed up with their family borrowing their handheld and leaving it with a flat battery that they have resorted to quite extreme anti-sharing measures.

Best Handheld Gaming PCs 2026: Windows and Steam Decks tested
By Andrew E. Freedman Last updated
Here are our favorite handheld gaming PCs, based on our testing and reviews.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: Unmatched performance and a jaw-dropping price tag
By Brandon Hill Published
It has the performance muscle that is unmatched in this class, but the Claw 8 EX AI+’s $1,799 price tag and lack of OLED leave us scratching our heads.

MSI's new Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld with an Intel Arc G3 Extreme and 32GB of RAM costs $1,799
By Hassam Nasir Published
MSI's new Arc G3 Extreme-based handheld costs nearly $2,000 but the company is rather apologetic about it, even if it's warning that the price may rise in the future.

Developer gets Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95
By Luke James Published
Argentine developer Dante Leoncini has gotten the original Half-Life running at 30 FPS on a Nokia N95, the Symbian slider phone that launched in 2007.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brings Intel Arc G3 Extreme to handhelds
By Andrew E. Freedman Published
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brought comfort and performance to Computex with massive prongs and Intel Arc G3 Extreme.

Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts
By Zhiye Liu Published
Lenovo has pulled the G02 from sale on different Chinese e-commerce platforms after the company discovered that it was being sold outside of China.
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