I'm currently looking to buy an MSI Claw 8 AI+ A2VM, or something with similar specs.
Occasionally, I visit my partner's family down south and usually stay for the weekend. I normally bring my laptop with me, as well as my DJI drone to fly around, among some other toys. But it's getting a bit annoying carrying all that weight around. Ideally, I'd like to be able to take just one duffle bag with my clothes, toiletries, etc, without having to make room for a full-sized laptop.
My current laptop is a Lenovo Legion Pro 7, which is fairly beefy and heavy. I do have some other laptops that are lighter, but I don't really like carrying around something that's still relatively large.
Because of that, I've been thinking about getting a gaming handheld instead. I'd like something that I can play games on, but more importantly, something I can use as a workstation in desktop mode when I need to. My Steam Deck is a bit too underpowered for what I want.
At the moment, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ seems to offer the best bang for the buck. PBTech currently has it for $1699 NZD:
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/TABMSI82200/MSI-Claw-8-AI-A…
However, this morning I came across a used one on Facebook Marketplace for $1000, but unfortunately I missed out on it. I've also found a few other listings around $1400, but they're located outside Auckland.
At this point, I'm not particularly keen on paying the full $1700 for a brand-new one from PB Tech.
I've tried looking on Taobao, but the prices aren't significantly cheaper. I also haven't been able to find any particularly good deals on Amazon, and I haven't come across any refurbished options either.
So I'm wondering if anyone knows of other places I could look for one at a better price. I'm thinking of giving it another couple of weeks to see whether I can find a decent deal before just biting the bullet and buying a new one from PB Tech.
Believe it or not, cash converters. Not in the same league, but picked up a switch oled bnib for $230 at the Hastings branch. They did have a SD and claw as well but they were used and around 500, neither had any box or cables though (woman who worked there though said they tested and "they worked").