Price: $1,399.99 - $1,099.99
(as of Nov 22, 2024 02:11:09 UTC - Details)

MSI Katana 15 15.6” 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11: Black B13VGK-2000US
Supercharged Process: The 13th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor delivers the ultimate immersive experience in gameplay, multi-task work and productivity.
Simplistic Design: Enjoy the latest generation of Windows 11 Home for your everyday needs. *MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business use.
Beyond Fast: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU powered by the Ada architecture unleashes the full glory of ray tracing, which simulates how light behaves in the real world.
QHD Display: The 15.6” 165 Hz QHD display brings more vivid colors and pixel density for the ultimate gaming experience.
Powerful Cooling: Cooler Boost 5 to ensure optimal thermal dissipation and provide the best gaming experience.
Reviewer: The Bearcat
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Desktop performance in a laptop
Review: I bought the Katana 15 B13V with 16 GB of DDR5 Ram, RTX 4070 gpu, and i7-13620H cpu on Prime Day marked down to $1349 from $1599.I primarily bought this because my desktop's motherboard uses DDR4 and is becoming dated and I wanted to play Baldur's Gate 3 at max settings. I'd like to build another desktop, but want to drop that kind of money until DDR6 is a thing instead of building it in the middle of the DDR5 Lifecycle. That's still a few years out.So this was a great purchase for my needs. It is literally desktop performance in a laptop at a mid-range price.Let's start with the cons and why I don't careThe display isn't the best. Don't get me wrong, its great, but not anything special. That doesn't bother me, because its connected to my 4k monitor. Who cares about laptop screens anyway. 4k resolution doesn't make much of a functional difference on a small screen. Costs were cut there for sure. Costs were probably also cut on the battery. It doesn't last long not plugged in on normal loads, and its probably not even feasible to use it unplugged while gaming. This would suck if I planned to use it unplugged, but again, this matters not to me. There is also a technology implemented called CoolerBoost 5. Its pretty necessary to run when gaming newer games at max settings. It gets PlayStation loud. If you're an audiophile, then you're going to need some good noise-canceling headphones to really enjoy anything on this machine. This doesn't bother me, because I'm not an audiophile, and even if I was, I have a couple great sets of noise-canceling headphones. It also doesn't bother me because without it, all of the great things about this thing wouldn't mean squat.... let me explain...Now for the Pro'sThis thing runs great without load on balanced power settings (No CoolerBoost). Without CoolerBoost, its about as quiet as it comes. I only use it for browsing and playing music outside of gaming. It does great. I haven't tried watching any 4k videos on it yet, but I imagine it would handle that well on balanced power settings as well.Remember when I mentioned the noise level from the CoolerBoost 5 as a con. Well, Coolerboost is probably just as important of a feature as any of the hardware this machine packs. Gaming laptops get a bad rep, mostly because they literally burn up a lot faster than a desktop and are difficult and expensive to fix when they do. The reason being is inadequate cooling. This is a tiny box to fit all of those extreme heat producing components in. Getting desktop-like cpu temps and gpu temps in a laptop should be a pipedream. Seeing temps in the 85-90 degree Celsius range or higher is just part of the territory. With CoolerBoost on, this thing hangs in the 60-75 degree range with BG3 running max settings. That's as good or better than my desktop. Have you heard of temp-throttling? Yeah, that's only a thing if you let it be a thing with this machine. That said, without CoolerBoost active while running BG3 at max settings, I watch those temps move to the Upper 80s and low 90s, like one would expect with this kind of hardware in such a small box. It is well worth the noise to have a machine packing an i7 13th gen chip and RTX 4070 gpu that can sport desktop temps while actually using the hardware at its potential.Final ThoughtsThis machine is fantastic if you're looking to replace a desktop with a laptop that will likely last. All of the right corners have been cut. Due to the temps sitting at desktop level, I anticipate the hardware components to potentially last indefinitely. This will still be a very serviceable and more portable machine when I do get my desktop built. The potential issues I see are needing to replace fans at some point due to the CoolerBoost. They could also last too, its just a possible logical consequence of running the fans at high RPMS. I imagine the most important fix that I'll run across is replacing the battery. Those things will always go bad eventually, but more quickly if there are periods of high humidity in your gaming area. Think about spring or fall days where the AC isn't running. Years of that will kill a battery.

Reviewer: Adam Presley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An excellent gaming laptop for the price
Review: I purchased this laptop to replace my 2021 ASUS ROG Strix G15 gaming laptop, and I am not disappointed.Pros:- Not too heavy. Definitely lighter than the ASUS!- Not as loud as my ASUS when the fan kicks on- For the price, it is pretty snappy! I got 1TB of SSD space, and 16GB RAM, and so far, I've played games like Starfield at high or higher settings.- The Gaming Mode is intelligent enough to clock down when the laptop is under light load, and clock up when a game starts, which is niceCons:- The battery life sucks. I expected that, so I'm not upset about it. Kinda par for the course for gaming laptops- The screen is 1080p. It looks fine, not the nicest I've seen, but it is decent and has a good refresh rate, so it isn't a *big* deal.- The fan does get loud when playing game. Once again, I kind of expected that.- When playing a game, and the fan spins up, the left side of the laptop gets pretty warm, so watch your hand!Overall I am very pleased with this purchase!

Reviewer: Dale
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Capable gaming laptop, decent battery life, room to upgrade
Review: If you are looking for a laptop to play the latest games at high fidelity and not wanting to spend a fortune look no further... When I travel, I use this laptop for both work and play... Battery life is decent... but bring the power brick with you if going to a meeting lasting more than a couple of hours... or doing any gaming... Wifi is much better than my previous laptop... get more bars further away... Screen is FHD, I prefer 2K but on a 15" screen I can't see the difference. I have hooked up to 2K monitors at home and it still produces decent frame rates.There is room to upgrade. Easy to replace memory with either 2 -16GB or 2 - 32GB SODIMM DDR5 memory sticks, and there is a slot for second NVMe SSD drive (though no mounting screw, so you have to work around that.Seems to cool fine even under load, but you will hear the fans... form factor is decent, but you can find better... just a question of dollars. So again, looking for high end gaming laptop for minimun dollars this is a good choice. I have had a number of MSI laptops over the years and they have performed well with little or no issues.

Reviewer: Mauricio Luna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Después de un año y medio puedo decir con certeza que es una excelente laptop. Me gusta que es silenciosa y no se calienta mucho. Corriendo un juego pesado llega a los 72 grados pero si le pongo turbo al ventilador, baja aun más. Lo uso normalmente para trabajar pues soy arquitecto y manejo programas pesados, 3D y renders y la verdad es que no flaquea. El único inconveniente es que al querer anexar una SSD, no viene con la base y adaptador con la que debe de venir. Le tuve que adaptar una especie de esponja para que se sostuviera. Por ahí leí que debes de pedir a MSI la pieza y que no te cobran ni nada y te lo mandan pero... nunca encontré el modo de hacerlo. En todo lo demás, esta perfecto.Si sirve de referencia a algún arquitecto, corre Lumion perfectamente y cualquier programa de 3D básicamente, pues Lumion es de los más pesados.P.D. me encantó su RGB, se va modificando gradualmente por si solo.

Reviewer: Kevin Ramirez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es una laptop que cumplió con mis expectativas 10/10

Reviewer: Hussain Saad
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: جهاز قوي لكن لا ادري ليه تحسه بطيء بعض الشيء مع ان التخزين m.2 غريب عندي pc ب SSD عادي سرعة 540Mb بحجم 240gb اسرع منه في التشغيل

Reviewer: Farshad
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Really good value laptop with RTX 4070 GPU !!

Reviewer: Alejandro Beltrán
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: La mejor computadora que he tenido en muchisimo tiempo. Viene perfecta para todo lo que uno necesite