Compare MSI Katana 17 2023 vs TUF Gaming A17 2023 vs MSI Modern 15 AMD 2023
Variants
B12U
B12V
B13U
B13V
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x USB-C 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth® 5.2
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
90 Wh
3-Cell 39.3/53.8Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HD type (30fps@720p)
1080P FHD IR Camera for Windows Hello
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Black
Classic Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop
Microphone
3-microphone array
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2 x 2 W Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
273 mm
264.2 mm
241 mm
Size | Height
25.2 mm
22.95-25.45 mm
19.9 mm
Size | Width
398 mm
394.6 mm
359 mm
Weight
2.6 kg
2.6 kg
1.7 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Audio
Dolby Atmos®, Hi-Res Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 8GB
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard
1-Zone RGB
White
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
Up to AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HS
Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 7000 U-Processors
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
Max 16GB soldered
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR4-3200MHz
Power Supply
200W
ø6.0, 280W AC Adapter
65W adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
up to 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe, 2x SSD slots
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
37%
65%
15%
Pros
- Not as obnoxious as other low-grade gaming laptops
- Wide range of configurations available
- Upgradable
- Decent performance
- Upgradable memory + storage
- Good port selection
- Not much
Cons
- Dated port selection
- Often sold with old CPU / GPU combos
- Poor display
- Low-grade plastic construction
- Some quality concerns
- Mostly made of plastic
- Somewhat aggressive branding
- Dated configurations
- Poor port selection
- Low grade of build
- Has numeric keypad
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