Compare MSI Katana 15 2023 vs MSI Katana 17 2023 vs Dell G15 5530

MSI | Computers

Dell | Computers

Variants

B12U

B12V

B13U

B13V

B12U

B12V

B13U

B13V

Connectivity

Ports

1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

1x USB-C + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2x2 802.11ax

Construction

Battery | Capacity

3-Cell 53.5 Wh

56 WHr / 86 WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

HD type (30fps@720p)

Integrated widescreen HD (720p) Webcam

Colors

Black

Dark Shadow Gray with Black thermal shelf / Quantum White with Deep Space Blue thermal shelf / Pop Purple with Neo Mint thermal shelf

Microphone

Single Array Digital Microphone

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker

2 tuned speakers with Dolby Audio

Dimensions

Size | Depth

259 mm

273 mm

274.5 mm / 10.8"

Size | Height

24.9 mm

25.2 mm

26.9 mm / 1.06"

Size | Width

359 mm

398 mm

357.26 mm / 14.07"

Weight

2.25 kg

2.6 kg

from 2.65 kg / 5.84 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9

Brightness

250 nits / 300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

15.6 inch

17.3 inch

15 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% sRGB

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz / 165 Hz

Resolution

FHD (1920x1080)

FHD (1920 x 1080)

Function

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX

Keyboard Backlight

4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard

1-zone RGB backlit, optional 4-zone RGB

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX / i5-13450HX

Touchpad

Precision Touchpad

Variable Framerate

NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

up to 32GB (2x SO-DIMMs)

Memory | Type

DDR5 4800MHz dual channel

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

Power Supply

200W

240W AC Adapter / 330W AC Adapter

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Class 40

Reviews

Neofiliac score

36%

37%

47%

Pros

Available with some powerful components
Upgradable
Rather affordable

Not as obnoxious as other low-grade gaming laptops
Wide range of configurations available
Upgradable

Good CPU selection
Low price in North America

Cons

Often sold with dated hardware
Poor, dated port selection
Low build quality
Somewhat ugly

Dated port selection
Often sold with old CPU / GPU combos
Poor display
Low-grade plastic construction

Quite strange styling
Just as large as the G16 but much smaller display
Quite large and heavy for its class
Average construction
Poor webcam

Price

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