Compare MSI Katana 15 2023 vs MSI Katana 17 2023 vs MSI Thin GF63 2023
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 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x Mic-in + 1x Headphone-out
Wireless Connectivity
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
3-Cell 53.5 Wh
3-Cell 51 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HD type (30fps@720p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
259 mm
273 mm
254 mm
Size | Height
24.9 mm
25.2 mm
21.7 mm
Size | Width
359 mm
398 mm
359 mm
Weight
2.25 kg
2.6 kg
1.86 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
144 Hz
144 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard
4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard
Red
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
200W
200W
120W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x 2.5" SATA HDD
Reviews
Neofiliac score
36%
37%
27%
Pros
- Available with some powerful components
- Upgradable
- Rather affordable
- Not as obnoxious as other low-grade gaming laptops
- Wide range of configurations available
- Upgradable
- Affordable gaming laptop
- Rather clean design
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
- Large bezels
- Low grade of construction
- Uses dated CPUs
- DDR4 memory
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