MSI Katana GF66 11UX / Sword 15 A11U 15.6"
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Product Overview
MSI Katana GF66 is an entry-level 15.6-inch gaming laptop. It is also available in white as the Sword 15. They share the same characteristics with Pulse GL66 / Crosshair 15: the difference is that the Katana GF66 / Sword 15 have plastic chasses.
Configured just like the 17.3-inch Katana GF76 / Sword 17, the 15.6-inch model is powered by up to Core i7 Tiger Lake chips combined with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30-series graphics up to RTX 3060.
Unfortunately, as it is the case with Pulse GL66 / Crosshair 15 / Katana GF76 / Sword 17, MSI has mised on the spec list, leaving the Katana GF66 / Sword 15 with just WiFi 6, USB 3.2 Gen1, and PCIe Gen3 and without any Thunderbolt port.
A difference (besides the chassis material) from the Pulse / Crosshair models is that the Katana / Sword versions are limited to two FHD IPS display options, one with 60Hz refresh rate and one with 144Hz.
Alongside the new GF66, MSI also refreshed its entire gaming laptop lineup with the new Tiger Lake processors.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- High-quality aluminum case
- Good gaming performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- Low-contrast 144Hz display
- Mediocre speakers
What external reviewers found
External score 50%
Pros
- Good keyboard
- Very good gaming performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- No keyboard backlight
- Lackluster performance
- Dull display
- Lacklustre design
- Mediocre SSD performance
- No G-Sync
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Specifications
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External Reviews
laptopmag[1]
Reviewer score 44% (normalized by Neofiliac)MSI Katana GF66 has the latest Intel Core i7-11800H processor and 16GB of RAM. It transcoded a 4K video to 1080p on our HandBrake benchmark in just 6 minutes and 37 seconds. On the Laptop Mag battery test, the Katana lasted only 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Pros
- Sleek design
- Strong performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- Dull display
- Lackluster performance
notebookcheck[2]
Reviewer score 46% (normalized by Neofiliac) MSI Katana GF66 11UG-220 is a solid device for gaming. You will look in vain for any special performance or equipment characteristics in this laptop. With the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, you will at least get a decent gaming experience. The MSI laptop delivered good results in all the games we tested.
Pros
- High system performance
- Good keyboard
- Decent battery life
Cons
- No keyboard backlight
t3[3]
Reviewer score 60% (normalized by Neofiliac)MSI Katana GF66 is one of the best gaming laptops on the market at the moment. Powered by an 11th-gen Intel Core i7-11800H, it has the latest Nvidia graphics tech. It can play the best games comfortably at a 1080p resolution, though not at the same frame rates that more expensive and more capable laptops will. At the time of writing the model that we reviewed will cost you just under £1,000.
Pros
- Very good gaming performance
- Decent battery life
Cons
- No fingerprint sensor
- Lacklustre design
trustedreviews[4]
Reviewer score 51% (normalized by Neofiliac)The MSI Katana GF66 11UE has a 1080p panel with a 15.6in diagonal and a 144Hz refresh rate. Graphical grunt comes from an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060. The Core i7-11800H is a more recent 11th Gen processor that’s got eight multi-threaded cores alongside speeds of 2.3GHz and 4.6GHz.
Pros
- Decent gaming performance
- Good battery life
Cons
- No G-Sync
- Mediocre SSD performance
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