MSI Katana 15 Gaming Laptop (B13VGK-1095UK), Intel Core
MSI Katana 15 Gaming Laptop (B13VGK-1095UK), Intel Core i9-13900H, 15.6″ FHD 144Hz Panel, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 8GB*2 DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 – Black
REFORGED COOLING FOR NEXT-GEN GAMING
Dedicated thermal solutions for both the CPU and GPU with up to 2 fans and 6 heat pipes.
New CPU&GPU Shared-Pipe design enables real-time heat dissipation balancing between CPU& GPU for improved efficiency. In conjunction with MSI exclusive thermal grease, ensuring maximum performance under extreme gaming.
*Illustration for GeForce RTX 4050 and above GPU. Design may vary by configuration.
LEADING I/O PORTS SELECTION
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C / DP
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
- 1x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x HDMI (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz)
- 1x RJ45
- 1x Audio combo jack
LIGHT UP WITH GAMING STYLE
The Katana Series is equipped with a 4-Zone RGB Keyboard with the lightened WASD and specially-designed keycaps. Enjoy the colorful light that shines like pulse energy giving you an immersive gaming experience with style!
- 1.7mm Key Travel
- Highlighted WASD Built for Gamers
- Number-pad Equipped
MAGIC LOADING SPEEDS
Accelerate performance on all levels with faster memory read/write speed on DDR5 memory.
PCIe Gen 4 SSDs allows users to load up any game and task with lighting fast speeds.
| Weight: | 4.01 kg |
| Dimensions: | 25.9 x 35.9 x 2.49 cm; 4.01 Kilograms |
| Brand: | MSI Notebook |
| Model: | Katana 15 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Manufacture: | MSI |
| Dimensions: | 25.9 x 35.9 x 2.49 cm; 4.01 Kilograms |
Needed a laptop that could handle editing videos as well as be used for some light gaming.
So far it’s been a very impressive laptop that can handle quite beasty edits as well as deliver high FPS on very demanding games like Star Citizen and Cyberpunk.
It has very good vents and fans which stay fairly quiet, even under heavy load.
The negatives would be the screen quality and colour, which are quite terrible when compared to my 4k monitor for PC edits. Although, for this price point, it’s still decent colour for gaming and light video edits, just don’t use it for high quality colouring on videos, switch to a better monitor for that. It also has a very cheap plastic effect which makes fingers prints and marks a nightmare! Be prepared to clean it down after every use as it can look quite grubby within a week.
All in all, a very solid laptop, well worth the 1200 paid for it. Excellent performance for AAA gaming, video edits and use in Adobe products, multiple chrome tabs and multitasking.
The built in speakers are also surprisingly good, incase your headset dies or you want to give your ears a rest.
I may switch the 16gb DDR5 ram for 32gb, then this thing would be perfect.
Haven’t used it without power cable in yet, but I imagine it can handle quite alot, just don’t game when on battery power, always use plug power for that.
Cons: 1. The screen is only 1080p, I had to increase the resolution via DSR, and the colour gamut is a pathetic 68% RGB. My 2019 bought PC even has 98% RGB.
2. The Win11 system feels inferior to Win10 in some places. I waited almost an hour for the initialisation
3. The courier called my phone with no sound, delaying my courier by a day!
Overall, it’s okay. The performance of playing games is still very satisfactory, but DSR enhances the screen to 4K, which is still not as good as the native 4K.