Out of the box, the Katana 15 HX immediately looks and feels like a budget gaming laptop. The chassis is entirely plastic and matte black, albeit with a fingerprint-resistant finish designed to keep ...

Count on a gaming laptop named after a legendary blade to define the cutting edge in budget gear. The MSI Katana GF66 (starts at $799; $1,199 for the in-store Micro Center model tested here) is an ...

Deal summary MSI’s Katana 15.6-inch gaming laptop now costs $899 after a $300.99 discount from its original price. The system combines Intel Core i7-14650HX processing power with NVIDIA GeForce RTX ...

The MSI Katana GF66 has an 11th-gen i7 Intel CPU and an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti under the hood, and yet won't cost you much money at all – and that makes it an appealing package overall, even if there are ...

As I said, the MSI Katana 15 (model B13VGK-484US) isn't a visual standout, staying true to its budget trappings. The laptop is almost entirely covered in black plastic with a few carbon-fiber stylings ...

There's not too much to get excited about with the MSI Katana GF76 – but it does give you good performance for relatively low cost, as well as a large screen to enjoy your gaming on, which is going to ...

The MSI Katana GF66 12U is a traditional gaming laptop through and through. That's not to say it doesn't pack a punch, as it wields a panel that'll please competitive PC players and esports ...

Previous editions of MSI’s Katana gaming laptop were among our favorite budget picks for their time. Now, the Katana 15 HX (starts at $999.99; as tested) adds Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50-series graphics ...

Lack of true budget models. Poor battery life. Small trackpad. Gaming laptops are an ever expanding breed, especially in 2022 when machines with powerful graphics cards extend far beyond the ...