MSI Katana GF66 15.6" 144Hz 3ms FHD Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i5-11400H RTX3050 8GB 512GBNVMe SSD Win10 - Black

About the seller:My order was fulfilled by Adorama. I ordered the GF76 with 12700H and RTX 3060 configuration. It came with fast shipping, was in the original manufacture sealed packaging, and hardware was as advertised. RTX 3060 says 105W in Nvidia control panel, which has been upgraded from 85W from previous Katana models. CPU, RAM, and SSD are also correct.About the item:Pros: absolute bargain for the CPU and GPU you are getting IMO. The silicon is the main selling point for me and I got a 8,596 score on Time Spy using balanced setting, external monitor, and a cooling pad. I am very happy with that in a bargain gaming laptop. Love the 17.3" 144Hz screen. It's great to code and game on. I can achieve nearly as good Aim Lab scores on this laptop as my 3070 desktop with a 280Hz monitor. Keyboard feels great. And I enjoy the styling.Cons: because you are getting a great CPU and GPU at this price compromises must be made. The screen is "IPS-level" which is market speak for TN, meaning colors, contrast, and brightness aren't the best. Don't expect an OLED. The battery is small, 53Wh. Higher end laptops have 90Wh. The case is made of cheap plastic. The trackpad is small, but still precise and responsive.Summary: If your priorities are similar to mine (GPU, CPU, large and high refresh rate display) and you care less about the other stuff, this may be the laptop for you.

Decent laptop especially for the price, eventually gave it to my brother after upgrading. Obviously battery life isn't going to be the best for gaming so ideally I personally keep mines plugged in unless I'm travelling. Weight ain't so bad, and the size is quite fine and good for when I'm out and about, pair it with a decent laptop cooler or fan platform and you're solid.

I haven't played any really taxing games on it yet but I must say that the fans are a LOT quieter just surfing the web and lightly using the laptop than I thought they would be. Very impressed. The screen seems nice and bright and everything is rocket fast. WiFi throughput with my old FiOS router is good and it boots up very quickly. The only con I've noticed so far is that the cord from the power brick to the (left side of the) computer is just a hair too short. Very happy with this purchase.

Apparently this is a common issue: the Nvidia card failed after 10 months. Had to switch to discrete graphics, which is not sufficient for modern gaming.The chassis is also really cheap plastic, and broke at the hinge after 2 months. Overall a terrible laptop, and I wish I had done more research before buying it.

I've had this laptop for almost 2 years now and its worth the price, but I'd recommend getting on sale. The speakers on this laptop arent the best and are very queit, so you'll need a good headset. This is mostly a shortfall if you want to watch a video or play music, while gaming you'll probably have one on anyways. Another complaint about this laptop is that it is built out of a plastic like material, it feels like quality plastic but it feels very fragile. Lastly, the track pad isnt the best it could be better and the keyboard takes some getting used to. But overall preformance wise, it can handle games like valorant, cs2, etc at around 100 fps on optimal graphics.

Great computer for what I need, a bit of gaming, work and school. Battery life is not amazing, but that shouldn’t be a problem. Set up was a bit of with the drivers for the GPU, but once through the hoops with Windows I’m happy. Runs smooth, does what I want.

great

Beautiful screen, fast processing. Witcher 3? 120 fps. Can run lost ark with 70-110 fps with a twitch stream running on a second monitor. League of legends? 240 fps steadily. Amazing device for an amazing price.