MSI Katana GF66

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Date Published: 23 Nov 2021

Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 85W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
1000GB SSD
16GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
2.25 kg (5 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

5.5 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

7.1 For Work Very Good

7.0 For Gaming Very Good

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Review

MSI Katana GF66 in-depth review

MSI's GF series has traditionally been the manufacturer's entry-level gaming devices. Naturally, this makes it a hot property as not everybody is willing to spend a whole fortune on a laptop. However, the GF notebooks were notorious for their cooling problems, and we really hope that this year's redesign will address these issues.In addition to the mild redesign, we are happy to see that MSI has spared no effort in introducing the latest additions from Intel and NVIDIA. This includes the Tiger Lake H45 processors and the Ampere graphics cards. It is particularly interesting to see how the entry-level RTX 3050 is going to perform now that NVIDIA has given their lowest-tier GPU the ray-tracing treatment.Thankfully, you get some customization options via the MSI Center. There, you ca[...]

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Pros

Competitively priced
Two SODIMM slots, and up to two M.2 PCIe x4 slot
Rigid structure
Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))

Cons

53% sRGB coverage (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
Slow pixel response times and low maximum brightness (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
Runs hot
Unimpressive battery life

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90)

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
258 cd/m²

sRGB
53%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1000:1

dE Color Checker
3.3 3.4

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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