[Video Review] MSI Katana GF66 (12Ux) – Be careful!
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MSI Katana GF66 (12Ux) in-depth review
No matter how hard it tries, MSI will always be associated with gaming hardware. However, as with any product out there, you get to choose depending on your budget. And most of the time, your piggy bank is only big enough for a low-end gaming laptop. But what happens, if a low-end device gets high-end hardware? Are the compromises around the additional features worth the higher fps when playing games?These are some of the questions we're going to be answering in today's review of the Katana GF66 (12Ux). Yes, you have figured it - we bought ourselves the unit that has the RTX 3070 Ti. It d[...]
Pros
- Competitively priced
- Two SODIMM slots, and up to two M.2 PCIe x4 slot with Gen 4 support
- Rigid structure
- Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.4 (AUOAF90))
- Powerful hardware options*
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 and fails to extract the maximum out of the hardware
MSI Katana GF66 (12Ux) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 16000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- Up to 2x M.2 2280 PCIe x4 Gen 4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro, No OS, DOS, Windows 11
- Battery
- 53.5Wh, 3-cell, 53.5Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 359 x 259 x 24.9 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.98")
- Weight
- 2.25 kg (5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Speakers
- Stereo Speakers by Nahimic Audio
- Optical drive
All MSI Katana GF66 (12Ux) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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