Customers find value in the Katana 15's powerful performance and impressive graphics capabilities, frequently praising its ability to handle demanding games smoothly. While some users noted the fan noise during intense use and shorter battery life compared to other laptops, many appreciate the overall value considering its price point. The laptop's RAM is also a plus, with some users upgrading it for even better performance. However, the build quality is perceived by some as less premium than higher-priced competitors.
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Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Speed
Cons mentioned:
Fan noise
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Loud fan, but lots of ports!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I would give this an excellent rating if the fan wasn’t so loud. Other than that, it’s fast, I love the graphics, and the price point. Best part is all of the extra ports.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great purchase
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We absolutely love this laptop! I wasn’t to sure at the begging g but after seeing all the perks we decided to give it a chance and I am sooo glad we did!
This is a awesome gaming computer but even if you want it for some great designing this is the way to go!!!
A+
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Beastmode laptop, AMD/NVIDIA is a beautiful thing.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This thing is a beast, an absolute gaming monster. It gets hot, as expected but if you keep the GPU on max performance and the CPU on balanced with MSI Center it will stay cool and quiet. This laptop handles anything I throw at it. Spiderman, The Last of Us, FF7 Remake, Silent Hill. All run great and ive heard Silent Hill is unplayable on its vanilla version. My screen had a stuck magenta pixel so I returned for an exchange at Best Buy and im waiting for my new one. Assuming all goes well I would definitely recommend this laptop for anyone just trying to play some good games that arent available on my Xbox.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for what I was looking for!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Was exactly what I was looking for, runs smooth on highest graphics of even my most strenuous games. (Mostly Cod) as I play mostly cozy games. But is good enough to even handle the more strenuous ones. 5/5 would recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop
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One of the best laptops I’ve ever owned. Definitely worth getting. Display is great, battery life is dependent on what you’re using the laptop for, but if you have the charger on it doesn’t matter much. Very fast laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Decent
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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I love this laptop. But biggest issue is i feel as if i need to keep it on a fan. As well someone when turning on from sleep if the charger is in i need to unplug it for it to realize whats going on
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
good
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great Computer. It runs slightly hot, and battery life is not the longest. besides that, good pc.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Graphics, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lots of features for the price
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Very fast and reliable so far. Well built. Sleek design.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Build quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
MSI gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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Amazing laptop, the screen isn’t the best but the performance is outstanding
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
All together good
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So i bought this laptop little over a year ago and its still holding up.Havent really pushed the graphics card too much,but recently i have and figured out that it only has 8gb of dedicated memory in gpu.most Rtx 4070 cards have more than 8gb so i was bummed when i figured this out.over all though its a good laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solid purchase
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Overall very solid, the hardware runs nicely and the only issues I had regarding heat is when it was sitting on my lap running very intensive apps, which would cause it to overheat and freeze up until the heat dissipated.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
MSI computer
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My son is very excited with his computer. I found it at very good price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
New computer
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Very easy to use and Fast which makes the graphics very easy to see. The set up was easy and the Geek squad was very prompt and very helpful. Always a pleasure to deal with them. the swap over from my old computer was easy and very well done
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ram
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop for gaming and work
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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I was indesparate need for a gaming laptop so that I could run my apps for work and this far exceeded my expectations. There werent any issues at all running a high memory hungry program. Upgraded to 64gb and that made it even better.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Arrived on time and works better than expected. Packaging was undamaged and very sturdy. Setting it up was a breeze and i had it up and going in time. I would highly suggest this gaming laptop to anyone that wants a great price on a fast gaming laptop
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Build quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good, but cheap construction.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Pretty solid laptop! I upgraded it with a second nvme, but you have to fill out a form on MSI's website to get the bracket, wh8ch is annoying. You also NEED a cooling pad. It gets hot. The design also feels really cheap, but I love it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great overall package
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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Great performance and overall package with the price
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Bang for the buck
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Half off for a 4070 machine. Open box fair but its like new, it doesnt have its original box tho. Only downside is the screen is still 1080p but for the price I cant complain.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good portatil.
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Excelent for play games.They worked very well with the ones I tested.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Laptop!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is my first ever gaming laptop, I live outside of the US and someone brought me the laptop to my country, I was super nervous because if something was wrong I couldn't exchange it, but everything was great! Performance is awesome.