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MSI Katana 17 Series

MSI Katana 17 B13VGKProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-P i7-12650H, Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13620H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Display: 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.6kg, 2.759kg
Price: 1500, 2100 euro
Average Score: 78.03% - good
Average of 3 scores (from 10 reviews)
price: 70%, performance: 79%, features: 52%, display: 82%, mobility: 55%, workmanship: 83%, ergonomy: 81%, emissions: 77%

 

MSI Katana 17 B13VFK

Specifications

MSI Katana 17 B13VFKNotebook: MSI Katana 17 B13VFK
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13620H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8188 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.759kg
Price: 2100 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

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Average Score: 76% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

82.1% 微星Katana 17 B13V笔记本电脑回顾。NvidiaGeForce RTX 4060首次亮相 | Notebookcheck
Nvidia新的笔记本电脑GPU的高端型号最近首次亮相,现在紧随其后的是中端RTX 4060--我们能够在微星Katana 17 B13V中测试该卡。

Foreign Reviews

How to open MSI Katana 17 (B12V) - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media English
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/26/2023
How to open MSI Katana 17 (B12V) - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media English
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/26/2023
76% Geek Review: MSI Katana 17 Gaming Laptop
Source: Geek Culture English EN→zh-CN
A great pick for gaming, but not so much for everything else. The MSI Katana 17 shows great promise at becoming one of the sharpest blades on the market, but ultimately falls short of its potential with an underwhelming display performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/03/2023
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 70% performance: 70% workmanship: 85%
76% Geek Review: MSI Katana 17 Gaming Laptop
Source: Geek Culture English EN→zh-CN
A great pick for gaming, but not so much for everything else. The MSI Katana 17 shows great promise at becoming one of the sharpest blades on the market, but ultimately falls short of its potential with an underwhelming display performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/03/2023
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 70% performance: 70% workmanship: 85%

 

MSI Katana 17 B12VFK

Specifications

MSI Katana 17 B12VFKNotebook: MSI Katana 17 B12VFK
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-P i7-12650H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

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Foreign Reviews

[REVIEW] MSI Katana 17 (B12V) - MSI is fighting for the budget crown
Source: Laptop Media English
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/13/2023
MSI Katana 17 (B12V) review – affordable notebook with a MUX switch
Source: Laptop Media English EN→zh-CN
As a gaming notebook in 2023, the Katana 17 (B12V) is fairly competitively priced. It offers wide configuration options based on capable GPUs from NVIDIA’s RTX 4000 roster. It’s worth mentioning that its RTX 4060 didn’t manage to fill its 105W TGP limit, but it ran pretty close with 85W detected by GPU-Z during full load. For all performance-based tests, we used the Extreme Performance preset through the MSI Center. Interestingly, there is a function that allows the use of a battery-saving display mode, which runs the screen at 60Hz. As a result, the device offers 6 hours and 30 minutes of Web browsing, or 5 hours and 30 minutes of video playback – about 50% better than the MSI Sword 17 (A12V), which lacks this function. MSI Katana 17 (B12V)’s IPS panel has a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and good contrast. Unfortunately, it covers only 51% of the sRGB color gamut, and has slow pixel response times, despite the 144Hz refresh rate. On the bright side, the panel doesn’t use PWM for brightness adjustment.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/26/2023
How to open MSI Katana 17 (B12V) - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media English
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/26/2023

 

MSI Katana 17 B13VGK

Specifications

MSI Katana 17 B13VGKNotebook: MSI Katana 17 B13VGK
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13620H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 2560 x 1440 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

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Foreign Reviews

BEST Price for an RTX 4070 Laptop with 32GB of RAM! MSI Katana 17 B13V
Source: Ben G Kaiser English
In this video, I'm going to go through a complete review of the performance, screen, user experience, and best use case of the MSI Katana 17 B13V. This laptop is packed with performance and at currently (as of the recording of this video) priced at $1,299. For an RTX 4070, i7-13620H CPU, and 32GB of RAM that is an incredible price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/20/2023
Обзор игрового ноутбука MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-471RU: я — твой Клинок Фронтира
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→zh-CN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/28/2023
Обзор ноутбука MSI Katana 17 B13VGK-471RU: обновленная модель известной игровой серии
Source: Ixbt RU→zh-CN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/04/2023

 

Comment

MSI:


NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture.Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU:

基于 Ada Lovelace 架构的笔记本电脑高端显卡。提供 8 GB GDDR6(128 位),可配置为 35 - 115W(+ 动态升压)的 TGP。

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Raptor Lake-H:

i7-13620H: 基于 Alder Lake 技术的移动 CPU,拥有 6 个高性能内核和 4 个高效内核。高性能内核提供超线程功能,可处理 16 个线程。CPU 主频为 1.8 至 4.9 GHz,支持 vPro。

Intel Alder Lake-P:

i7-12650H: 基于 Alder Lake 技术的移动 CPU,拥有 6 个高性能内核和 4 个高效内核。高性能内核提供超线程功能,可处理 16 个线程。CPU 主频为 1.7 至 4.7 GHz,支持 vPro。

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


2.6 kg:

这是14到16寸的标准笔记本电脑的常见重量。

2.759 kg:

这是15寸笔记本电脑的常见重量。


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MSI Katana 17 B13VGK
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MSI Katana 17 B12VFK
MSI Katana 17 B12VFK
Stefan Hinum (Update: 2023-07-10)