Count on a gaming laptop named after a legendary blade to define the cutting edge in budget gear. The MSI Katana GF66 (starts at $799; $1,199 for the in-store Micro Center model tested here) is an ...

The MSI Katana GF66 12U is a traditional gaming laptop through and through. That's not to say it doesn't pack a punch, as it wields a panel that'll please competitive PC players and esports ...

The MSI Katana GF66 is a competent but unremarkable budget gaming laptop that can handle most modern titles. It’s hard to recommend at MSRP, but sales may help its fortunes. Budget gaming laptops ...

The MSI Katana GF66 has an 11th-gen i7 Intel CPU and an Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti under the hood, and yet won't cost you much money at all – and that makes it an appealing package overall, even if there are ...

MSI has announced the release of a new gaming notebook PC, the Katana-GF66-11UE-1227J, which will be available for purchase on February 9th. The limited edition model, which will be sold exclusively ...

update 7th June 2022: Our initial review coverage and video used the msi Katana GF66 12UE-406UK model with a reference price of £1099 in the UK. Unbeknownst to us, this was a time-limited promotion ...

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I've reviewed a lot of MSI gaming laptops over the last few years. And MSI has consistently impressed with its lineup of gaming laptops that go from the ultra-thin to the ultra-big and everything in ...

Count on a gaming laptop named after a legendary blade to define the cutting edge in budget gear. The MSI Katana GF66 (starts at $799; $1,199 for the in-store Micro Center model tested here) is an ...

The Katana GF66 is about as wallet-friendly a gaming laptop as you’ll find. The $799 base model is good for basic 1080p gaming and esports, with a six-core Core i5-11400H processor, a 4GB GeForce RTX ...

I've reviewed a lot of MSI gaming laptops over the last few years. And MSI has consistently impressed with its lineup of gaming laptops that go from the ultra-thin to the ultra-big and everything in ...

78 MSI Katana GF66 (12UD-436) is a decent gaming laptop with good performance, is affordably priced, but is outperformed by other laptops with the same or lower price. And, there are some compromises ...