MSI Katana 15.6 inch QHD 165Hz Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7-14650HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 - 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Black (2025)

Purchased this laptop on sale for the "Intel Gamer Days" Labor Day sale. Regularly $1400, on sale for $1100. I will say for the specs that this laptop has, the i7 chip, RTX 5070, 16gb memory, and 1TB SSD, it is the absolute best bang for buck in gaming at this moment. Every game I've thrown at it so far runs like butter with the 165hz screen and every detail is crystal clear with the QHD - 1440p resolution. Screen is on the small side but for me it's perfect for on the go, and very simple to hook up to my external monitor while I'm home if I'm needing bigger. Sometimes I prefer just to use the laptop's display due to how nice it looks. I was nervous about build quality with the price tag, and although it is a plastic base, nothing feels cheap. Everything is solid and feels premium. The only gripe I have, is that it doesn't have an extra SSD slot for expansion, while of course you can still upgrade the internal SSD, it will have to be a swap rather than an addition. Totally expected at this price point, there had to be some sacrifices for the components to be this good. Handles cooling nicely as well with the open-style bottom. Would definitely benefit from being on a laptop stand, but haven't had a single issue on my desk or on my lap (although it gets warm on your lap). Very pleased with my purchase. Best deal you can get if you want to get into PC gaming, this is a phenomenal gaming experience.

Very good laptop, using it to play games such as Dead As Disco and Nier Automata, will need to further test with bulkier games but so far works perfectly for my means.