MSI Katana 15 HX B14W ZDNET's key takeaways The MSI Katana 15 HX B14W is on sale for $999.
It's an impressive midrange laptop housing the latest GPU from Nvidia.
However, the gaming experience is hampered by the unimpressive display. View now at Walmart View now at Amazon more buying choices
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15-inch laptops occupy that sweet spot in the laptop world: they're not as compact as 14-inch laptops, but they're not as bulky as 16-inch machines, either. Still, consumers tend to gravitate toward the other two sizes, which is a shame because 15-inch laptops deliver a very balanced experience in my opinion.
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This is where the MSI Katana 15 HX B14W comes in. At a glance, the Katana looks like a run-of-the-mill gaming laptop. But it's unique in a variety of ways, namely that it is a 15-inch midrange gaming laptop housing next-gen hardware.
Blocky design
The first thing you'll notice with MSI's Katana 15 HX is its heft. It measures 14.13 x 10.21 x 1 inches and weighs 5.3 pounds. Much of its thick frame is accentuated with geometric shapes that make the laptop appear bulky. I don't think the machine can handle a lot of roughhousing, but it is tough enough to withstand the bumps that come with traveling.
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