Then again, the GP66 and GS65 both cost hundreds of dollars more than the GF66 I have on my desk right now, so that's likely a big factor. Now, I realize the GP66 Leopard I reviewed earlier this year had a similar design to the GF66 (lacking the vents, for example), but it also felt like it had a little more polish.

Notice the finer details, like the vents along the top of the keyboard? That kind of stuff is nowhere to be found on the GF66. I imagine that comes off as a little harsh, but, here, look at pictures from the MSI GS65 review I wrote in 2018.

The GF66 looks like MSI mailed this one in, slapping some modern components in a laptop housing and calling it good enough. Or maybe it's that lack of polish I've grown accustomed to seeing from MSI over years of testing the company's laptops. There's an unmistakable look to the MSI Katana GF66.

Connectivity: WiFi 6 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2.

Ports: 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 x HDMI, 1 x audio combo-jack, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet.

Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU with 6GB GDDR6.

Processor: 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H (24M cache, 4.6GHz Max Turbo).

Here are the specifications of the MSI Katana GF66 I've been testing:

It's a shame it doesn't do a better job of directly competing with similarly priced laptops.īefore I get into what I did and didn't like about the GF66, here's a quick look at the specs of the review unit I was sent. At $1,399, it's on the lower end of the pricing spectrum for gaming laptops.

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