Bought this beast a couple of weeks ago.Pros:Lighter compared to other gaming laptops.Windows 11 preinstalled.Can handle a variety of games. I played the Age of Empires Definitive Edition and the performance as well as graphics were pretty good.Zoom calls were crystal clear.Laptop boots up within 5 to 7 seconds.Keyboard lights up and looks pretty.Comes with the GeForce RTX.Two year warranty.Cons:Battery back up is low as its a gaming laptop. Need to keep it plugged in while playing most of the time.8GB of RAM may not be enough for certain games and the laptop gets noisy on occasions.Overall its a great product. I don't regret the purchase.

Andrew Gamble's review of Pre-order MSI Katana GF76

Pros: 17" screen makes for a very nice gaming experience, withiut using an external monitor. Laptop handles games at medium-high settings very well getting consistent 60fps on Hogwarts Legacy, and 90-100fps consistently on games like battlefield 2042 and different NFS titles. Overall a very good laptop for the price.Cons: Fans are very loud when gaming, but that's to be expected with any slim laptop getting used at full capacity.

Andy's review of MSI Katana Intel Core i7-12700H 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3060 17.3 Inch Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop

Pros: Quality laptop runs league at 350fps highest settings. Very sleek design and looks the part.Cons: With power comes fans! It’s a bit noisy when it switches to high performance mode but that’s it.

Colin's review of MSI Katana Intel Core i7-12700H 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3060 17.3 Inch Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop

Pros: Fast and easy to setup, screen is good but could be a little brighter. Has coped with most of the games I've played with high settings, and the 144hz refresh is very good. For the price and specs MSI have done a good job on this machine so far.Cons: It's quite heavy but not as bad as most gaming laptops. Fans can get loud after long use with games on high settings it can get hot, but it still has performed very well when I've used it. Battery life could be better getting about 3.5 - 4 hours on a heavy used day.

Ella's review of MSI Katana GF66 12UGS Core i7-12700H 8GB 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 17.3 Inch Windows 11 Gaming Laptop

Pros: It turns on.Cons: Battery charge keeps going down and doesn't charge back up.The power cable from the adapter to the laptop is too short to comfortably reach, so it either tangles on the edge of whatever chair you use or dangles - which is a hazard.You need to take off the NumLock if you want to use Home, End, PgUp and PgDn.

Mike's review of MSI Katana Intel Core i7-12700H 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3060 17.3 Inch Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop

Pros: Can not really comment on battery life as it does not go out of house and is always plugged in.Nice big clear screan.Cons: I understand from my son who has the same model with 15" screan that the battery life could do with more life

Solid Laptop for gaming

Very good for gaming, and feels great.The biggest criticism and stopping this from getting a top score - Is the fact that it only has 512gb storage, with no secondary internal. It's not a deal breaker by any stretch.. But having to lug around an external SSD is a bit frustrating.A word of warning though - be very careful in how you handle it. The factory seal sticker is very thin and very easy to damage, potentially voiding any warranty.It seems to be a common theme with MSI laptops such as the one I bought in May 2020 (MSI GL75 9SE)

Stuart's review of MSI Katana Intel Core i7-12700H 16GB 512GB SSD RTX 3060 17.3 Inch Windows 11 Home Gaming Laptop

Pros: Nice design. Great for work and play.Cons: Lacks an internal SATA port so unable to add an additional (and cheaper) 2.5" drive. However, there is an additional slot for an m2 NVME drive.

Very Happy

Purchased to replace my 4 year old asus tuf with a 7700hq, 1050 GTX. Obviously this is a huge upgrade, the display is excellent, the msi software isnt invasive and is minimal but ive found most of it to be useful. It powers through any games I play at excellent FPS for me, world of warships everything on high 130 FPS. Warhammer 40k Darktide around 70 - 80fps, plays excellent. the fans arent too loud for me at all i dont even notice them even when the laptop is hot. As you'd expect you wont get a crazy battery life on a gaming laptop but this manages quite well imo, i plug in when i play games anyway so cant provide any info on that. the laptop is very light in comparison to my 4 year old ASUS which is a very welcomed addition.