MSI Katana 15 HX Black 2025
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024
What Buyers Say
MSI Katana 15 HX Black 2025
The MSI Katana 15 HX is praised for being VR-ready and having a powerful RTX 5070 GPU, but users have concerns about cooling during long gaming sessions and battery life under full load. The warranty period and RAM upgrade limits are not clearly specified in the provided Q&A, leaving some uncertainty. Overall, it's a capable gaming laptop with some performance trade-offs.
Pros
- VR-ready capability
- Powerful RTX 5070 GPU
Cons
- Cooling concerns during long sessions
- Battery life under full load
- Unclear warranty details
- Unclear RAM upgrade limits
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024
Users are very satisfied with the Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive. The magnetic charging port is also appreciated for its durability.
Pros
- Excellent screen brightness
- Smooth trackpad
- Great battery life
- Well-constructed build
- Magnetic charging port
Cons
- Printer connectivity issue
Scores
Specifications
| MSI Katana 15 HX | Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Intel Core i9 14900HX★ | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 24★ | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070★ | Qualcomm Adreno |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | discrete | integrated★ |
| VRAM | 8 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 15.6" | 15" |
| Resolution | 2560 px★ | 2496 px |
| Panel | IPS | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz★ | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | — | 600 nits★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 3★ | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 2.25 kg | 1.66 kg★ |
| Battery | 240 Wh★ | 66 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
MSI Katana 15 HX Black 2025
- Strong port selection (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong ram (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong gpu (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average portability (32nd percentile)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024
- Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong screen (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
Pricing
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2024 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 74 overall, wins 3 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 29 specs.
