MSI Katana A17 AI

17.30", AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, 16 GB, 1000 GB, CH
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Fight for glory and defeat your opponents. The Katana 17 AI is your powerful weapon for epic battles, inspired by the legendary Dragon Sword. As lightweight, sleek, and yet powerful, this gaming laptop ignites the energy and style of a whole new generation. The trendy powerhouse from MSI features a compact and portable design, focusing on the fastest and most advanced technology.

The foundation for its rapid performance is the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor with Zen 4 architecture and AMD Ryzen AI. For the highest frame rates in gaming and cutting-edge 3D technology, it is equipped with a graphics unit from the Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series. The robust Cooler Boost 5 cooling system ensures that the performance components can impressively unleash their potential, thanks to two fan units and a sophisticated heat pipe assembly. Additional highlights include a 144 Hz display, a fast PCI Express 4.0 SSD, DDR5 memory, modern Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking, and a keyboard with customizable 4-zone RGB lighting, rounding out this powerful gaming setup.

Key specifications

Processor family
Ryzen 9 8th Gen
Memory
16 GB
SSD capacity
1000 GB
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Home
Image resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Keyboard layout
Swiss
Graphics card model
GeForce RTX 4070
Item number
43163820

General information

Manufacturer
MSI
Category
Notebooks
Manufacturer no.
0017LN-867
Release date
20.2.2024
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
454 of 6381
May include power adapter
No

Colour

Colour
Black
Exact colour description
Black

Application range

Notebook type
Gaming Laptop
Model number
B8VG-867CH

Processor

Processor family
Ryzen 9 8th Gen
Processor type
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Clock frequency
4 GHz
Max. turbo clock rate
5.20 GHz
Max. TDP
54 W
Number of processor cores
8 -Core
Number of threads
16
Cache
16 MB
Chipset
AMD SoC

Memory

Memory
16 GB
Memory configuration
2 x 8GB
Max. supported memory
64 GB
Memory type
DDR5 RAM
Storage clock frequency
5600 MHz

Graphics card properties

Graphics hardware
Dedicated graphics card

Dedicated graphics card properties

Graphics chip (GPU)
nVidia GeForce
Graphics card model
GeForce RTX 4070
Dedicated graphics memory
8 GB
Video memory type
GDDR6

Display properties

Display resolution
Full HD
Image resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Aspect ratio
16:9
Display size (inches)
17.30"
Screen surface
Anti-glare
Panel technology
IPS

Data storage overview

Disk type
SSD
Total capacity
1000 GB
SSD capacity
1000 GB

Optical drive

Optical drive type
No drive

Connections

USB ports
USB-A, USB-C
Exact USB ports
USB-A 2.0 (1x), USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (2x), USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (1x)
Video connections
HDMI (1x)
Audio Connections
Jack 3.5mm (1x)
Network connections
RJ45 (1x)
HDMI version
2.1

Operating system

Operating system
Windows
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Home
Language
English, French, German, Italian
Operating system architecture
64-bit

Audio functions

Notebook speaker type
Nahimic 3
Number of speakers
2 x
Audio channel
Stereo

Safety

Safety
Trusted Platform Module

Network

Ethernet controller
Gigabit Ethernet

Wireless transmission

Wireless transmission
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Bluetooth version
5.3

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6E / 802.11az

Battery properties

Battery type
LiPo
Number of cells
3 Cells
Power capacity
53.50 Wh
Power supply unit strength
200 W

Input device

Keyboard layout
Swiss
Input device
Numeric keypad, RGB keyboard backlight

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Voluntary climate contribution

CO₂-Emission
Climate contribution

Product dimensions

Height
2.52 cm
Depth
27.30 cm
Width
39.80 cm
Weight
2.70 kg

Package dimensions

Length
52.50 cm
Width
32.90 cm
Height
9.40 cm
Weight
4.66 kg

30-day right of return
24 Months Warranty (Bring-in)

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Warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Notebooks» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 13.Erazer
    4 %
  • 14.Gigabyte
    4.1 %
  • 15.MSI
    6.2 %
  • 16.Captiva
    7.1 %
  • 17.Medion
    7.6 %

Warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 5.Acer
    8 days
  • 6.ASUS
    9 days
  • 6.MSI
    9 days
  • 8.Lenovo
    10 days
  • 9.Microsoft
    11 days

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Notebooks» category returned?

Source: Digitec Galaxus
  • 14.Thomson
    7.8 %
  • 15.CSL
    8.8 %
  • 16.UMAX
    9.5 %
  • 17.Huawei
    10.6 %
  • 18.MSI
    11 %
Source: Digitec Galaxus