Which laptop is better? MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) or Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS)? Well, you'll get all your questions answered here. Find out which laptop is best for your personal need - You can compare the two models on the basis of their Price in Pakistan, Body, Display, Performance, Storage, Battery, Ports, and Networking. MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) starts with the price of PKR 444,305 and Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) starts at PKR 461,358.
MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) runs on Mac OS Sonoma and Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) runs on Windows 11 Home (64-bit). MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) comes up with RAM & storage of 16 GB DDR5 and 8th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS whereas Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) comes up with the RAM & storage of 8 GB and Apple M3 respectively. Former has screen size of 17.3 inches and latter has screen size of 13.6 inches. First model runs on 8th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and second on Apple M3. Coming to the battery backup, MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) comes up with the backup of 53.5 Wh, 3 Cell Battery and Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) gives 52.6 Wh Battery.
Check out the exhaustive comparison below to compare specification for both laptop models.
Specifications | MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) | Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) |
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OS | Windows 11 Home (64-bit) | Mac OS Sonoma |
Screen Size | 17.3 inches | 13.6 inches |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
Processor | 8th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Apple M3 |
RAM | 16 GB DDR5 | 8 GB |
Summary | |||
Specs Score | 64 | 95 | |
OS | Windows 11 Home (64-bit) | Mac OS Sonoma | |
Screen Size | 17.3 inches | 13.6 inches | |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels | |
Processor | 8th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Apple M3 | |
RAM | 16 GB DDR5 | 8 GB |
General | |||
Dimensions | 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm | |
OS | Windows 11 Home (64-bit) | Mac OS Sonoma | |
Utility | Performance | Performance | |
Warranty | 2 years Warranty | 1 year Warranty | |
Weight | 2.7 kg | 1.24 kg |
Display | |||
Features | 45% NTSC | 500 nits brightness, support for 1 billion colours, Wide colour (P3), True Tone technology | |
PPI | ~ 127 PPI | ~ 224 PPI | |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels | |
Size | 17.3 inches | 13.6 inches | |
Touch | No | No | |
Type | IPS-Level | Liquid Retina Display, LED-Backlit Display with IPS Technology |
Connectivity | |||
Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 | |
HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 Port | ||
WiFi | 802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
Input | |||
Camera | Yes | 1080p FaceTime HD camera | |
Keyboard | 4-Zone RGB Gaming Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID | |
Sound | 2x 2W Speaker | Four-Speaker Sound System, Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio | |
Speakers | Build-in Dual speakers | Built-in Speakers | |
Touchpad | Yes | Force Touch Trackpad |
Performance | |||
Cache | 16 MB | ||
Model | MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph | Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) | |
Processor | 8th Gen AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Apple M3 | |
Series | Katana A17 AI | MacBook Air |
Graphics | |||
GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Apple 10 Core GPU |
Memory | |||
RAM | 16 GB DDR5 | 8 GB |
Battery | |||
Battery | 53.5 Wh, 3 Cell Battery | 52.6 Wh Battery |
Dimension of MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) is 398 x 273 x 25.2 mm and the Dimension of other Laptops model is 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm. MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) comes up with a weight of 2.7 kg whereas Apple MacBook Air 2024 MRXW3HN/A Laptop (Apple M3/ 8GB/ 512GB SSD/ MacOS) weight around 1.24 kg.
MSI Katana A17 AI B8VF-845IN Gaming Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS/ 16GB/ 1TB SSD/ Win11 Home/ 8GB Graph) has screen size of 17.3 inches whereas other comes up with 13.6 inches. Screen Resolution and PPI of these Laptops models is 1920 x 1080 pixels, ~ 127 PPI and 2560 x 1664 pixels, ~ 127 PPI respectively.