Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 is €398 cheaper today, 48% below the other.
Over the 2 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 was the cheaper one on 2 of 2 days, by €384 to €384, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
All three differ: Linux support, RAM and the screen.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
We have not watched Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 and MSI Katana 15 B13VEK for long enough to draw their price lines yet. We record every price change we see, so this graph grows week by week.
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 | MSI Katana 15 B13VEK |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “System Ubuntu 24.04”linux-hardware.org, checked 16 October 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Entered weird keysequence for advanced bios to disable a feature that causes install to brick. SHIFT + CTRL + ALT and tap F2 a few times. Disable Intel VMD (volume management device) technology.”forum.qubes-os.org, checked 24 October 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Removing the bottom panel reveals two SODIMM memory slots and two M.2 NVMe slots (2240 / 2280 form factor compatibility).”lonewolfonline.net, checked 16 October 2026. | nobody has published this yet |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “The display is adequate for gaming or productivity in normal conditions.”lonewolfonline.net, checked 16 October 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen poorly. “It would have been impossible to recommend with a price of £1,500 thanks to the sub-par display and wretched battery life but, at £1,200, the failings are a little easier to swallow.”notebookcheck.net, checked 24 October 2026. |
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