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HP OMEN - MAX Laptop 16-ah0097nr 16" NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Ultra 9 - 275HX 32GB 1TB - Shadow Black
Average customer rating
4
(77 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 77 reviews
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Star
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60%of customers recommend this product.
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21 out of
35)
Customer Reviews for HP OMEN - MAX Laptop 16-ah0097nr 16" NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Ultra 9 - 275HX 32GB 1TB - Shadow Black
Posted by: emg1
from NH
Verified Purchase:Yes
This thing is amazing!! The best laptop I've ever had. It puts my old gaming laptops to shame. It has excellent thermal cooling where the components and especially the keyboard stay cool, figuratively. I also like the HP omen software as it is intuitive and extremely customizable. The OLED panel screen is the best I've seen on a laptop.
Not a single complaint or issue so far!
And HP runs the best sales I've seen.
Not a single complaint or issue so far!
And HP runs the best sales I've seen.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Posted by: Sandeep John Philip
from Tulsa
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great laptop, good performance on high intensity games like marvel rivals.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Laptop - with one issue on the OLED Screen
on July 17, 2025
Posted by: Anonymous
from Colorado Springs, CO
Verified Purchase:Yes
I really like this laptop and I'm happy I bought it. I went all out this time with the RTX 5090, Ultra 9 275HX, 64GB RAM, Gen 5 1TB SSD (careful, the 2TB is gen 4), 240hz HDR OLED screen, Win 11 Pro, etc... I'm upgrading from an older Omen 17 with a 2080 (non max-q) from 2019, and this is a huge improvement.
What I like:
- USBC charging - I don't have to lug the adapter everywhere I go if I'm not planning on gaming. I can use my 65W phone charger even if I want to for low power usage
- OLED screen: This screen is beautiful, seriously. Cyberpunk 2077 looks incredible on this screen. But it does have a downside (see below). It can also get both brigher and dimmer than my older gaming laptop screen
- Not super heavy, but not light either. Ligher than my older laptop which is a plus
- I can just about max out most of my games which is awesome to do in a laptop.
- Full RBG keyboard is fun to be able to control all the keys. Last laptop had 4 zone RGB which was okay, but this has more control
- Advanced Optimus. Hardware mux between GPU and integrated CPU GPU for battery savings. Last laptop got 45 mins of battery life, even new. I can easily run this for 2-3 hours which is a massive gain from the last one.
- Easy to add another m.2 nvme drive - I added another 2TB SSD (gen 4) to the laptop because 1TB is not enough these days. From my reading, there is only one gen5 SSD slot and one gen4. The 5 requires you to remove the entire heatsink assembly while the 4 does not, so plan your options accordingly.
- USBC charging - I don't have to lug the adapter everywhere I go if I'm not planning on gaming. I can use my 65W phone charger even if I want to for low power usage
- OLED screen: This screen is beautiful, seriously. Cyberpunk 2077 looks incredible on this screen. But it does have a downside (see below). It can also get both brigher and dimmer than my older gaming laptop screen
- Not super heavy, but not light either. Ligher than my older laptop which is a plus
- I can just about max out most of my games which is awesome to do in a laptop.
- Full RBG keyboard is fun to be able to control all the keys. Last laptop had 4 zone RGB which was okay, but this has more control
- Advanced Optimus. Hardware mux between GPU and integrated CPU GPU for battery savings. Last laptop got 45 mins of battery life, even new. I can easily run this for 2-3 hours which is a massive gain from the last one.
- Easy to add another m.2 nvme drive - I added another 2TB SSD (gen 4) to the laptop because 1TB is not enough these days. From my reading, there is only one gen5 SSD slot and one gen4. The 5 requires you to remove the entire heatsink assembly while the 4 does not, so plan your options accordingly.
What I don't like:
- Biggest issue: OLED screen flicker - this one drives me insane. Especialy with the integrated graphics, the OLED flickers in darker light which is a huge PITA for something like writing code in VSCode or browsing at night. I've tried tweaking VRR, some of the power saving options, etc... but I cannot find the sweet spot for this screen. One the dedicated GPU, flicker is way less of an issue, if at all. I don't think I regret the OLED, but I did not realize how big of a frustration this would be.
- The fans are loud. Much louder than the older laptop when playing games. Though, you can overide this to be quieter - just turn down settings or you'll throttle thermally pretty fast
- No more "cool mode" profile on the OMEN gaming hub. I liked that setting when actually using this as a laptop on my lap, but now my only way to manage this is to create a custom fan curve, and it's a pain to do that, and requires you to be on "unleashed" mode rather than balanced/eco.
- Biggest issue: OLED screen flicker - this one drives me insane. Especialy with the integrated graphics, the OLED flickers in darker light which is a huge PITA for something like writing code in VSCode or browsing at night. I've tried tweaking VRR, some of the power saving options, etc... but I cannot find the sweet spot for this screen. One the dedicated GPU, flicker is way less of an issue, if at all. I don't think I regret the OLED, but I did not realize how big of a frustration this would be.
- The fans are loud. Much louder than the older laptop when playing games. Though, you can overide this to be quieter - just turn down settings or you'll throttle thermally pretty fast
- No more "cool mode" profile on the OMEN gaming hub. I liked that setting when actually using this as a laptop on my lap, but now my only way to manage this is to create a custom fan curve, and it's a pain to do that, and requires you to be on "unleashed" mode rather than balanced/eco.
No regrets buying this. Biggest bummer for me is the OLED flicker. This is my first OLED screen, so I had no idea this was even a common issue with these types of screens. Beautiul, but that's annoying. So if you use dark-mode apps at night, you'll definitely notice that too. If that's going to bother you, either switch to the dedicated GPU with VRR turned off, or just get the non-OLED screen counterpart.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Posted by: JA680
from GA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I purchased this computer to use as an all around work and gaming setup. I run Autodesk Fusion and so far this has been a huge upgrade for simulation, although I will note that I still can't run sim accuracy above 80% on complicated geometry, which may be more of a Fusion problem... I have also played a handful of games from Xbox gamepass and I haven't had any problems. My only complaint so far is the system trys to use the hyperX mouse hardware as the default for camera and microphone for apps like Microsoft Teams.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Posted by: Ebey1906
Verified Purchase:Yes
Great laptop that I got at a discounted price. The camera works with Windows for facial recognition when logging in.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Posted by: MadHatter01
from Oakdale CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
Its a love hate right now. The laptop needs something done as it runs too hot when gaming. I am getting 200f/93c on the cpu, with a cooling pad. I am getting thermal throttling in games. Even professional reviews online say the same thing. Several have swapped the hp thermal paste for real liquid metal and it lowered temps 10+ c. I won't do that since it voids the warranty. I personal think HP should allow people to send it back and they replace the thermal material for real liquid metal for free.
My only complaint with the design is trackpad is cheap. I want a larger glass track pad for this price.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Posted by: Raider1
Verified Purchase:Yes
Good price, Good Graphics, Good computing power.
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Posted by: Gamer90182
from Illinois
Verified Purchase:Yes
What stands out the most is the cooling capabilities. The laptop is on the heavier side, but it doesnt get hot and has self cleaning fan tech i would chose this laptop over the rest. All of the other gaming laptops ive tried got too hot and only lasted a couple years due to the extreme heat. I believe this laptop will last a long time and is a beast of a pc
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting hp.com
Ratings-Only Reviews
Based on the average of (37) ratings-only reviews
Overall Customer Rating
4.1