Really happy with this Omen so far, this is my third HP and second Omen. Very fast, it runs several apps and Microsoft Flight Simulator and other games at the same time with ease (though I am more of a casual gamer, not hard-core). One minor complaint is that I don't like having to hit the FN button to enable the speaker volume, brightness etc... on the top row Function buttons, my last one was not like that (may be changeable in config though, haven't checked yet). I use a laptop cooling fan underneath it due to the heat, which of course is more than a non-gaming laptop. Still don't know why HP puts the Intel/Nvidia and other stickers on the side where the mouse is used, I have to take them off, they could be placed elsewhere. The B&O speakers are pretty good for a laptop and much better than my last Omen. If you use a number pad on the right, note that it was eliminated on this model for gaming arrows. Overall I have had great experiences with HP laptops and hope to with this one.
Bought this computer for my son. He is a gamer and an engineering student and this machine checks all of the needed boxes. He is very happy with the performance and states it rivals his gaming desktop….which is a beast. It is heavy and the power adapter is a brick….totally understandable given the required hardware components inside. I think this computer is a solid value.
as a past Envy 17 owner I much prefer the more solid construction of the Envy. Omen 17 seems "plastic"y and flimsy. HP always disappoints with memory configuration, it's not that HP tech doesn't understand memory or it's use. Its the fact that the business decision-makers skimp on memory because the decisionmakers HAVE so litttle tech experience. 32Gb is the minimum standard RAM that should be in a "performance" pc. Anyone not knowing that should go to work at McDonalds.
It's a great laptop. The graphics on my games are nice. But for a game like runescape...its over heating. I had to downgrade my game graphics for a 21 year old game because of overheating. The laptop runs it smoothly but at top graphics it overheats very very badly. It would of been nice if you had included a fingerprint reader and cd drive.
I feel like I am overpaying just for the Nvidia graphic card. Not dissing the power of the laptop itself. It's great. But it's lacking some decent things like a good fan.
Great price for configuration, very fast delivery after ordering ,not a lot of junk loaded on it which was great, bought to replace 7 year old Hp for average gaming, speed and video card excellent for what i use it for
So far loving the new Omen HP Laptop. I had a previous version for years which was fantastic and decided to re-buy. Super fast and smooth, great performance. It's a large laptop and a bit heavy, but not a major issue. I also preferred the previous look better but am fine with this one. One other slight issue is that there's not a numpad even though there seems to be room for one - not sure if I missed another option that had that but would have been nice. Overall fantastic.