HP OMEN - 16" 165Hz Full HD Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 9-7940HS - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 512GB SSD - Shadow Black

I have always been an intel CPU fan; however, the Ryzen 9 CPU in this laptop along with the Nvidia 4070 RTX Graphics card is an amazing combination. I play World of Warcraft on maximum settings, turned up to 10 in game graphics quality at 1080P. Even after hours of playing, the thermals on this laptop are impressive. No overheatingh. The screen quality is very nice with no light bleeding. I haven’t tested the wireless card in the laptop. I added a second hard drive, a WD 1000GB SSD, for data storage. The stock 512 SSD is perfect as a boot drive, but won’t be enough storage for most gamers. Fortunately HP Omen provided a second SSD slot for easy upgrades. The SSD it comes with is also upgradable. I havn’t upgraded the memory yet, but it’s nice to see two RAM slots for full memory upgradability if I ever want to. I am finding the current 16GB is sufficient. There is some confusion on the upgradability of this laptop, so I”ll clear up the confusion now. This laptop is made by HP Omen just for Best Buy. This model actuall has two accessable RAM slots, and two accessable SSD slots. The wireless card is also upgradable. I highly recommend this laptop for the AAA gamer, or anyone who needs a powerful, reliable laptop.

Absolute best Laptop I have ever owned. For Starters- This laptop looks fantastic. In my opinion most gaming laptops look tacky and cheap with all the rainbow colors and bright lights going on. This bad boy will fit right in at the office, at the hotel, at business conferences, and other professional environment. The display is better than my LG Gaming monitors that I run on my desktop. This thing is fast. I run Solid Works and Fusion 360 CAD programs on it. It renders quickly. It also handles some games such as Rust, Ark, Bellwright, and The Finals very well. I have not tested on something intense like Baldurs Gate but I would imagine it could handle them with a decent frame rate for an enjoyable experience on a laptop while on vacation or out of town for work.

The HP Omen 16 is a stellar gaming laptop that offers a perfect blend of performance and aesthetics. With its powerful AMD Ryzen 9 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, it delivers exceptional gaming experiences with high frame rates and detailed visuals. The 165Hz Full HD display ensures smooth and immersive gameplay, while the 16GB memory and 512GB SSD provide ample space and speed for all your games and applications. Wrapped in a sleek shadow black chassis, the HP Omen 16 not only performs great but also looks the part. Whether you’re a hardcore gamer or a creative professional, this laptop is sure to exceed your expectations.

It's a really powerful laptop, it can run any game today. monitor is amazing with 165hz refresh rate it's so smooth. Only thing I don't love is how loud is the fan but it does keep it cool so it does what it needs to well but just a little louder than I wished

I bought this at a sale price ($1199.99), and honestly. it is one hell of a deal at that price; especially when you consider what you are getting. A clean looking matte finish laptop, with a 54W Ryzen9 7940HS, a 70W TDP RTX4070 (can boost), 2 sodimm slots (ddr5-5600), 2 gen4 m.2 slots for storage and an 83whr battery that can go for 7 hours (from my testing) thanks to the Ryzen processor and FHD screen. Plus, this thing comes with a heatshield and thermal pads for your 2nd ssd, which a surprise to be sure, but a very welcome one. The speakers get loud enough, lacks bass but have decent separation. So, it's a mixed bag, where some genres of music sound good while others not so much. The screen is just regular the FHD 16:9, 165hz, with good color accuracy. Which is a good pairing for the components, since this makes the keyboard cool/warm during games and fans don't get as loud. The keyboard has a nice clickyness to it; making it satisfying to type on but not too loud that it would annoy someone beside you in a library (has an odd layout though, needs some getting used to). A few nitpicks though. The power button... why HP? Why did you put it right above the "backspace" and beside the "delete" button. I hit the power button so much due to its placement, but luckily that just pressing it doesn't do anything (needs to be held down for a bit). Also, a calculator shortcut... its kinda odd on a gaming laptop. It's a fingerprint/hand oil magnet due to its matte finish, still it looks great though, and it doesn't look like it will be prone to scratches like a Razer Blade. Some features are hidden in the BIOS instead of just being able to access it in one of the plethora of HP software, like the FN lock. F10 to access to BIOS BTW.