HP OMEN - Transcend 14" 120Hz 3K OLED Gaming Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 7 (2025) - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 - 1TB SSD - Shadow Black

Best graphics and performance. Right size for travel.

I currently have - and use - other HP laptops. I find the brand to be excellent – both in value and performance. This laptop was no exception. Was boxed nicely as usual. Has an alloy case with attractive dark finish and a nice “OMEN” etched in the lid. The included power supply is rated at 140 watts. Full specs are readily available, but here are some high points..... The screen is a 14 inch UWVA, 2880 x 1800 resolution, OLED screen, @ 120 Hz, with 500 nits brightness. When turned on, the display panel had incredible brightness, color and saturation. I found brightness was adequate at level 65, even in a day lit room. Some actual pics of the screen show the incredible display. Hardware is very respectable. Comes with 1Tb SSD storage, 16Gb LPDDR5X ram. An Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 processor with 16 cores, and a boost frequency of 5.1Ghz. And a discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 with 8Gb dedicated GDDR7. There are two USB A connectors, one USB C connector, one Thunderbolt 4, one display HDMI 2.1, and a 3.5mm audio out. Neural Processing Unit - 13 trillions operations per second. Keyboard has a good feel when typing, and has three zones of RGB lighting that can be customized with different colors, brightness and effects. Can be “gaudy”, or set for less “distracting” effects. However, the key edge lighting is bright, and detracts from the actual letter / number lighting. Touch pad is generous for a 14” laptop, worked very smoothly, is very responsive, and clicks were accurate. I think 4 to 6 hours on battery life depending on settings, but do not expect great battery life if gaming, with the Nvidia video graphics running.... If gaming, keep power plugged in. Setup consisted of usual startup, updates, getting rid of “bloatware”, Microsoft ads and junk (as much as possible), and installing / running needed programs. Through this, the computer didn't disappoint – ran through all tasks quickly. Ran multiple tasks, multiple browser tabs without a hitch, and never slowed or throttled back. Now on to trying some games.....I enjoy many classic games, and although not quite as demanding as some of the newer games, can still provide a good indication as to a computers capabilities. Playing the “God of War”, the computer achieved a respectable rate of 48 to 76 FPS at fairly high settings. The game play was smooth and fluid. It did run warm, and fans were running at high speed with some audible noise. This laptop would be an excellent all around computer for any daily tasks, along with good gaming performance in a small form factor. An excellent choice...

I was able to unbox this gaming laptop about a week ago and have been very satisfied with what I have been experiencing so far. In the past I have had much larger (screen) gaming laptops but this one, being a tad smaller, has been just as good as the larger ones for a variety of reasons such as: Mobility, Graphics, Design and Cosmetics. Mobility is huge for me. I understand there is a balance between what can fit into a laptop and its ability to produce a quality experience. With that said, this laptop is more on the compact side. It weighs in at just over 3.5 lbs and has a 14 inch screen which equates to a width of 12.3 inches. The 14 inch screen does not come across as small either, which really surprised me. Being able to simply grab and go a compact laptop such as this has been awesome so far. Graphics on this laptop are very impressive too. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 paired with the OLED output allows me to get the big-rig gaming experience all while being able to use my very compact and easy to move laptop. Graphics is a game changer for me and this laptop does not disappoint. Pairing this specs with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of onboard SSD storage really does give me the best gaming experience possible. I can play all my fav on max settings. The design and overall cosmetics of this laptop are impressive too. As mentioned above, this is build to deliver a very mobile gaming experience. The ports are place in very strategic locations (one on back giving easy access to plug into monitor etc.) which allows me to use an external monitor if desired and still use the native keyboard. The backlit keyboard is a nice touch too. The keys are a combination of colors which really make the keyboard pop with color. Very attention grabbing visually too. The keyboard is sort of spongey too which does not give the clicky sounds, but does give me a very relaxed and comfortable feeling on my fingertips. All in all, this gaming laptop has been a very pleasant experience, ever since the unboxing. It is design to be used on the go and the graphics, specs and design are very appetizing to those looking to maximize their gaming experience.

Wow indeed! - So far loving this new HP Omen gaming laptop. Very responsive and super fast laptop. The specs are excellent with Intel Ultra 7 255H processor, 16GB of ram, NVIDIA GeForece RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB of memory, and 1 TB HDD. The 3K OLED display is awesome and graphics are super fluid, vibrant, and no lag whatsoever on any of the games I threw at it locally or in online via GeForce Now. The speakers have a nice full sound and even though they are under the laptop they sound full and you hear the stereo sound move left to right both in game play and with movies. The picture quality excellent for movies as well. The keyboard has a bunch of customizable lighting config with Omen Lighting Studio within the Omen Gaming Hub which also lets you easily see performance, visual overlays, customizable widgets and game profiles for different settings for different games, optimized boost modes, power and thermals, and much more. The setup was fairly straightforward. Took about an hour with updates, etc. Not too much bloatware – comes with 30 day McAfee and XBOX Premium game pass. Only about a quarter of the 1TB HDD was in use out of the gate. Bringing in files from old pc and MS Office was easy with logging into Microsoft and One Drive. Boots lighting quick and if you enable windows hello, it can auto log you into windows via the integrated camera. WiFi works great – in speed tests I regularly am pulling 425+ Mbps (our internet plan is 500 Mpbs, so getting most of that even a room or 2 away from the router.) Even though it’s packed full of the latest and greatest hardware – it is still very lightweight and very portable and ready for travel in this 14” screen form factor. Make no mistake – this is a high-end gaming laptop and a bit on the expensive side, but if you’re looking for a state of the art gaming laptop ready for any game - it does not disappoint!

After some time using this HP Omen Transcend 14” laptop I have mostly good things to mention about it. To start out, packaging was as expected for HP products, very well protected. Out of the box I noticed how lightweight it was. That was huge for me since my plan was to use this laptop for both gaming and normal everyday use while traveling for work. Startup was normal I feel like after all the setup clicks and updates I was ready to use it in an hour and 10 mins. So not hateful at all. It came with about 70% battery life so of course I had it on charge while it was performing all of the startup things. Now time for the customizing. I love the lighting on the keyboard. I have an Omen Desktop as well so I was already aware of how to change the profiles for the keyboard. I was able to use Omen Light Studio to make different patterns which is truly one the my favorite features. It comes preloaded with Windows 11 Home edition which eventually I plan to upgrade to Windows Pro. I signed right into my outlook account and had all of that set up to basically match my desktop options. On to the gaming, because that’s why one typically buys the Omen brand. It’s amazing in my opinion. Now don’t get me wrong, yes, I’m positive there are other “better” gaming laptops out there right now, but this Transcend 14” laptop is perfect for my gaming needs. The GeForce RTX 5060 allow this thing to run smooth with no hiccups for me so far. The 3K Oled screen is absolutely gorgeous. I have played Forza with ease and the graphics were crisp and clean while racing. Visually, Hogwarts Legacy was so nice and the graphics were very easy on the eyes. As a shooting game, Counter Strike 2 worked as expected with zero flaws or delays while playing with stunning graphics as well. I will say, plan to play with this on a desk or flat surface if gaming because it definitely gets warm. The fans work very well to keep it cool but it’s not one you’d want to keep in your lap too long in my opinion. Overall, while the price point was a bit steep in the beginning, I feel like Best Buy’s sale price is an attractive price point for what this little laptop offers. It has multiple ports including USB-A and USB-C. It offers 1 HDMI port and a Thunderbolt 4 display connector port as well as an Ethernet port. This is a great laptop. And for gaming and everyday use, it’s a total package for me! Well worth it.