HP OMEN - 15.6" Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti - 512GB SSD - Mica Silver

I’m switching back from Mac after 10+ years. I just don’t think there is good value in quality, options or upgradeability in macbooks anymore, and don’t like the fact that they’re going ARM. I was looking for a device that is fast and upgradeable. I also wanted ports. HDMI, USB, etc. The ryzen 4k mobile series cpus are no joke. The design of this device is very modern. GPU is fast enough for the occasional game at 1080p. You can upgrade the RAM, replace the storage or add a second SSD. No need to carry any dongles. I was a little bit hesitant about how noisy it could be, but during light work it goes pretty quiet. Physically, the bottom half seems pretty sturdy. The lid is a little bit flimsy for my taste, maybe I could take off half star. The intel equivalent of a laptop this powerful would set you back an extra $200 or more. A MacBook would be at least double the price. In summary, this is a great workstation/gaming laptop for the price. If you don’t need powerful 3d graphics, maybe the X360, Dell Inspiron or Lenovo ideapad with 4500U/4700U CPU would be a better fit. I would stay away from Intel until they release Tiger-Lake cpu series...

This is a fantastic gaming laptop. Other reviews cover heat dissipation, form factor / feel etc. Here are some of my thoughts. The Good: 1. Fastest CPU in a laptop at this price point! 2. Comes with a great SSD: WD SN730 NVMe. Almost Samsung 970 Plus performance. 3. Intel WiFi-6 AX200 WiFi. 4. 2 sticks of RAM for improved performance over 1 stick like Dell uses. Recommend replacing both sticks with 2 8GB modules. 5. 144Hz LCD is nice. The Almost Negative Part: I learned that for some reason, Ryzen only has PCIe X8 for graphics. Some say this is not an issue, but this laptop with the nVidia 1660ti definitely scores lower than other Intel-based laptops with the same GPU. The GPU is fine for most games even at high settings. However, Red Dead Redemption 2 will bring it to its knees when you try to run Ultra settings even though it is at 1080p.

This computer is one of the fastest piece of technology I've ever used in my life. I was leery of buying an HP product but Omen is like the Acura to HP's Honda. This comp has the most premium parts built into it. For anyone who reads this, it plays valorant at 144fps on highest settings, and most games on ultra at a reliable 100fps i.e. Sea of Thieves, No Man's Sky, Overwatch even on the highest. If you can see on the pictures this comp has 3 USB A and 1 USB C, I know I couldn't see this. If you have any questions of this particular PC I'm open to questions on reddit, my username is u/SaintAustin

Great laptop! It's pretty fast (coming from a really old computer). It looks and feels really nice. The screen is really nice and bright (enough). The keyboard is on the nicer side (not the best but really good). In terms of upgradability, there's an empty m.2 slot for expanding storage capacity. There are 2 ram slots (both are populated), so you can upgrade to 16 or 32 gb kits later. One issue that I see right off the bat is that the plastic casing on the back of the screen is really weak. Not an issue as long as you don't put heavy things on top of the lap top with the screen closed. The fans are pretty loud under load but it does keep the laptop on the cooler side compared to other laptops with the same cpu and gpu. (Just use headphones). Overall, I am happy with the purchase.

Great machine response. Excellent price. $999.99 compared with $1,799.99. Yes is not a joke. Best Buy matching price apllied for all states except PR. since the pandemia. What a shame. Special care in the screen area. Don't put nothing above it or your have problems. I recommend to extend the warranty for peace of mind and protect the investment. Unfortunately in Puerto Rico HP care packs is not available, so the only option is Best Buy geeks scuad. But its by far more expensive compared with HP more than 50%. For better performance upgrade a RAM between 16 to 32 GB is a most. The good news is possible to upgrade and also the SSD. I will later add more experience as soon put more load and games to play.

I went looking for a new laptop because mine died, and I needed something that could handle streaming class sessions and graphic design work. This laptop was recommended as it has more of what I needed than most other laptops that were at the store. It's absolutely perfect for what I am doing. Attending classes online and creating graphics for work, the only issue that I have is there isn't enough memory for all of it but that's something I'll probably expand later on. And what made this an even better deal is this model was the same price as the basic version, so this was a definite win in my book.

Only downfall is it heats up quick so look into a good cooling pad. Upgraded the ram to 16g and works terrific! Graphics look great too when streaming!

It is a bit early to review this laptop but everything seems pretty good being it has only been a month. Best Buy did a good job setting it up and transferring files and installing 360 off my old laptop. One thing I don't like about it is the keys are very hard to read as the letters are square for example the "O" is like rectangle and hard to see. The optics on this computer are supposed to be really good but for me since I do not do any gaming or anything special they mean not much to me.