HP OMEN - 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 - 1TB Hard Drive - HP sandblasted hairline brushing and carbon fiber

Pro: Although the HP Omen is manufactured for and advertised as a Gaming rig it is not what I bought it for however this machine is ready for anything you want. I was looking for a laptop to do homework which would involve video editing and the specs on the HP Omen where what i was looking for. -7th Gen i7 -powerful graphics card (NVIDIA GFORCE GTX) -4K DISPLAY -10 key pad are a must for me Cons (if you can really call them cons): this machine was built for gamine the design is wild and sticks out in class the keyboard has cool red led lights which is nice for when your utilizing it night because red light is less harsh and allows your rest except for the "wasd keys", that are red colored keys illuminated in white, which in anyone who is into PC gaming knows those are for movement. Prior to this machine i use a Laptop that had a nice 1080p 17.5'' display with a big 5.5'' track pad full length keyboard. sounds nice but it was big heavy and cumbersome in the mobility department. the Omens does have 10 key pad which i like but because of its smaller frame the "0" key is not the long key on the bottom that takes a little getting used to if you utilize the 10 key pad to crunch numbers as frequently as i do you may find this a frustrating at first. A Actual Con: only 8 GB of RAM going to need to upgrade it in order to process my large video projects faster also I do play WOW every now and then so not that 8 GB won't work I just know it can be a little better.

Overall I'm very happy with the laptop. It looks cool (unless you don't like the look of gaming laptops). My wife thinks it look hideous. I was worried that the 7200 RPM HDD would be WAY to slow, but it not too bad. It's no SSD, but it's not bad. It boots up really quickly for a HDD. Although I haven't timed it, it exceeded my expectations. Of course it takes a few extra seconds to load any applications, but that's to be expected. I will probably upgrade this sometime in the future, but it's not as pressing as I thought it would be. The only game I've played on it so far is Metal Gear Solid V and it's performed perfectly on the highest graphics settings. The keyboard is really nice, too. I like that you can select to back light the entire keyboard, just the WASD keys, or noting at all. I actually like it more than my XPS 15 keybard. It's also been very comfortable while playing games. The speakers sound pretty good, especially for a laptop. I acutally don't mind listening to music with them. I typically can't stand laptop speakers, but these are a different story. My only real complaint is with the screen. It's a 60Hz FHD Display, but it's pretty poor. The back lighting is pretty inconsistent and on a full black screen you can see some pretty terrible screen bleed. I've heard they offer a FHD 120 Hz display that is much better, but this one doesn't have it. I got this one on sale for $699 during the holidays. I think that's a great value. I'd be hard pressed to purchase it for the full price. If the monitor were better it might be worth it.

I bought this because it met my laptop needs, not necessarily for gaming. The only drawback is the 8 GB of RAM which can be easily upgraded. The unneeded bloatware and Windows 10 features can be uninstalled or disabled freeing up much needed RAM and some hard drive space. I’ve had it for almost a month now with zero problems, malfunctions or issues of any kind. The battery life is decent if you optimize it for that purpose but games will eat through the battery life rather quickly. I mostly play older games that are a few years old and have had zero issues with the GTX 1050. If you’re planning on playing the newest games on high settings then you may want to save up for the model with the GTX 1080 and over cloaked i7. As for work needs it multitasks well with the 8 GB. Upgrading to 16 GB really turned this laptop into the tool it is capable of. I can have multiple browser tabs up, spreadsheets, database, network tools and streaming music without a single hiccup.

I really want to love this laptop as it has everything I want. Good performance, backlit keyboard, real mousepad buttons, dedicated/offset arrow keys. But alas so far it's not been good. Picked up my first one in early December and noticed it just turns itself off randomly. Gave it a few weeks and tried numerous things like updating the BIOS to no avail. The screen exhibited terrible bleed at the bottom also. So I took it back and exchanged it for another one. The 2nd one started off better - screen has no bleed at all and it already had the latest BIOS on it. But after 2 days of using this new one, I just experienced another utterly random power down. It usually happens when moving the laptop every so slightly but 1 time was when it literally was sitting there untouched. Going to give this maybe another week and if it continues to just turn off unexpectedly I guess it'll have to go back.

Normally I buy Dell products, After doing some detailed research on this Laptop I took a leap of faith and bought it. I can say I am extremely surprised as well as pleased. it handles Gaming better than my Server tower which was hand built. I made the switch to Nividia from raedon with this PC and am also surprised with them. Only draw back is that on high end gaming it does get warm, doesn't overheat just warm, other than that I wish I'd chosen the one with more RAM. However I've had this PC for a few months now and I work it harder than most people I am a writer and a gamer so It is always in use. I play several high graphic games and it has yet to not perform at high or ultra settings. Overall a great PC great buy and glad I bought it.

I bought this laptop when it was marked down for the 20 Days of Doorbusters deals. I wanted to get a decent laptop to get into PC gaming. I have been extremely pleased with this laptop. Being a laptop geared toward gaming, the battery life isn't that great but I don't take it anywhere really so my charger stays put where I game. Another downside of gaming laptops is that they can get hot since everything is all packed up closely. I also purchased a cooling pad but I would do that with any gaming laptop not just this one. I run Overwatch on ultra settings (some less important settings are down on high) and never once have I had an issue. I even run Destiny 2 on higher settings. D2 can make the computer work if you play for a very long time so settings might come down a bit. Overall this laptop is great for a beginner like myself hardware wise. It's visually appealing as well. I enjoy the keyboard backlighting and the speakers are pretty dang decent. Definitely pick one up if you're looking a good starter at a good price.

In my hunt to replace my dying laptop I first bought a VIVO that was a mistake. I returned it and grabbed this bad boy. While not exactly what I wanted it's bested my expectations. Once I solved a few recurring errors and turned off automatic shutdown when an error occurs this thing has been running like a champ. I wish it weren't plastic but it still seems solid. I'd be careful of what bag you put it in and not be to rough with jostling it but it should hold up to standard abuse. The one complaint I do have is the back lighting I'm not a fan of the red and so far I haven't found a way to adjust it. It seems like it's all or nothing. Even after downloading the control panel from HP. Overall this is a powerhouse with a super entry level price. You can't beat this in terms of value. Are there much better machines? Yes. But at this price point you can't do much better. Anything cheaper is going to drive you insane.

Personally, I'm running high settings when plugged in on all games I play, overwatch, pubg, rocket league etc High to medium setting wile unplugged with some frame rate drop but you can get used to it real fast I purchased it on open box for 845$ out the door and love using it as much as my desktop setup The only problem I have is that it is imperative that you purchase a mouse when buying, when attempting to use the track pad (because I forgot to buy a mouse) the trackpad software has "realsense" witch for some stupid reason when pressing Any key ,Wile using the trackpad, will lock the trackpad movement rendering any gaming useless and can't be turned off But after mouse purchase it is a fantastic on the go rig, I'm an out of town construction worker who loves pc gaming and wanted to take it on the road. Built well but can get a warm sometimes but is nothing to worry about