HP OMEN - 16.1" Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 512GB SSD

This is my first foray into a gaming laptop and doubly so with Intel and Nvidia. I've always been an AMD guy but the value proposition with this laptop coupled with DLSS and ray tracing made it an enticing purchase for me. I bought this so I could continue to game on the go without having to bring my Xbox with me, potentially a monitor, and all the extra cables and frustration of hotel TV's and their lack of input switching. With Xbox's play anywhere initiative gaming is so accessible allowing cross save/progression on PC and Xbox. Initially I thought I made a less than ideal purchase due to the factory settings being set for battery life vs gaming performance. After some tweaking, updates, a handful of restarts, and some Google searches to figure out how to maximize performance HOLY MOLY, this thing is a beast. The built in cooling system is fantastic. Keeps the temps in the 60°c range after hours of play at max settings. The monitor is just ok. The 144hz is great but I'm used to 4k OLED on my desktop and Xbox so it seems a little flat. I'm also used to vrr so the minor screen tearing I noticed was definitely more noticeable than I'm used to. The included power brick is manageable. It's not too big but also doesn't provide enough power for those longer/heavier gaming sessions. I noticed after playing for a couple hours that the battery on the laptop was less than 100% despite being plugged in. The first time it was down to 90% and the second time it was down to 93% The laptop draws power from both the brick and batteries to power everything during intense gaming sessions. Not an issue for me since I've set this thing up to be a gaming powerhouse. All in all I'd highly recommend this laptop. PC gaming is a tinkerer's hobby and expect nothing less if you'd like to get max performance out of this guy. I haven't really tested battery life in general because that's not why I bought it. I intend to stay plugged in while I use it. I actually canceled my steam deck pre-order because after weighing all the pros and cons, this made more sense.

I bought this laptop on 12/07/2021 and since then it has been nothing but crash it crashes when i', playing a game, watching a video or just surfing the net? I'm lost at what to do should i return it seek help from best buy. The error that keeps happening is machine check exception cache hierarchy error whea-logger 18 Windows 11 is update to date and i used a 3rd party driver updater to update all the drivers. I'm lost at what to do i just don't understand how a brand new laptop from the factory can have such a critical error. I don't wanna score it low since its a great laptop but what should i do.

Great laptop. Good for remoting into work, Teams calls, and I love the performance when I’m gaming on it. Destiny 2 is my go to game. It loads fast and the graphics and gameplay is sweet!

Bought this laptop months ago its still going strong just upgraded to a gaming desktop with slighty better specs also bought from best buy!

Love this computer! It’s fast and easy to use! Very clear display. Great purchase!

I got this thinking it was an amazing deal when on sale for the specs. It was but thats where it ended. The trackpad froze endlessly which is a massive hardware problem according to the reddit page on these. The omen software is pretty poor and not very good controls the only one worse ive seen is the acer nitrosense. Dont even think about trying to use this as an actual laptop because it only lasts 2 hours max on the lowest settings possible just browsing internet with nothing else going on its actually insane! My screen had terrible backlight bleed (see photo) and it blue screened on me several times before i finally gave up trying to fix issues and just returned it. Look into the poor reviews and known issues for the model before you also make a mistake.

Cracking sounds! Just toke it out of the box and i hear like a piece of plastic is broken and hitting the fan!

This was my favorite computer for a solid year, until I upgraded my Desktop PC. This is a solid product that has given me a lot of playtime. It runs a little hot but manages heat well. It is a beast for a laptop with a 3060 gpu. And, it had room to add an extra M.2 NVME SSD! I love that you're able to upgrade the storage, it was needed after using up all the space. Overall, this is a great laptop that is still worth the price.