If HP lowers the cost of the upgrades and improves the keyboard, this would be a very compelling gaming laptop. Also, does anyone know if you can just yoink a 230W charger from a different laptop and use it with this? It looks like a standard barrel plug, but I don't have any other chargers on me at the moment. That could be a solution for anyone looking for more than 10 hours of full system load at a time.
It uses the same charger as the 9th gen, that maxed out at 200w and was sufficient to power my i9 9880h/ 2080MQ fine. Did you plug it into a killowatt meter and see what the power pull was from the socket? How many watts did you say the CPU pulls in performance mode when gaming ? The Omen x2s pulled upto 75w when gaming and that was probably one of the highest I have seen, so 75w + 80w for the 1660Ti plus the panel etc could get close to the 200w , and If I recall I saw draining on that too. I think much has to do with what PL1 they set and that seems to change when they update the command center and do BIOS updates. Was there a BIOS update for this? Also - did you try going into the BIOS and disabling the battery optimization option?
I have a 2018 version of this, worked just fine, until I bought a second DDR4 16GB RAM and now I’m getting near desktop performances on a laptop under 1200. It’s not half bad, really!
*For me its design is good both externally and internally. It does make you pay attention to certain details but it is not aggressive at all. I wish our future is going to look something similar to this!*
Mine is a Ryzen 7 4800H, GTX 1660Ti version and I've owned this laptop for about two weeks now (swapped it for a Razer 15) and wow, what a difference. Granted I do miss the all metal chassis of the Razer, but damn I gained quite a bit instead. The thermals, as you rightly point out, are extremely good; my keyboard deck barely gets warm even after hours of gaming whereas on my Razer you could probably cook a marshmallow on it. The keyboard is where I would disagree with you ever so slightly, as I find it quite delightful to type on and I use all my fingers. I understand this area is subjective but for me at least, I actually like what HP has done with the keyboard. And I've been getting a solid 3-4 hours on a single charge doing light productivity work, which dwarfs the 1 hour I was getting on the Razer. My discharge rate is much lower than the Razer, so good on HP (never thought I'd say that!). Good review man, keep it up! I also realize this video has been up for more than a month but I'm a little behind :)
I have 2 of these for my son and wife, they are pretty damn decent laptops for the price in my opinion. I would def get another as well if I need another laptop, no complaints.
I bought the 17" version back in May and I have been very happy with it. I agree with the comments about value, but HP had a promotion for the summer that dropped the price by $490 when combined with some other discounts. I also thought their upgrades were too high, so I ordered kind of a bare bones system with a 500gb M.2 stick, but then I added an additional 1tb card and a 2tb ssd/hd (total of $185 for both vs ~$700 from HP). I'm super happy. I use mine mostly for editing 4k video.
I just bought this laptop about a week ago and I couldn’t be happier, portability although not the greatest is manageable, especially if you carry around a north face backpack !
awesome review! the thermals are so good, really has me considering this laptop seriously. Was going to go with the 2020 Helios 300 before seeing this, which do you prefer?
I have used Lenovo since the Y510P and now Y740, so I'm more inclined to suggest Lenovo. But the Legion line isn't great for portability, their power brick is huge!
Attractive design! Legion 5 is still top on my list, as it has a number pad, and replaceable WiFi card. (The card in my current HP laptop died. So, I don't want to deal with that again.) See you in 50 years!
The legion 7i 10th gen 2060 144hz 100%srgb with windows helo is currently on sale for only $1369.99 on acer’s website next day shipping. Just ordered mine haha
@@Walkdthock 7i does look tasty as well! I really did want the AMD model, though. I work more than I game. I'm just waiting for Lenovo to stop being stingy with the graphics options. Haha.
@@ScubaDivingJr True. I live in a warm climate. And, that's been a dealbreaker for me. My old HP laptop frequently hits 100°C and shuts down if I spend too much time in Blender 2.83. 😭
Exterior wise I love this laptop! Because if think about other laptops like the Acer nitro 5, they scream gaming. When you do other things like using ms word or something, it doesn't look like it's meant for those casual works. But, with the hp omen no one would even think that it's a gaming laptop and I love it!
I love the keyboard placement as it preserved a rational PgUp PgDn buttons. More laptops should do this. And yeah, I don't understand why laptop manufacturers insist on making wrong key travel. Strictly better to make 2mm key travel. No reason not to make it good. All it needs is a touch screen and I'd consider it.
Great review thanks. Small correction - the screen wobble is due to lack of rigidity, NOT lack of hinge friction - watch your video again the hinges don't move.
@Infinity Labs Hey man, can you please confirm this? In 6:08 it's a bit confusing, but here's what I thought you meant: In the first 2 rows, you captured CPU and GPU wattages & thermals while only running DOOM Eternal, while in the 3rd row you only ran Prime95 and that's why the CPU got 90W. Now in the last 2 rows, I think you ran Prime95 and Furmark simultaneously, and as the cooling solution can't withstand both the CPU and GPU at their full potential, the CPU got 55W and the GPU got up to 80W. Am I right?
@@johnnylasso2257 Did it came with GSync? Also, the problem with the draining battery has occurred with you? And how many hours did it last in light use?
I recently discovered you're reviews. They are quite informative and I think you do a great job. I'm in the market for a new laptop and your channel is very helpful. Thank you for the reviews!
This laptop seems like a nice combo for data scientist/analyst by day and gamer at evenings. I still want to see the 1440p panels as an option though on these 15 inch laptops for that extra screen real estate.
Hey infinity! Great review. I was wondering if you're able to test the SD card reader speeds? Very few reviewers test this, so I think it would help your channel stand out a bit
Great detail review ! And yes you definitely help me with my decision towards purchasing this laptop, I can now scratch it of my potential list of laptops that I want thanks
$1670 for i7 10750H, 16GB RAM, RTX2060, 60Hz screen is too expensive honestly. I have a Lenovo Y740 with i7 8750H, 16GB RAM, RTX 2070, and 144Hz screen and I remember its price is lower (in the US). For gaming, I don't think the i7 10750H will improve that significantly to justify this price. Also, the Legion 7i with similar specs is under $1400.
@@mr.flimflam3713 nice one. I can't understand how this Omen cost over $1500 for this specs, many laptop with RTX2060 or higher can be found between $1000-1500
Hey! Great video! Two things: Could you check if the 2060 is the 115W variant? Also, Bestbuy has the 2060 version with a 300Hz screen for $1450, maybe check that one out? Thanks!
Does anyone know what the max amount of RAM is that these HP envy machines can take? I am trying to find out for the UK variant HP OMEN 15-ek0502na before buying. Thank you.
Will the battery effect while using the laptop just for a content creator laptop,I'm highly interested in buying one of these for my new editing computer for my own TH-cam channel.
I have lenovo legio Y540 smooth and amazing laptop on price point i got it from wallmart for 924 including taxes without tax it was like 860$ with i5 9th gen 16 gigs of ram and 1660ti 6gb Smoth laptop so far i played AAA titles like DOOM CODWW2 Infinite wwarfare keyboard is amazing but if the add backlit of another color like red or greeen it make is more faming laptop charger is quite heavy otherwise iam satisfied with this purchase build quality is amazing i have choice of MSI , Asus and also ome i didnt go with omen because i already used a hp laptop which have lots of issues like battery draining and build quality display issues and msi is cheap one but not giving quality specs on this price asus is of same price of lenovo but not a decent laptop having good looks also specs are below than my lenovo legion
@@abubakar205 hey bro, is Lenovo legion good at graphic designing and vid editing? I wanna use PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR BLENDER,PREMIER PRO , AFTER AFFECTS
I've got the last Gen laptop with the metal chassis, 9750h, 2070 and 240hz panel, and I've got to say that I got it for about £1440 and at that price it was about £600 cheaper than any equivalent from other brands my favourite choice being the blade 15 which was about £1000 more great value IMO
If you want a clean deisgn I would go for 2020 instead. Trackpad was worse than this. Screen and kb almost same. I went to croma and saw all gaming laptops from dell, hp, acer and lenevo. Only reason I didn't bought omen bcz of over the top 2019 model design. Can't take to meetings etc. Looks like you going to war or something.
Pratyush Sharma 2019’s design is excessive. Why didn’t they make the design like this 2020’s version since the beginning, provided that they could grab more consumers who need a laptop for both gaming and working...
I do not agree. Gaming laptops by definition are meant for gaming. Numpad should be removed as well as any other clutter. One of the main reasons I picked the Omen 15 was that it had moved the arrow keys, so it was comfortable finding them and removed the numpad. As a programmer/animator/3d artist, who also uses the laptop for gaming, this is the right setup for me.
@@AidenIlkhani Gaming laptops are obviously made for gaming but the hardware it uses can easily be put to good use in other fields as well...workstations do have their place but getting them configured for rendering, 3d, animation is hectic
To this day I feel that this remains a controversial discussion.. Whether to have a numpad or not.. Personally, I'd go with tenkeyless because having a numpad shifts the WASD keys so far towards the left that I find myself positioning my left had in an awkward and uncomfortable position wherein my wrist or lower palm rests on the edge of the laptop instead of the wrist rest beside the trackpad.. A gaming laptop should be designed first and foremost for gaming, it can be designed to do more but never at the expense of its primary function..
Bro can you make a series in which you tell us about best laptops and there specs and benchmarks etc each month for all the following companies : Acer Aorus Asus Dell HP Razer
Would you recommend this laptop for adobe creative cloud? I'm mainly concerned about colours and comfort (heat and measurements). I'v heard the Pavillon 17 has a good display but it's quite large and heavy...
@@ShebaLover333 Well my girlfriend is happy with the pavillon 17. Display is great... but the size and weight is something to keep in mind if you need to take it with you on a regular basis.
Yes, people, it'll play games at a fast speed. You won't be waiting long like some peasants with i3's and i5's. You can even open up pornhub really quick and close it, if that's what your worried about.
I wouldn't recommend it for video Editing as it's too costly for video editing. You should go for Lenovo Legion Y540 as it's comparatively cheaper and can simply be used for heavy editing.
Which to choose omen 15 4800h+rtx 2060 vs omen 15 10750h +rtx 2060 vs acer predator helios 300 10750h+rtx 2060, price is almost similar for all 3 in my country also not much different from each other nothing bad in all 3. Primary use is gaming but i wont play games like forever so mix use later and this is kind of primary laptop then a gaming only laptop for me. Plz reply🙏🙏🙏
I mean, for a gaming laptop that is in the mid tier, it's pretty cheap. Mid tier from other companies like Razer starts around $1500, so this is actually a good deal. And if you catch this puppy on sale, you got yourself a pretty Xmas present.
@@waroogames You could say Razer is the Apple of gaming laptops, but actually they're kinda good. Razer products hold their value pretty well and their peripherals are very good. The laptops are meh, MSI or Asus are better, but they got pretty good and decent products.
I have the AMD Ryzen version of this laptop, and I love it. If I had any gripes with it at all, it would be the thunderbolt port placement, because my mouse sets right next to it, and if I need to charge my phone, or I'm running an external NVMe drive with the thunderbolt cable, it tends to get in the way. Otherwise, this laptop rocks. The keyboard is no problem for me and I use 9 fingers as my left thumb is idle while I type with the proper typing position otherwise. Excellent review.
That new logo look sick...also the design is simplistic... this gonna be the first omen product that i wanna own. I hate the old logo, their gaming design.
What a video man, pure class... Any other alternatives for around the same price or a bit cheaper with pros and cons against this laptop? I love this laptop because of its thermals and look but is there something else put there? I am currently waiting for the amd rtx 2060 version (hopefully 115w as the fans can keep it cool enough)
I got the AMD R5/1660ti variant and the only thing I have to complain about is the near 1 month shipping time. Other than that, I’m excited to be able to use heavy apps without much fear of thermal throttling.
Bought this early in June and it is an AMAZING replacement from my former and brick-like Alienware 17 R3. The battery really does hold up >10 hours of real-world usage, the Ryzen 7 CPU is the best in performance to price ratio, and I was able to upgrade to 32GB RAM and have 2 NVMe drives (512GB stock + 2TB intel 660) without gouging out my wallet ^___^
great video. I don't game, but I'm looking for a trading laptop. Would you suggest ryzen 5 or 7? also does the graphics card really matter, 1650 ti or a 2060 or is it more important to have 16 gigs of RAM or 24 g b rather than a powerful graphics card for trading? looking at the legion 5 but it's only a ryzen 5 Thanks for your help
Great review :) really helped me out! On battery life, do you think you can go over 4 hours if you change to integrated graphics and lower brightness to just watch youtube?
For the price and what it offers, I’d advise you to go for another brand like legion 7i or 9th gen brand new razer blade 15 on sale or an alienware m15 r3. I have tested them all and the gs66 is kinda disappointing. Screen is good but not as bright as aw’s r3 and gs66 has the worse speaker among them. It also gets hot 95c-99c consistently under heavy loads. After undervolting it it drops to 85-88c but it’s not something I’m comfortable with given its price tag. My friend tried this omen for two weeks now and it’s quite good according to him, tho the build quality on the screen will worry you at some point. If you also go to microsoft website there is an i7 9th gen 2060 acer predator triton 500 brand new for $1.3k and I think that’s a steal. 9th gen and 10th gen has little to no noticeable difference in performance so the discounts for 9th gen laptops would be a great steal. Anyhow these are all my honest opinion from my experiences.
Kx Jake Hey thanks for the reply mate! I actually ended up ordering a gs66 2060 spec and currently awaiting its arrival. I went ahead with it because i’ll be using it for college and well my previous laptop was a dell g7 with a 1060. Honestly speakers and screen arent a huge issue for me. The main must haves for me are the good gpu, good cpu, refresh rate of the screen and the weight. For me personally the others seem a bit beefier and although i know there’s better deals out there, the gs66 seemed like the perfect choice and bang for your buck amongst the asus m15, razer blade 15 and the gs66. Screen brightness isnt a huge deal for me because the dell i had before worked just fine for what i needed it to and well this screen is def better than that 😂. But im also into a lotta gaming so the higher refresh rate was a must for me. Regarding the thermals, i know it def gets hot however i found a video by this TH-camr, “Nexus” and he did all the undervolting for literally 5/6 games that i play and i was pretty happy with the thermals he got and how he went in depth. Also i use a cooling pad and im always in an air conditioned environment if im playing games etc. Nexus didnt use a cooling pad and he said his room temp was approx 24C. The reason i found it the best amongst the asus and razer was because the razer had the ram soldered onto the mobo which hindered the upgradability aspect as well as the thermals on that wasnt too good even after the padding from around the fan was removed. Also, the gs66 bios is what allowed for undervolting the 10th gen chip to be possible. Im not aware of any ways to do it on asus or razer. The razer just wasnt the spec i was looking for. I know the 1660ti isnt far off from the 2060 (about a 10% decrease over the 2060) but the razer i priced was the same $1599 as what i payed for the gs66. And the gs66 had the 240hz panel as opposed to the 144 on the razer. It just didnt seem worth it to me. Lenovos are amazing but they’re way too bulky for me. As well as the gs66 seemed much more low profile and sleek imo.
H2O PIays well said man! I totally agree with what you said because it suits your needs. As for me I ordered razer blade 15 because of the form factor and I got the 9th gen 1660ti and this build meets all my needs and this assures me somehow for its thermals. I was able to get a pretty sweet deal for $1099 brand new. Honestly, that’s why I went for it. I just can’t justify razer’s srp. Hope our decisions for our new laptops work for us and we’ll end up satisfied with our purchases. Cheers!
Kx Jake Holy hell! Thats a bomb of a deal mate! Yeah you’d be mad not to take that up haha. Razer’s srp is def insane but i did some reading and it seems like it’s because of the process the chassis go through to get the final look. Its really build quality thats being paid for the way i see it. And yes I sure do hope our decisions work for us! I must thank you for the recommendations though! Hopefully i can advise other laptop buyers i know thats looking for some steals. Cheers! 💪🏼
I do plan on it, but I'm kinda just reviewing laptops as I happen to get them so I don't really know when I'll have one for review. The one thing that stood out to me with the GS66 (and GE66) is the 99 watt hour battery. That should be close to an 8 hour battery. Big if true
So this isn’t the high end one? The one I was looking at was $1700. Is that just better internal specs cause I would like a better key travel. Also is the trackpad different?
If HP lowers the cost of the upgrades and improves the keyboard, this would be a very compelling gaming laptop. Also, does anyone know if you can just yoink a 230W charger from a different laptop and use it with this? It looks like a standard barrel plug, but I don't have any other chargers on me at the moment. That could be a solution for anyone looking for more than 10 hours of full system load at a time.
It uses the same charger as the 9th gen, that maxed out at 200w and was sufficient to power my i9 9880h/ 2080MQ fine. Did you plug it into a killowatt meter and see what the power pull was from the socket? How many watts did you say the CPU pulls in performance mode when gaming ? The Omen x2s pulled upto 75w when gaming and that was probably one of the highest I have seen, so 75w + 80w for the 1660Ti plus the panel etc could get close to the 200w , and If I recall I saw draining on that too. I think much has to do with what PL1 they set and that seems to change when they update the command center and do BIOS updates. Was there a BIOS update for this? Also - did you try going into the BIOS and disabling the battery optimization option?
Hey John get your hands on legion 7i please
HOW DOES RAZER BLADE 15 2080 SUPER MAX Q IS RIVAL TO THIS? WHO WILL WIN?
Good video, I like this HP OMEN laptop, I am between this and the LENOVO LEGION 7i, which one do you think is better
HP Omen 15 or Asus TUF A15 or Helios 300(2020)???
7:50 for games benchmarks
most useless games as well
Lol
But thanks
@@meds333 my toaster can run team fortress 2
My Heart wobbled when he was twisting the screen.
FR THO I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY BEND AND PUSH ON THIS EXPENSIVE MASTER PEICE
LMAO SAME, MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT
Fr i dont use HP but i still just got the chills
Looks flimsy.... true...
Though just got one myself... guess just have to treat it with care.
i got this laptop too and it doesn't seem as flimsy like it was in the video, or maybe im just too scared to push the limits 😂
The colors on the keyboard looks amazing
Yea
Frrr
Ikr
The laptop looks bad ass even though its an HP
for a 10$ you can get RGB
I really appreciate HP change the Omen logo from that ugly sketch like MSI to a more modern cube.
I would have loved a subtle omen text branding as opposed to this obnoxiously loud iridescent blue. Maybe I'm too exacting XD
@@itsmesuryat7570 You can always put on a skin if it bothers you.
@@itsmesuryat7570 This is just my opinion but personally i love the look and color of this logo.
I agree completely
The previous one was disgusting imo
I liked the old design and logo
That 118 WPM flex though...
My 40 wpm ego couldn't take it
@@nukeani2301 48wpm here
That’s not that crazy tbh. I had computer classes as a kid and can type 140 with a good mechanical keyboard
Ryan Ulcickas both are above average.
Ryan Ulcickas the fastest i have ever done is 180wpm , usually i average 140s with mx speeds
I have a 2018 version of this, worked just fine, until I bought a second DDR4 16GB RAM and now I’m getting near desktop performances on a laptop under 1200. It’s not half bad, really!
*For me its design is good both externally and internally. It does make you pay attention to certain details but it is not aggressive at all. I wish our future is going to look something similar to this!*
Damn, thats a pretty deep and in detail review!
Still doing research, Legion 5 vs Omen 15... especially the screen and thermal management, i do photo and video
Same, the 250 nits 45% NTSC is really bothering me
take either one or both. its not a wife.
omen is better with regards to thermals. way better
Choose pc
@@officialghost430 why would he choose a pc if he's looking for laptops?😐😐
epic review infinite man
please, call me john baker.
@@InfinityLabsTech okay infinite man, we'll call you John Baker from now on.
@@InfinityLabsTech okay infinite man
Baker, John Baker
@@SanjayaLimbu1 Google assistant in a nutshell
Mine is a Ryzen 7 4800H, GTX 1660Ti version and I've owned this laptop for about two weeks now (swapped it for a Razer 15) and wow, what a difference. Granted I do miss the all metal chassis of the Razer, but damn I gained quite a bit instead. The thermals, as you rightly point out, are extremely good; my keyboard deck barely gets warm even after hours of gaming whereas on my Razer you could probably cook a marshmallow on it. The keyboard is where I would disagree with you ever so slightly, as I find it quite delightful to type on and I use all my fingers. I understand this area is subjective but for me at least, I actually like what HP has done with the keyboard. And I've been getting a solid 3-4 hours on a single charge doing light productivity work, which dwarfs the 1 hour I was getting on the Razer. My discharge rate is much lower than the Razer, so good on HP (never thought I'd say that!).
Good review man, keep it up! I also realize this video has been up for more than a month but I'm a little behind :)
Omg I don’t think I have seen a more comprehensive laptop review ever. Keep it up
I don't know why you have so few subscribers. That was a fantastically balanced + informative review.
Picked up the omen 17 version of this after having a crazy amount of problems with my Dell g5. Have high hopes for it !
What problems were you having with your G5? The se model?
@@SG-gj1qg maybe he bought the g5. G5SE still new right
I have the dell g3
Would this be great for editing in premiere pro and heavy after effects use?
I have 2 of these for my son and wife, they are pretty damn decent laptops for the price in my opinion. I would def get another as well if I need another laptop, no complaints.
High quality review! Thanks for the good content mate!
Your quality keeps improving !! Good job !!
The fact that tf2 is in this benchmark puts a smile on my face
and that it has 220 fps
Same
I love tf2 but its kind of pointless to put a benchmark for it.
I bought the 17" version back in May and I have been very happy with it. I agree with the comments about value, but HP had a promotion for the summer that dropped the price by $490 when combined with some other discounts. I also thought their upgrades were too high, so I ordered kind of a bare bones system with a 500gb M.2 stick, but then I added an additional 1tb card and a 2tb ssd/hd (total of $185 for both vs ~$700 from HP). I'm super happy. I use mine mostly for editing 4k video.
Damn that's one beautiful laptop.
agreed
i got one a few days ago, i'm happy with it.
I've been waiting for youtubers to post reviews as i enjoy them a lot.
What's the weight of the laptop?
@@randomyoutuber8645 around 5 pounds or 2.4kg , not bad
R3dsnow 75 it’s 4.6 pounds
@@HunterGreenMusic yeah, you're right
10:16 "And I will see you in, 15 years, in my next video!" Wow, nice.
*50 years.... ;)
I just bought this laptop about a week ago and I couldn’t be happier, portability although not the greatest is manageable, especially if you carry around a north face backpack !
i bought mine a few days ago and im having a hard time with lagging when playing games. i have the right settings for gaming but i still have lag smh.
Hope you will get legion 5/5i and do a thermal comparison. I heard that laptop is really really good at thermal too
i actually wonder if i'll regret getting the hp omen 15 instead of the new 5i, i could have waited.
@@r3dsnow757 well definitely don't regret not buying the 5i, it uses intel chips. As for the 5, both the HP and Lenovo are great
awesome review! the thermals are so good, really has me considering this laptop seriously. Was going to go with the 2020 Helios 300 before seeing this, which do you prefer?
I'd go for the new Legion 7i if you're concerned about thermals. But the Helios 300 is also a good choice.
I personally like the Helios.
I have used Lenovo since the Y510P and now Y740, so I'm more inclined to suggest Lenovo. But the Legion line isn't great for portability, their power brick is huge!
the price for the helios is much better than this one. For the same specs this laptop is 400$ more
Go for the Helios. Better build quality for a better price.
Attractive design! Legion 5 is still top on my list, as it has a number pad, and replaceable WiFi card. (The card in my current HP laptop died. So, I don't want to deal with that again.) See you in 50 years!
The legion 7i 10th gen 2060 144hz 100%srgb with windows helo is currently on sale for only $1369.99 on acer’s website next day shipping. Just ordered mine haha
The Lenovo has better thermals too.
Mine is the idepad l340
I'm too poor for the legion HAHAHAHA
@@Walkdthock 7i does look tasty as well! I really did want the AMD model, though. I work more than I game. I'm just waiting for Lenovo to stop being stingy with the graphics options. Haha.
@@ScubaDivingJr True. I live in a warm climate. And, that's been a dealbreaker for me. My old HP laptop frequently hits 100°C and shuts down if I spend too much time in Blender 2.83. 😭
This thing is a beast and blazing fast for gaming. Highly recommend espacailly for Cyberpunk.
can this laptop run after effects?
@@coolindeed6382 yeah as long as you have the space and ram you should be fine
Is it good with cooling or?
Can this run god of war 3 on rpcs? At maybe 30 fps
@@williamhill1984 if you’re gonna do gaming just go with a pc
see you in 50 years thanks for the review! 4 hours of battery sounds good! It looks sturdy.
4 hrs of battery is not good
It depends if you have your laptop on you house all day then it's good if you take it out on college or something not so good
Exterior wise I love this laptop! Because if think about other laptops like the Acer nitro 5, they scream gaming. When you do other things like using ms word or something, it doesn't look like it's meant for those casual works. But, with the hp omen no one would even think that it's a gaming laptop and I love it!
I'd love to see the 17inch version of this new OMEN design. It's just ab fab 👌😍
17 is too big
Just get an external monitor
I love the keyboard placement as it preserved a rational PgUp PgDn buttons. More laptops should do this.
And yeah, I don't understand why laptop manufacturers insist on making wrong key travel. Strictly better to make 2mm key travel. No reason not to make it good.
All it needs is a touch screen and I'd consider it.
What's the name of the table you use? Great review by the way!
This is an awesome review. You got a new sub!
Great review thanks. Small correction - the screen wobble is due to lack of rigidity, NOT lack of hinge friction - watch your video again the hinges don't move.
@Infinity Labs Hey man, can you please confirm this?
In 6:08 it's a bit confusing, but here's what I thought you meant: In the first 2 rows, you captured CPU and GPU wattages & thermals while only running DOOM Eternal, while in the 3rd row you only ran Prime95 and that's why the CPU got 90W. Now in the last 2 rows, I think you ran Prime95 and Furmark simultaneously, and as the cooling solution can't withstand both the CPU and GPU at their full potential, the CPU got 55W and the GPU got up to 80W. Am I right?
Great review!
Can you confirm if the rtx 2060 is the 115w an if has G-sync?
G-Sync is only available on the 2070 and up
S M thank you, so hard to find this info!
S M also I think the 300hz panel can do gsync. Will confirm when mine arrives this week.
@@johnnylasso2257 Did it came with GSync? Also, the problem with the draining battery has occurred with you? And how many hours did it last in light use?
Plz do add the link to buying this laptop. Love your content.
Question: Does the model you reviewed here have an intel processor or an AMD Ryzen processor?
Im wondering the same thing
He said Intel
AMD
Geoffrey fdo Oh man, I have a reply saying Intel and one saying AMD.
It's intel , amd one's don't have RGB lights I think
You mentioned that the battery drains under load while gaming on a charger. How long does the laptop last under this?
Approximately 10 hours I believe
I recently discovered you're reviews. They are quite informative and I think you do a great job. I'm in the market for a new laptop and your channel is very helpful. Thank you for the reviews!
Happy you like them!
This laptop seems like a nice combo for data scientist/analyst by day and gamer at evenings. I still want to see the 1440p panels as an option though on these 15 inch laptops for that extra screen real estate.
Hey infinity! Great review. I was wondering if you're able to test the SD card reader speeds? Very few reviewers test this, so I think it would help your channel stand out a bit
Not really sure if my SD card is fast enough to saturate SDXC bandwidth but crystaldiskmark showed 96MB/s read and 29MB/s write.
Great detail review ! And yes you definitely help me with my decision towards purchasing this laptop, I can now scratch it of my potential list of laptops that I want thanks
Victor Griffith why? Its seems like a great laptop for gaming
HP you had me at full sized SD slot, you lost me at i7 instead of R7, i see that the R7 version only has 1650/1660TI
Yeah hoped it had a 2060
An rtx 2060 with r7 is coming soon apparently
@@thom8734 How soon..
As far as non rtx dlss gaming goes the 1660ti is pretty competitive compared to a 2060
@@kopfschuss881 yeah i think its pt
etty good fps wise
Thanks alot for reviewing this. You have my gratitude
$1670 for i7 10750H, 16GB RAM, RTX2060, 60Hz screen is too expensive honestly. I have a Lenovo Y740 with i7 8750H, 16GB RAM, RTX 2070, and 144Hz screen and I remember its price is lower (in the US). For gaming, I don't think the i7 10750H will improve that significantly to justify this price. Also, the Legion 7i with similar specs is under $1400.
I have the same unit and mine cost me 1300$ USD.
@@mr.flimflam3713 nice one. I can't understand how this Omen cost over $1500 for this specs, many laptop with RTX2060 or higher can be found between $1000-1500
You are such an underrated reviewer man. Subscribed
Quick question. I have the same laptop. My monitor frequency drops to 134hz on battery and is back to 300hz on charger. Is that normal?
I'm not certain but it should be normal, and it's good that it lowers to 134hz on battery, it'll last longer since 300hz consumes more power
@@enigmatix6224 Thanks!
This guys an excellent reviewer. Idk about that wobble test but it’s good.
Hey! Great video! Two things: Could you check if the 2060 is the 115W variant? Also, Bestbuy has the 2060 version with a 300Hz screen for $1450, maybe check that one out? Thanks!
Happy you liked it! Not really sure how to check, but the peak power draw I measured was 110.5 watts in HWiNFO64.
Does anyone know what the max amount of RAM is that these HP envy machines can take?
I am trying to find out for the UK variant HP OMEN 15-ek0502na before buying.
Thank you.
wow :O
that keyboard layout is perfect, I love it, is perfect for programming (for me at least), why not all laptops have this layout?!
And the RGB is so perfect for me, the travelling and clicking is also satisfying!
Will the battery effect while using the laptop just for a content creator laptop,I'm highly interested in buying one of these for my new editing computer for my own TH-cam channel.
Pls review lenovo legion 5 ASAP...!
Will try!
I have lenovo legio Y540 smooth and amazing laptop on price point i got it from wallmart for 924 including taxes without tax it was like 860$ with i5 9th gen 16 gigs of ram and 1660ti 6gb Smoth laptop so far i played AAA titles like DOOM CODWW2 Infinite wwarfare keyboard is amazing but if the add backlit of another color like red or greeen it make is more faming laptop charger is quite heavy otherwise iam satisfied with this purchase build quality is amazing i have choice of MSI , Asus and also ome i didnt go with omen because i already used a hp laptop which have lots of issues like battery draining and build quality display issues and msi is cheap one but not giving quality specs on this price asus is of same price of lenovo but not a decent laptop having good looks also specs are below than my lenovo legion
@@abubakar205 hey bro, is Lenovo legion good at graphic designing and vid editing?
I wanna use PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR BLENDER,PREMIER PRO , AFTER AFFECTS
@@aryan3769 Screen of Lenovo Legion 5 is very good with 100% sRGB, if that is what you are asking.
I've got the last Gen laptop with the metal chassis, 9750h, 2070 and 240hz panel, and I've got to say that I got it for about £1440 and at that price it was about £600 cheaper than any equivalent from other brands my favourite choice being the blade 15 which was about £1000 more great value IMO
They're getting out of stock...
What about omen 15 t the last 2019 model and its keyboard and screen henge?
i got one, is the most beautiful laptop,ever. the screen henge is good, and the kb has a 1.3mm travel.
@@ElDesparasitante what version ?
@@slyraze1285 2019 version
If you want a clean deisgn I would go for 2020 instead. Trackpad was worse than this. Screen and kb almost same. I went to croma and saw all gaming laptops from dell, hp, acer and lenevo. Only reason I didn't bought omen bcz of over the top 2019 model design. Can't take to meetings etc. Looks like you going to war or something.
Pratyush Sharma 2019’s design is excessive. Why didn’t they make the design like this 2020’s version since the beginning, provided that they could grab more consumers who need a laptop for both gaming and working...
Is it good the 60hertz and brightness for architecture??
gaming laptops should have the extended keyboard in them...it helps designers, animators
I do not agree. Gaming laptops by definition are meant for gaming. Numpad should be removed as well as any other clutter. One of the main reasons I picked the Omen 15 was that it had moved the arrow keys, so it was comfortable finding them and removed the numpad. As a programmer/animator/3d artist, who also uses the laptop for gaming, this is the right setup for me.
@@AidenIlkhani Gaming laptops are obviously made for gaming but the hardware it uses can easily be put to good use in other fields as well...workstations do have their place but getting them configured for rendering, 3d, animation is hectic
I agree. I feel that for a price like this, numpads should be included.
@@hoopdie usb numpads
To this day I feel that this remains a controversial discussion.. Whether to have a numpad or not.. Personally, I'd go with tenkeyless because having a numpad shifts the WASD keys so far towards the left that I find myself positioning my left had in an awkward and uncomfortable position wherein my wrist or lower palm rests on the edge of the laptop instead of the wrist rest beside the trackpad.. A gaming laptop should be designed first and foremost for gaming, it can be designed to do more but never at the expense of its primary function..
Bro can you make a series in which you tell us about best laptops and there specs and benchmarks etc each month for all the following companies :
Acer
Aorus
Asus
Dell
HP
Razer
Review the Lenovo Legion 5 please!!!
It's the perfect gaming laptop, I own it and would recommend it to you.
@@aahanraajput3747 yeah i just got mine last month and im loving it!! Thank you
Would this computer be recommended for photography and video editing? Or is it necessary to purchase a monitor for these purposes?
Amazing review! See you in 50 years btw 🤣
Would you recommend this laptop for adobe creative cloud?
I'm mainly concerned about colours and comfort (heat and measurements).
I'v heard the Pavillon 17 has a good display but it's quite large and heavy...
hey did you find an answer or suggestion to this?
@@ShebaLover333 Well my girlfriend is happy with the pavillon 17. Display is great... but the size and weight is something to keep in mind if you need to take it with you on a regular basis.
Yes, people, it'll play games at a fast speed. You won't be waiting long like some peasants with i3's and i5's. You can even open up pornhub really quick and close it, if that's what your worried about.
Hi, would you recommend this laptop for video/ photo editing on a budget?
I wouldn't recommend it for video Editing as it's too costly for video editing. You should go for Lenovo Legion Y540 as it's comparatively cheaper and can simply be used for heavy editing.
and i was just hoping that someone would review the Omen 15 .. this is some witchcraft mind reading
Which to choose omen 15 4800h+rtx 2060 vs omen 15 10750h +rtx 2060 vs acer predator helios 300 10750h+rtx 2060, price is almost similar for all 3 in my country also not much different from each other nothing bad in all 3. Primary use is gaming but i wont play games like forever so mix use later and this is kind of primary laptop then a gaming only laptop for me. Plz reply🙏🙏🙏
"Cheap laptops"? Man, it's costs more then 1000.
I mean, for a gaming laptop that is in the mid tier, it's pretty cheap. Mid tier from other companies like Razer starts around $1500, so this is actually a good deal. And if you catch this puppy on sale, you got yourself a pretty Xmas present.
@@adriancastaneda1693 Razer sucks
@@adriancastaneda1693 I got it for 900
@@waroogames You could say Razer is the Apple of gaming laptops, but actually they're kinda good. Razer products hold their value pretty well and their peripherals are very good. The laptops are meh, MSI or Asus are better, but they got pretty good and decent products.
@@cheesypickle1974 I'm saving money to get an RTX 3000 series laptop. Probably by mid 2021 they are going to be available and I want one.
Does it come with the dandruff or is that yours?
the logo thank god i got the old logo omen 2019
How have u swapped out the rams? I have omen 15t
I have the AMD Ryzen version of this laptop, and I love it. If I had any gripes with it at all, it would be the thunderbolt port placement, because my mouse sets right next to it, and if I need to charge my phone, or I'm running an external NVMe drive with the thunderbolt cable, it tends to get in the way. Otherwise, this laptop rocks. The keyboard is no problem for me and I use 9 fingers as my left thumb is idle while I type with the proper typing position otherwise.
Excellent review.
hey,do you think with proper care this laptop could go for 10 years? or there istn nay laptop that does that?
Bye and do take care..... make sure you have stocked up enough batteries for post nuclear fallout.... 😜😜
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I have the Intel i7 RTX 2060 variant. It lasts about two hours if you're just web browsing.
That new logo look sick...also the design is simplistic... this gonna be the first omen product that i wanna own. I hate the old logo, their gaming design.
What a video man, pure class... Any other alternatives for around the same price or a bit cheaper with pros and cons against this laptop? I love this laptop because of its thermals and look but is there something else put there? I am currently waiting for the amd rtx 2060 version (hopefully 115w as the fans can keep it cool enough)
Nice review , how about battery time?
Can you please include the weight of the laptops? I think it's important for some people.
HP Omen 15 2020 (2.45 kg) (4.5 pounds)
Yeah even i wanna know
2.45kg? I thought it was like 2.3. Damn that's quite a chonk, maybe I should just order the Eluktronics RP15, seems to be a good competitor to this
I got the omen 15 2017 and it's 2.6 kg. 3.4 maybe with power supply 😅
Will u be able to choose the rtx 2060 for the amd version
Just got the omen 15 looking forward to using it
I got the AMD R5/1660ti variant and the only thing I have to complain about is the near 1 month shipping time. Other than that, I’m excited to be able to use heavy apps without much fear of thermal throttling.
Man, that was an excellent review.
Bought this early in June and it is an AMAZING replacement from my former and brick-like Alienware 17 R3.
The battery really does hold up >10 hours of real-world usage, the Ryzen 7 CPU is the best in performance to price ratio, and I was able to upgrade to 32GB RAM and have 2 NVMe drives (512GB stock + 2TB intel 660) without gouging out my wallet ^___^
do you think the ryzen 5 or cheapest sku worth it mate?
Amd version can be upgraded to 32 gb?
Cool laptop ! Do you know if it supports VR games ?
Does it have an RGB keyboard?
Bro csn you please tell me which laptop is better omen 15 or omen 17
i bought this Omen Black 3 weeks ago, with 2070 because is 8gb. I just will update this memory module for 2x32gb ddr4 3200mhz !! I really recommend
great video. I don't game, but I'm looking for a trading laptop. Would you suggest ryzen 5 or 7? also does the graphics card really matter, 1650 ti or a 2060 or is it more important to have 16 gigs of RAM or 24 g b rather than a powerful graphics card for trading? looking at the legion 5 but it's only a ryzen 5 Thanks for your help
So whats the best CPU and GPU combo to get? I know I want to get the best NVDIA graphics card available, but should I chose the Intel or AMD?
Great review :) really helped me out! On battery life, do you think you can go over 4 hours if you change to integrated graphics and lower brightness to just watch youtube?
Vegan Chocolates versions upwards of @1660ti has battery Optimization integrated so 7 hours on TH-cam should be okay
Great review. Where can I get this model?
Which one will u will take in between a15 and this omen ....
Solid review! Would you be reviewing the MSI GS66? (Preferably the 2060 model)
For the price and what it offers, I’d advise you to go for another brand like legion 7i or 9th gen brand new razer blade 15 on sale or an alienware m15 r3. I have tested them all and the gs66 is kinda disappointing. Screen is good but not as bright as aw’s r3 and gs66 has the worse speaker among them. It also gets hot 95c-99c consistently under heavy loads. After undervolting it it drops to 85-88c but it’s not something I’m comfortable with given its price tag.
My friend tried this omen for two weeks now and it’s quite good according to him, tho the build quality on the screen will worry you at some point. If you also go to microsoft website there is an i7 9th gen 2060 acer predator triton 500 brand new for $1.3k and I think that’s a steal. 9th gen and 10th gen has little to no noticeable difference in performance so the discounts for 9th gen laptops would be a great steal. Anyhow these are all my honest opinion from my experiences.
Kx Jake Hey thanks for the reply mate! I actually ended up ordering a gs66 2060 spec and currently awaiting its arrival. I went ahead with it because i’ll be using it for college and well my previous laptop was a dell g7 with a 1060. Honestly speakers and screen arent a huge issue for me. The main must haves for me are the good gpu, good cpu, refresh rate of the screen and the weight. For me personally the others seem a bit beefier and although i know there’s better deals out there, the gs66 seemed like the perfect choice and bang for your buck amongst the asus m15, razer blade 15 and the gs66. Screen brightness isnt a huge deal for me because the dell i had before worked just fine for what i needed it to and well this screen is def better than that 😂. But im also into a lotta gaming so the higher refresh rate was a must for me. Regarding the thermals, i know it def gets hot however i found a video by this TH-camr, “Nexus” and he did all the undervolting for literally 5/6 games that i play and i was pretty happy with the thermals he got and how he went in depth. Also i use a cooling pad and im always in an air conditioned environment if im playing games etc. Nexus didnt use a cooling pad and he said his room temp was approx 24C. The reason i found it the best amongst the asus and razer was because the razer had the ram soldered onto the mobo which hindered the upgradability aspect as well as the thermals on that wasnt too good even after the padding from around the fan was removed. Also, the gs66 bios is what allowed for undervolting the 10th gen chip to be possible. Im not aware of any ways to do it on asus or razer. The razer just wasnt the spec i was looking for. I know the 1660ti isnt far off from the 2060 (about a 10% decrease over the 2060) but the razer i priced was the same $1599 as what i payed for the gs66. And the gs66 had the 240hz panel as opposed to the 144 on the razer. It just didnt seem worth it to me. Lenovos are amazing but they’re way too bulky for me. As well as the gs66 seemed much more low profile and sleek imo.
H2O PIays well said man! I totally agree with what you said because it suits your needs. As for me I ordered razer blade 15 because of the form factor and I got the 9th gen 1660ti and this build meets all my needs and this assures me somehow for its thermals. I was able to get a pretty sweet deal for $1099 brand new. Honestly, that’s why I went for it. I just can’t justify razer’s srp. Hope our decisions for our new laptops work for us and we’ll end up satisfied with our purchases. Cheers!
Kx Jake Holy hell! Thats a bomb of a deal mate! Yeah you’d be mad not to take that up haha. Razer’s srp is def insane but i did some reading and it seems like it’s because of the process the chassis go through to get the final look. Its really build quality thats being paid for the way i see it. And yes I sure do hope our decisions work for us! I must thank you for the recommendations though! Hopefully i can advise other laptop buyers i know thats looking for some steals. Cheers! 💪🏼
I do plan on it, but I'm kinda just reviewing laptops as I happen to get them so I don't really know when I'll have one for review. The one thing that stood out to me with the GS66 (and GE66) is the 99 watt hour battery. That should be close to an 8 hour battery. Big if true
would be great if the serie number was attached............
Is this which model and what is the size. Pls reply..
Which display port connects to the RTX GPU?
So this isn’t the high end one? The one I was looking at was $1700. Is that just better internal specs cause I would like a better key travel. Also is the trackpad different?
What would be maximum RAM supported? Information not available on official HP Website.
Good work john
How is the thermal quality