Thank you for the full review of the Omen . Was considering to get HP . Glad that you mention video editing and AutoCAD . That's the two main purpose I work on my laptop for school and work . Thumbs Up !
This is the most thorough and detailed review I've found and purchased one based off of it. It actually fills a niche having portability and battery life for work, but it can run games on mid settings. It's the only 15.6" screen that I've found at this weight class and specs that still has the ability to go over 4 hours.
I was waiting for MobileTech's review for the HP Omen, but really needed a new laptop that could handle my video editing and some light Crysis 3 gaming.. So I couldn't wait. I must say this is the fastest laptop I've ever owned and I'm just coming of a Dell XPS 15 for work and an Alienware M17r4 for play. Still glad you did the review! I always visit you guys before buying new tech.
Nice, thorough review. Best I've seen on the web. My order is in the pipeline. I'm not a gamer, but a Windows platform developer. My Dell XPS, circa 2010, got slower with each new release of Visual Studio to the point it was dogging. I use a high-end Alienware desktop for home development and the laptop in my office dev environment. I'm hoping this will get my productivity back on course. Great work, Lisa. Thank you.
You're so cool!! You're my go too video reviewer!! I love how you really cover them all!! I love to read the reviews at the Verge, but they barely do any laptop reviews! they should hire you!
Looks like an awesome machine. Great review. Interesting to see that HP is still doing their switchable graphics thing. I've had problems in the past with their AMD based units but its good to see that its all sorted out now
I love you Lisa meet me at midnight! Lisa the way you do reviews truly raises the bar to a new level. Thank you. I wish you and your team a happy Christmas holiday season. Tim.
Hi Lisa. What is the fan like on these laptops? I am thinking of buying it as a multi purpose laptop to use for both gaming and College work. Is the fan loud? Thanks.
I've had mine for about a month and love the shit out of it. It looks amazing for one, and runs like a champ. I've had the fans ramp up for no reason but I don't care about that. BF3 High is a nice 60fps depending on the map. Caspian Border rarely dips below 50fps on high (if ever depending on if the game is hectic).
Great review Lisa! This certainly looks to be an incredible laptop to buy for gaming. I do have one concern as I noticed in your video where the screen seems to be flickering. Was this due to the camera recording only or is this a noticeable issue upon usage in person?
Mine FINALLY came in the mail. So far BF3 looks AMAZING, the trackpad is nice to use even though sometimes presses aren't registered. They keyboard, while not that bright (adequate for me) is very nice to type on). So far I'm loving mine.
Lisa, I know it's a somewhat old laptop, but would you PLEASE do a review of the 15.4" Samsung ATIV Book 9 2014 edition? Unfortunately, Best Buy doesn't carry it (apparently Samsung is discontinuing their ultrabook line, which I'm assuming is why they don't carry this? More on that later) so I haven't been able to see it in person. I have a Series 7 Ultra and absolutely love it, but the 15.4" kind of intrigues me. I'm not the type of person to upgrade a product that is still high end, but I'm almost tempted here. Getting back to Samsung discontinuing their ultrabook line - such a bummer, IMO. Samsung's ultrabooks, IMO, are top notch, and have easily been the best on the market for the past couple years, although the competition is getting stiff. I seriously hope they reconsider this.
I really like your videos/reviews etc. They are always imho. quite PRO and i like your voice! I think i will buy this Omen-laptop tomorrow but one thing is tingling on my mind: where is microphone jack for headsets? Or is this so dull situation that Omen does not have micjack?
Their Max Specs are a little underwhelming for these times but, its still impressive, The design is just so slick, HP only company that can give me specs i dont want but i can still respect it. Good Laptop though, would recommend this laptop to any gamer, Hardcore or otherwise
lovely review as always.. I'm thinking to get a new laptop and I really love the design of the hp omen 15..I'm thinking to buy the lenovo y50 ,dell xps 15, and hp omen 15..I'm still thinking which one to get..any advice?..I want a laptop that can last for me 5 years as least ,,which one has a better reputation?
The XPS 15 is a great laptop, and the Lenovo is the cheapest of the three. It may depend on how much you are willing to pay, and in this case, I think the Dell is a bit overpriced for it's specs. The HP is more expensive than the Lenovo Y50, but most of its specs are better than the Lenovo. Personally, I would go for the HP Omen 15.
Lisa....you owe me a couple of hours added to my life (lol). On one of your reviews, I think it was for the Surface Pro 2, you mentioned Steam games and Civ 5. Since I do not game I didn't have a clue what you where alluding to, well I found out and good grief, Civ 5 is addictive! Since I do not game on computers, I just want to thank you for mentioning Civ 5. I'm a Army vet and I do love the strategy of the game. 😀
Two questions: 1. The control panel, with these strips left and right, they are usally reserved for Win8 functions, aren't they? Will they have a function with Win10 or will they get useless after the update? 2. Can you fully control the backlight colours (...and turn off the speaker lights)? For example, just a whole white coloured keyboard.
Hey Lisa, I was wondering, could you do a "tops" list for the end of the year? Like a top 5 laptops of the year...maybe a top 5 mobiles also. Just a thought.
Disgruntled Walrus XPS 15's battery will be the longest with 91wh, but doesn't perform well in games because of 750M, Alienware 13 will be between the Omen and XPS 15 in term of performance/battery life. The HP Omen out performs these laptops, but falls sightly short in battery life. The Alienware 13, have excellent size and battery life, but falls short on CPU performance (Ultra-Low Voltage CPU). On the other hand, XPS 15 have excellent performing CPU...but falls behind on GPU which is severely outdated using a 750M while we have the 900M series on the market. I hope this helps.
+MobileTechReview right. I got this laptop because it's running Windows (must) it looks amazing! and it can run the games I want to play with no hiccups
Hi Lisa, Just wanted to know that did you encounter any issue in terms of power managent of omen laptop, while you were reviewing it? I own the laptop and I do not get good frame rates on game while I run the laptop on battery (am using HP recommended plan). Also, if during the game, if I un plug the adaptor from power supply, frame rates take a hit. even after I re plug the adaptor again, frame rates are not good enough. Have to always restart the laptop.😕
+who is AEK What are you talking about the lenovo y50 has a 60hz 1080p screen and quiter fans than the omen and not all rear ports so you can actually see what you plug into your laptop
Lisa can you tell me what are the too multinedia laptops right now? Or better yet make a video on it :P I want to splurge for the holidays I am thinking about lenovo y50 and asus n550jk. Any others you recommend?
Alright for those wondering how this piece of heaven works, iv had it for about 4 months by now. Specs: i7 860m 4g 8g Ram 256 Pcle ssd. I play mostly first person shooting games, so don't judge me. Battlefield Bad Company 2: 69-85 FPS (with power adapter plugged in)/(w/o adapter, 30-55 FPS depending on how much you want on the nvidia controls) Far Cry 3: same as bad company 2 Battlefield 4: -65-80 (with power adapter)/(w/o adapter, 50-55 at highest fps) Saints Row IV: 70-87 ( with adapter)/(w/o adapter, 55 highest FPS. The full HD WLED display just gives it an awesome to resolution. Nothing fun about the color change on keyboard though.
So what you're gonna have to do is uninstall HP Omen control under the Control panel. Then search for Recovery Manager, click on "reinstall drivers and/or applications" then look for "HP OMEN Control" under Applications then install it. After installing it, restart the laptop and lights should work. Just let the laptop load for a bit after restarting when your at the desktop. Sadly, programmable keys won't work but lights should
Hi lisa, I want to replace my mid 2012 macbook pro retina 15 with something with windows that has relatively the same dimensions, can do some light gaming properly, is capable of handling most scientific and engineering software (matlab, autocad, mathematica, etc) and doesn't look like and feel like a brick, could this be it? I also like the dell xps 15. How does this compare to that and my current pc? Also I have become quite terrified of windows trackpads given of how horrible most of them feel compared to apple trackpads, is this one on par with apple's? Thank you and I really love your videos :
Really the two thingw that I'm not crazy about is the position of the headphone jack and the 10 keyless keyboard. I've had a few HP laptops in the past and I've never had a problem with anyone them. I prefer Lenovo because the price to performance is just hard to beat.
I just sent one of these back to HP due to screen flickering and a strange image retention effect with an intermittent halo border around the entire display. I see the machine is flickering like crazy in this review and other users are reporting similar problems with screen flickering in various forums. I am going to cancel my exchange and look at something else.
Hello, how would this laptop compare to the Zenbook ux501? Both the laptops have similar, powerful specs and are slim and portable (I don't mind low battery life). I need a laptop that is powerful to run high end games with reasonable settings (I dont play on playing games in 4k with the ux501) but more importantly has a really good screen, with good contrast, beautiful, vibrant and accurate colors like on the Macbook pro, and with high resolution like with ux501 for photo editing and digital painting. The zenbook is good in that it has a high resolution, powerful hardware and sleek looks, but has a yellowish tint to its whites, and is not possible to use before buying in order to examine the screen for myself as it isn't available locally in the UK. I see that the Omen is a nice competitor, with around the same price, good looks, powerful hardware, and HP laptops are more readily available in the UK, but my problem is the capped 1080p display, would much like to have a 4k as I never tried one before. My solution for the yellowish tint on the ux501 is to use an external monitor when preforming photo editing tasks. I would like to know how these two laptops compare in terms of screen type, build quality, and hardware. Thank you in advance.
TheDorapapi321 When the Y50 has the 960m and a similar design language, it's far from "Brokeass slumdog" material. The Omen is, as 101998 said, aluminum casing just isn't worth a solid 400 dollars. 316Jon's coupon is nice.
What would be your sugguestions between the HP Omen reviewed here, and the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro? I did not see a review on it and I'm having trouble deciding between the two.
Maybe I missed it. But how are the fans? are they loud? I read a review that says the fans are likely kick in even just do browsing or simple non-gaming stuff
Can you please tell if the keys have a good tactile feel? When you press keys, does it give a good feel like the old laptops did (close to mechanical keyboards)? Newer laptops are ruining their keyboards.
Hey Lisa, what is the best or the closest to perfect professional business laptop. I have graduated last week and in need of a windows lap top for spread sheets and other office applications. I am looking for great screen 15" or >, good battery life, pretty good keyboard for emails and preferably thin and light. Thank You
+Eric M because she does reviews, she gets review units from manufacturers. Obviously she doesn't pay for it and eventually returns them later. :/ it's okay mate. Some day :'(
when u put that shit on your knees everythung plugged in will fuk ur brain up even on your desk.. but this design will let u forget about plugged thangz .and look good
k, so the version I plan on getting has • 512gb SSD • GTX960M w/ 4gb dedicated video memory • 2.6GHz Intel Core i7-4720HQ • 16gb RAM Does the gaming difference change by much from the one your reviewing?
It's slightly better in pretty much everyway. +100mhz, more ram, and roughly 10% gpu improvement from last gen. I just picked one up yesterday and absolutely love it!
reminds me of the msi gs 60 ghost. I have the one with the gtx 870m and boy is it a damn good chip. It can play most games maxxed out 1080p while others struggle. compared to my gtx 780 in my desktop, while the 780 is better for games like fc4 or metro, the laptop runs them fine at 60fps with low to medium graphics. As long as the games run at 60fps im good with any quality to be honest. Although with these thin and light laptops i noticed that my laptop gets extremely hot on the outside, the internals are actually not that bad though. That's what odd, the case feels rediculously hot even when using a nice laptop cooler yet the internals stay at around 50-60 degrees celcius. Not bad, but you're definitly paying a premium, my friend bought a laptop with the same specs as mine for 1,200 while mine cost me 1,700. Laptop looks really nice though, all my coworkers complimented it and they love the multicolor keyboard. Great laptop for the price, this dell just doesn't look that good to me, personal preference i suppose.
The TJL DeathJester11 to be put simply, bad. I get about 2 hours of battery when browsing the internet and playing back hd video. strangely, if you have the screen brightness down a lot and put on battery saving mode though I've had the battery last me 4-5 hours surprisingly.
Hello MobileTechReview thanks for the video, would be great if you could give us information about the screen ability to accept a pen and work with palm rejection, or if it requires to buy other components to have this functionality. Most of the reviews on youtube about touchscreen computer do not tell us much about the screen ability to accept a stylus. thanks again :)
If a laptop or tablet is compatible with an active pen, then I always cover that in detail. If it doesn't have that feature... well then I can't cover that feature :). Laptops don't generally come with pens anymore-- it's the tablets and convertibles that sometimes do.
Thanks for the review, I'm a gamer but not really hardcore (I play a lot of League of Legends, Hearthstone, and strategy games). I'm looking for a multi-use laptop so I can do work, entertainment, and play games. I'm still stuck between this and lenovo y50 because of how much cheaper it is. Someone please help me on which one to buy!
I find the cooling system is fundamentally flawed. I shouldn't have to elevate the computer to play my games. They put too much rubber feet on the bottom. However it is still a great computer. I own it (I have the next years model) and I love it.
Hey, I gotta question for you, I have the same laptop (960m model) and what are your temps? Mine seems too idle at 60c and quickly jump to 90+ in light/med gaming.
+EricSlammer it depends on what game I'm playing and on what kind of surface. If I'm playing a more intense game like gta 5 on a flat surface the temps will go up to 86 or 87. If I raise the computer up a bit the temps drop to like 81. If I'm on a soft surface like a carpet the temp go to as high as 90
Thanks man, I replaced the thermal paste and saw MUCH better temps since light gaming made me own a 1 grand space heater. Stuff they had on caked on and dry as hell.
Ok, So I'm not a huge tech guy, but I wanna Lear. As a beginner and a Xbox and ps3 player only. I want to buy a laptop that can handle a couple windows open and a game window at the same time with out freezing is this worth buying? Not just because your getting payed but truly would you recommend this? For the price range of course
Curious Tinkering The Lenovo Y50 just got the 960m GPU updates, so I wouldn't be surprised if the HP is next. Edit: I just hope they choose the 970m vs. the 960m, seeing as the 970m is the first chip in the 9xx series to see improvement over the 860m.
Cole Hintermeister its new version has 960m also a USB to Ethernet converter. Unit does not have ethernet port by default. It has only M.2 port for SSD.
+Curious Tinkering You'll only see benefits from the high 900M series. 970M+. The 870M performs better than the 960M. So price wise, you don't need to.
Josh Latham unfortunately, the HP Omen is one of those expensive "gaming laptops" for sale in Singapore (where I live) that has the following specs for S$2300 (1600 US) i7-4710HQ 860M 8 gig ram I can easily buy a more powerful machine for less than that price. Anyway, I already bought a gaming laptop from Clevo that has a 3K screen, better cooling, 980M, 16gig ram, and only 1 in thick for S$2800 (2000 US)
TheCreepiestPasta yeah that’s a crazy good price even in 2019 the specs are really good. I was looking to buy one for around $475 but I’m a little hesitant since it’s almost five years old now. Let me know how it works out for you!
@@josephtressmith honestly id go for it, ive had this laptop for a couple of days now and its the best computer ive ever had, its super light and very powerful. dont be deterred by it not having a gtx 1080ti or anything, for a long time i always figured if i was gonna get a gaming laptop i might as well get something with a ridiculous graphics card but the gtx 860m paired up with the i7 4th makes a monster combo tbh, ive been running most of my games on good settings and it runs super smooth, for example ive been playing a lot of Dying Light and that game runs perfect. its up to you but for $475 i would pick up this laptop in a heart beat, hope that helps :)
This thing has long been discontinued. I'm watching this video because I used to have one and I miss it. I absolutely loved the design, best looking laptop ever made in my opinion. I had the 15-5220NR which was the newest and highest spec model. i7-4720HQ, 16GB ram, 960GTX with 4GB VRam and 512GB SSD. If HP remade this with new specs I would pay full price on the 1st day released. Instead HP jumped on the gaming bangwagon and the Omens look like shit now. Here's a very satisfying unboxing video of it from HP. th-cam.com/video/UclBf_ysapE/w-d-xo.html
One obvious problem is the location of the headphone jack. Going to use a lot of cable reach routing round the side of the screen. Ports at the back good, but headphone port, come on. Also probably have to wait till windows 10 + drivers to buy this. Otherwise, impressive
If they only had the usb ports (at least 1) and the audio port to the side, a number pad, I would'vve been sold. I guess another year with my samsung series 7..who I feel stopped making laptops all together.
Hello I have a computer Oomen but I'm having a problem I do not know if it was a real problem or is it just the basics of the machine I have the background chillers and one of them only work but if you press the button (fn + f) works two and did not press the button operates only one. Is this the basics of the machine or There is a problem in the computer and the device also becomes hot from the beginning of the run What do you think I ask respond
MobileTechReview i have one question concerning the SD slot, if i get a 256 gb SD card can i use that as memory for the laptop? this maybe a stupid question but i just want to make sure. For example, if i bought a hp omen with 128 gb ssd and i have a 256 gb SD card will i have 512 gb of memory? Please Reply and Thank You in advance
You will get 384GB of memory, but the SD memory will be slower than the PCIe's 128GB memory. It should be decent for watching movies and putting files onto it.
Connor Leschinsky okay thanks, so no games right? i was thinking about just putting games on the ssd and my essays for college and stuff on the sd card
Hi, can you answer my question please - which one you prefer : Razer Blade 14"2014 with 256 gb SSD or HP Omen with 512 gb SSD .and why? Ho you will answer my question . Thank you very much)
Thank you for the full review of the Omen . Was considering to get HP . Glad that you mention video editing and AutoCAD . That's the two main purpose I work on my laptop for school and work . Thumbs Up !
This is the most thorough and detailed review I've found and purchased one based off of it. It actually fills a niche having portability and battery life for work, but it can run games on mid settings. It's the only 15.6" screen that I've found at this weight class and specs that still has the ability to go over 4 hours.
Honestly the best Laptop review I have ever watched. Great job Lisa!
Really nice to seem something original from HP. That laptop looks really good.
This lady makes my day, "ouah dude you got an Alienware" LOLLLLLL
One of the few channels with the best reviews available ^_^ !
Thank you Lisa! Thank you MobileTechReview!
YAY! Thank you Lisa! Loved the review and loved the laptop. I feel like it's the first interesting design for a laptop of this class for a long time.
I was waiting for MobileTech's review for the HP Omen, but really needed a new laptop that could handle my video editing and some light Crysis 3 gaming.. So I couldn't wait. I must say this is the fastest laptop I've ever owned and I'm just coming of a Dell XPS 15 for work and an Alienware M17r4 for play. Still glad you did the review! I always visit you guys before buying new tech.
Nice, thorough review. Best I've seen on the web. My order is in the pipeline. I'm not a gamer, but a Windows platform developer. My Dell XPS, circa 2010, got slower with each new release of Visual Studio to the point it was dogging. I use a high-end Alienware desktop for home development and the laptop in my office dev environment. I'm hoping this will get my productivity back on course. Great work, Lisa. Thank you.
You're so cool!! You're my go too video reviewer!! I love how you really cover them all!! I love to read the reviews at the Verge, but they barely do any laptop reviews! they should hire you!
I would have never expected hp to come out with something as cool as this laptop!
I couldn't hear the fan in the video over the fan noise coming from my laptop.
@15:50... a review inside a review! Inception! aaaah!
Great review. I've watched a few of these now and there very useful.
you convinced me to buy it, i love it am using it now. can run just cause 3 at high at about 40+ fps
Best reviews on TH-cam
Thanks :)
Looks like an awesome machine. Great review. Interesting to see that HP is still doing their switchable graphics thing. I've had problems in the past with their AMD based units but its good to see that its all sorted out now
Lisa, Your reviews are amazing....Thank you
I love you Lisa meet me at midnight! Lisa the way you do reviews truly raises the bar to a new level. Thank you. I wish you and your team a happy Christmas holiday season. Tim.
Great Review! Thank you, I'm so blessed and grateful to watch such a POWERFUL Machine.
I'd love this laptop for Christmas
Hi Lisa. What is the fan like on these laptops? I am thinking of buying it as a multi purpose laptop to use for both gaming and College work. Is the fan loud? Thanks.
I really want a gaming laptop - but I just can't. The retina 15 inch really spoiled me! Just wish it had a better gfx card!
I'm getting my HP omen 15 in 3 days. I'm very excited
FINALLY! Someone has a good review of this laptop. And I'm sold. Can't wait to have one of my own.
Are you going to get the hp omen 15?
Planning on it.
who is AEK Same here...
who is AEK by the way...do you think it can run games most of the time? and do you think it can run on ultra or aleast high graphics settings?
Anything modern you're looking at high if you care about graphics, medium/low 1080p if you're like and care about framerate.
Very good review Lisa. I was considering this. Might check it out over the weekend...
I've had mine for about a month and love the shit out of it. It looks amazing for one, and runs like a champ. I've had the fans ramp up for no reason but I don't care about that. BF3 High is a nice 60fps depending on the map. Caspian Border rarely dips below 50fps on high (if ever depending on if the game is hectic).
Thank you so much for the review!
I really like watching your reviews.
There so good.
Great review Lisa! This certainly looks to be an incredible laptop to buy for gaming.
I do have one concern as I noticed in your video where the screen seems to be flickering. Was this due to the camera recording only or is this a noticeable issue upon usage in person?
Love your reviews! Keep up the great vids!
Mine FINALLY came in the mail. So far BF3 looks AMAZING, the trackpad is nice to use even though sometimes presses aren't registered. They keyboard, while not that bright (adequate for me) is very nice to type on). So far I'm loving mine.
I'm so glad to hear from other people's experience with the omen like me. I'm happy your enjoying the omen
Lisa, I know it's a somewhat old laptop, but would you PLEASE do a review of the 15.4" Samsung ATIV Book 9 2014 edition? Unfortunately, Best Buy doesn't carry it (apparently Samsung is discontinuing their ultrabook line, which I'm assuming is why they don't carry this? More on that later) so I haven't been able to see it in person. I have a Series 7 Ultra and absolutely love it, but the 15.4" kind of intrigues me. I'm not the type of person to upgrade a product that is still high end, but I'm almost tempted here.
Getting back to Samsung discontinuing their ultrabook line - such a bummer, IMO. Samsung's ultrabooks, IMO, are top notch, and have easily been the best on the market for the past couple years, although the competition is getting stiff.
I seriously hope they reconsider this.
Bought it, Love it.
Also bought Hp-Care Pack for 100€ extra for 3 years extended service.
Haters gonna hate, Lovers gonna love.
Nicely said
I really like your videos/reviews etc. They are always imho. quite PRO and i like your voice! I think i will buy this Omen-laptop tomorrow but one thing is tingling on my mind: where is microphone jack for headsets? Or is this so dull situation that Omen does not have micjack?
Their Max Specs are a little underwhelming for these times but, its still impressive, The design is just so slick, HP only company that can give me specs i dont want but i can still respect it. Good Laptop though, would recommend this laptop to any gamer, Hardcore or otherwise
lovely review as always.. I'm thinking to get a new laptop and I really love the design of the hp omen 15..I'm thinking to buy the lenovo y50 ,dell xps 15, and hp omen 15..I'm still thinking which one to get..any advice?..I want a laptop that can last for me 5 years as least ,,which one has a better reputation?
I had the y50 since it came out and it has been great so far.
The XPS 15 is a great laptop, and the Lenovo is the cheapest of the three. It may depend on how much you are willing to pay, and in this case, I think the Dell is a bit overpriced for it's specs. The HP is more expensive than the Lenovo Y50, but most of its specs are better than the Lenovo. Personally, I would go for the HP Omen 15.
yeah me too The most thing attracted me on the omen the specs and the designnnnn :)
Yup, the design is very nice.
The display on the Y50 is total garbage.
nice video review . can we upgrade ram and internal hdd as i heard it is soldered ..
Lisa....you owe me a couple of hours added to my life (lol). On one of your reviews, I think it was for the Surface Pro 2, you mentioned Steam games and Civ 5. Since I do not game I didn't have a clue what you where alluding to, well I found out and good grief, Civ 5 is addictive! Since I do not game on computers, I just want to thank you for mentioning Civ 5. I'm a Army vet and I do love the strategy of the game. 😀
Awesome review! The laptop I am getting!
awesome review! just want to say thanks!
This looks very neat and suits my needs, but Whats a similar laptop for this year??
Woah, HP's design has gotten really good recently.
+MobileTechReview great review.....you make the best reviews and you should also get an award for it!!😊😊😊😊
Two questions:
1. The control panel, with these strips left and right, they are usally reserved for Win8 functions, aren't they? Will they have a function with Win10 or will they get useless after the update?
2. Can you fully control the backlight colours (...and turn off the speaker lights)? For example, just a whole white coloured keyboard.
Hey Lisa, I was wondering, could you do a "tops" list for the end of the year? Like a top 5 laptops of the year...maybe a top 5 mobiles also. Just a thought.
Love your videos! Could you possibly try to review the new Dell XPS 13? I've been watching it for a while now ever since its release.
will buy this as soon as they release those new 900 cards on it . can't wait :)
like your videos thanks for the review
A smackdown between this and the XPS 15 should be interesting.
Also maybe with the Alienware 13...
Disgruntled Walrus XPS 15's battery will be the longest with 91wh, but doesn't perform well in games because of 750M, Alienware 13 will be between the Omen and XPS 15 in term of performance/battery life. The HP Omen out performs these laptops, but falls sightly short in battery life. The Alienware 13, have excellent size and battery life, but falls short on CPU performance (Ultra-Low Voltage CPU). On the other hand, XPS 15 have excellent performing CPU...but falls behind on GPU which is severely outdated using a 750M while we have the 900M series on the market. I hope this helps.
Not sure I understand the price point. For the same money you can get the vastly superior G751 with a 970M.
We still have to pay a premium for miniaturization/slimness/lighter weight. And the fancy aluminum casing adds to the price too.
+MobileTechReview right. I got this laptop because it's running Windows (must) it looks amazing! and it can run the games I want to play with no hiccups
+LightYagami100000 Its not. Its not even close to a 960.
+RealityIsTheNow "for the same money, you can get a laptop that's twice as thick and weighs twice as much!!11!"
Hey Lisa can you make a comparison with this and the MacBook Pro?
Just got the newer model with Bang and Olufsen audio for $699. I love where I work. Retails for $1,599.
+Albert A (Greenarcher707) Man! Do you have a coupon code or something?Please help me buy one too if you're in USA..!!
Tell me your secrets 0.0
+Isaac Lim Work at Best Buy. Get the hookup
+Albert A (Greenarcher707) if only there was one in uk then. Rofl. The only way to get these babies at specs you want is online through dell. :/
Thank you for the great videos! Can you please do a review of the Razer Blade 14" 2014? Thanks
+MobileTechReview
Hi Lisa,
Just wanted to know that did you encounter any issue in terms of power managent of omen laptop, while you were reviewing it?
I own the laptop and I do not get good frame rates on game while I run the laptop on battery (am using HP recommended plan). Also, if during the game, if I un plug the adaptor from power supply, frame rates take a hit. even after I re plug the adaptor again, frame rates are not good enough. Have to always restart the laptop.😕
+who is AEK
What are you talking about the lenovo y50 has a 60hz 1080p screen and quiter fans than the omen and not all rear ports so you can actually see what you plug into your laptop
Lisa can you tell me what are the too multinedia laptops right now? Or better yet make a video on it :P I want to splurge for the holidays
I am thinking about lenovo y50 and asus n550jk. Any others you recommend?
Connor Mackenzie what do you recommend then? Any other I could consider?
Connor Mackenzie yeah I dont do a lot of gaming but a nice mulimedia would be good. Thank you anyway :)
Alright for those wondering how this piece of heaven works, iv had it for about 4 months by now.
Specs:
i7
860m 4g
8g Ram
256 Pcle ssd. I play mostly first person shooting games, so don't judge me.
Battlefield Bad Company 2: 69-85 FPS (with power adapter plugged in)/(w/o adapter, 30-55 FPS depending on how much you want on the nvidia controls)
Far Cry 3: same as bad company 2
Battlefield 4: -65-80 (with power adapter)/(w/o adapter, 50-55 at highest fps)
Saints Row IV: 70-87 ( with adapter)/(w/o adapter, 55 highest FPS.
The full HD WLED display just gives it an awesome to resolution.
Nothing fun about the color change on keyboard though.
And you will need WAY MORE THAN 256 GB!!! I now only have 32 GB left. Also using virtual servers and other programs
I upgraded to windows ten and can't change the colors on my keyboard anymore lol
So what you're gonna have to do is uninstall HP Omen control under the Control panel. Then search for Recovery Manager, click on "reinstall drivers and/or applications" then look for "HP OMEN Control" under Applications then install it. After installing it, restart the laptop and lights should work. Just let the laptop load for a bit after restarting when your at the desktop. Sadly, programmable keys won't work but lights should
+316101jon programmable keys? the macro keys or what are you referring to?
Yeah those
Hi lisa, I want to replace my mid 2012 macbook pro retina 15 with something with windows that has relatively the same dimensions, can do some light gaming properly, is capable of handling most scientific and engineering software (matlab, autocad, mathematica, etc) and doesn't look like and feel like a brick, could this be it? I also like the dell xps 15. How does this compare to that and my current pc?
Also I have become quite terrified of windows trackpads given of how horrible most of them feel compared to apple trackpads, is this one on par with apple's?
Thank you and I really love your videos :
Really the two thingw that I'm not crazy about is the position of the headphone jack and the 10 keyless keyboard. I've had a few HP laptops in the past and I've never had a problem with anyone them. I prefer Lenovo because the price to performance is just hard to beat.
I just sent one of these back to HP due to screen flickering and a strange image retention effect with an intermittent halo border around the entire display. I see the machine is flickering like crazy in this review and other users are reporting similar problems with screen flickering in various forums. I am going to cancel my exchange and look at something else.
Hello, how would this laptop compare to the Zenbook ux501? Both the laptops have similar, powerful specs and are slim and portable (I don't mind low battery life). I need a laptop that is powerful to run high end games with reasonable settings (I dont play on playing games in 4k with the ux501) but more importantly has a really good screen, with good contrast, beautiful, vibrant and accurate colors like on the Macbook pro, and with high resolution like with ux501 for photo editing and digital painting.
The zenbook is good in that it has a high resolution, powerful hardware and sleek looks, but has a yellowish tint to its whites, and is not possible to use before buying in order to examine the screen for myself as it isn't available locally in the UK. I see that the Omen is a nice competitor, with around the same price, good looks, powerful hardware, and HP laptops are more readily available in the UK, but my problem is the capped 1080p display, would much like to have a 4k as I never tried one before. My solution for the yellowish tint on the ux501 is to use an external monitor when preforming photo editing tasks. I would like to know how these two laptops compare in terms of screen type, build quality, and hardware. Thank you in advance.
I was looking at the two laptops because they had big processing power to play games. Anyways, I went with the asus with a 1080p display.
If they could boggle down the price to about $1000, I might be interested...
go buy a cheap lenovo y50 brokeass slumdog, the omen is not for you
It's not that I cannot afford a $1,500 laptop, it's literally just not worth $1,500 XD TheDorapapi321
101998LJM go to the hp store and add the omen to cart then apply the coupon PC12999. That will save you $349, happy?
TheDorapapi321 When the Y50 has the 960m and a similar design language, it's far from "Brokeass slumdog" material. The Omen is, as 101998 said, aluminum casing just isn't worth a solid 400 dollars. 316Jon's coupon is nice.
101998LJM You're lucky day! $1599.99 - $500 w/ coupon code SLICKDEALS500 - $200 slickdeals rebate [4myrebate.com] (valid 4/20 - 40/25) = $899.99 + free shipping
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What would be your sugguestions between the HP Omen reviewed here, and the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro? I did not see a review on it and I'm having trouble deciding between the two.
Could you make a smackdown Between this and the lenovo Y50 ? thank you and greetings from Peru .
Maybe I missed it. But how are the fans? are they loud? I read a review that says the fans are likely kick in even just do browsing or simple non-gaming stuff
Can you please tell if the keys have a good tactile feel? When you press keys, does it give a good feel like the old laptops did (close to mechanical keyboards)? Newer laptops are ruining their keyboards.
Hey Lisa, what is the best or the closest to perfect professional business laptop. I have graduated last week and in need of a windows lap top for spread sheets and other office applications. I am looking for great screen 15" or >, good battery life, pretty good keyboard for emails and preferably thin and light.
Thank You
Hi Lisa, I have a question. Other than the Lenovo Y50, what gaming laptop would you recommend for around $1500 that has a better GPU than a GTX 860m?
MSI GT60 $1,499 with GTX 970m
The only down side is that it's back to being a brick at 7.7lbs -.-
so what do you do with the laptop after you review them? I could use a laptop, just saying.
Lol
+Maximilian Janisch sucks being poor ; (
+Eric M because she does reviews, she gets review units from manufacturers. Obviously she doesn't pay for it and eventually returns them later. :/ it's okay mate. Some day :'(
I know nothing about laptops and I was wondering if I can also use this for school work ??
Any computer/laptop can be used for school work.
I wish the ports weren't at the back I get frustrated enough plugging the charger in let alone USB ports etc
Also glossy screen can be distracting : (
when u put that shit on your knees everythung plugged in will fuk ur brain up even on your desk.. but this design will let u forget about plugged thangz .and look good
Thank you 😊
k, so the version I plan on getting has
• 512gb SSD
• GTX960M w/ 4gb dedicated video memory
• 2.6GHz Intel Core i7-4720HQ
• 16gb RAM
Does the gaming difference change by much from the one your reviewing?
It's slightly better in pretty much everyway. +100mhz, more ram, and roughly 10% gpu improvement from last gen. I just picked one up yesterday and absolutely love it!
Did you end up getting it? I got the exact same spec as you, 15-5220NR.
Lisa, can its GPU handle 4K video editing? How fast can it render 20 minute 4K video at 100mbps?
reminds me of the msi gs 60 ghost. I have the one with the gtx 870m and boy is it a damn good chip. It can play most games maxxed out 1080p while others struggle. compared to my gtx 780 in my desktop, while the 780 is better for games like fc4 or metro, the laptop runs them fine at 60fps with low to medium graphics. As long as the games run at 60fps im good with any quality to be honest. Although with these thin and light laptops i noticed that my laptop gets extremely hot on the outside, the internals are actually not that bad though. That's what odd, the case feels rediculously hot even when using a nice laptop cooler yet the internals stay at around 50-60 degrees celcius. Not bad, but you're definitly paying a premium, my friend bought a laptop with the same specs as mine for 1,200 while mine cost me 1,700. Laptop looks really nice though, all my coworkers complimented it and they love the multicolor keyboard. Great laptop for the price, this dell just doesn't look that good to me, personal preference i suppose.
How is the battery life?
The TJL DeathJester11 to be put simply, bad. I get about 2 hours of battery when browsing the internet and playing back hd video. strangely, if you have the screen brightness down a lot and put on battery saving mode though I've had the battery last me 4-5 hours surprisingly.
Can you please review the Razer Blade 14 (2014)?
I've evaluated the 2014 Razer Blade but didn't have it in house long enough to do a review. At this point, we'll likely wait for the 2015 models.
MobileTechReview Fair enough.
Hello MobileTechReview thanks for the video, would be great if you could give us information about the screen ability to accept a pen and work with palm rejection, or if it requires to buy other components to have this functionality.
Most of the reviews on youtube about touchscreen computer do not tell us much about the screen ability to accept a stylus.
thanks again :)
If a laptop or tablet is compatible with an active pen, then I always cover that in detail. If it doesn't have that feature... well then I can't cover that feature :). Laptops don't generally come with pens anymore-- it's the tablets and convertibles that sometimes do.
Fine, thanks for your answer
Thanks for the review, I'm a gamer but not really hardcore (I play a lot of League of Legends, Hearthstone, and strategy games). I'm looking for a multi-use laptop so I can do work, entertainment, and play games. I'm still stuck between this and lenovo y50 because of how much cheaper it is. Someone please help me on which one to buy!
Just got me one and i think the speaker is not good enough , is it for everybody or just me ? Thanks for replying
Can u please do a review on the Alienware 13 gaming laptop i5 1080p version plzzzz
I find the cooling system is fundamentally flawed. I shouldn't have to elevate the computer to play my games. They put too much rubber feet on the bottom. However it is still a great computer. I own it (I have the next years model) and I love it.
Hey, I gotta question for you, I have the same laptop (960m model) and what are your temps? Mine seems too idle at 60c and quickly jump to 90+ in light/med gaming.
+EricSlammer it depends on what game
I'm playing and on what kind of surface. If I'm playing a more intense game like gta 5 on a flat surface the temps will go up to 86 or 87. If I raise the computer up a bit the temps drop to like 81. If I'm on a soft surface like a carpet the temp go to as high as 90
Thanks man, I replaced the thermal paste and saw MUCH better temps since light gaming made me own a 1 grand space heater. Stuff they had on caked on and dry as hell.
+EricSlammer I think I'm experiencing a similar issue to you. My computer remains warm even when it's idle on the desktop... Same thing happen to you?
+awesomeness0111 Yup, idled at 60ish or higher range
Ok, So I'm not a huge tech guy, but I wanna Lear. As a beginner and a Xbox and ps3 player only. I want to buy a laptop that can handle a couple windows open and a game window at the same time with out freezing is this worth buying? Not just because your getting payed but truly would you recommend this? For the price range of course
Can you please do a video about HP Omen 15 vs Dell xp 15
I think this laptop needs to be updated to the latest 900M series chips. Also, I think, it looks like an oversized Asus N56U router. :D
Curious Tinkering The Lenovo Y50 just got the 960m GPU updates, so I wouldn't be surprised if the HP is next.
Edit: I just hope they choose the 970m vs. the 960m, seeing as the 970m is the first chip in the 9xx series to see improvement over the 860m.
Cole Hintermeister its new version has 960m also a USB to Ethernet converter. Unit does not have ethernet port by default. It has only M.2 port for SSD.
Curious Tinkering i think this laptop is overpriced
+Curious Tinkering You'll only see benefits from the high 900M series. 970M+. The 870M performs better than the 960M. So price wise, you don't need to.
Josh Latham unfortunately, the HP Omen is one of those expensive "gaming laptops" for sale in Singapore (where I live) that has the following specs for S$2300 (1600 US)
i7-4710HQ
860M
8 gig ram
I can easily buy a more powerful machine for less than that price.
Anyway, I already bought a gaming laptop from Clevo that has a 3K screen, better cooling, 980M, 16gig ram, and only 1 in thick for S$2800 (2000 US)
How is it for video editing ? Adobe Pr and Af ?
can you please review HP OMEN 2016?
Can you review the acre aspire v15 nitro black edition? :)
is this laptop discontinued? i just picked one up off of ebay but ive barely been able to find traces of this model online
TheCreepiestPasta how much did you pay if you don’t mind my asking
@@josephtressmith $440 with shipping which is still unreal to me that I was able to find a deal like that with it being in near perfect condition
TheCreepiestPasta yeah that’s a crazy good price even in 2019 the specs are really good. I was looking to buy one for around $475 but I’m a little hesitant since it’s almost five years old now. Let me know how it works out for you!
@@josephtressmith honestly id go for it, ive had this laptop for a couple of days now and its the best computer ive ever had, its super light and very powerful. dont be deterred by it not having a gtx 1080ti or anything, for a long time i always figured if i was gonna get a gaming laptop i might as well get something with a ridiculous graphics card but the gtx 860m paired up with the i7 4th makes a monster combo tbh, ive been running most of my games on good settings and it runs super smooth, for example ive been playing a lot of Dying Light and that game runs perfect. its up to you but for $475 i would pick up this laptop in a heart beat, hope that helps :)
This thing has long been discontinued. I'm watching this video because I used to have one and I miss it. I absolutely loved the design, best looking laptop ever made in my opinion. I had the 15-5220NR which was the newest and highest spec model. i7-4720HQ, 16GB ram, 960GTX with 4GB VRam and 512GB SSD. If HP remade this with new specs I would pay full price on the 1st day released. Instead HP jumped on the gaming bangwagon and the Omens look like shit now. Here's a very satisfying unboxing video of it from HP.
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One obvious problem is the location of the headphone jack. Going to use a lot of cable reach routing round the side of the screen. Ports at the back good, but headphone port, come on. Also probably have to wait till windows 10 + drivers to buy this. Otherwise, impressive
Awesome!
it looks very unique... wish it had 970m
If they only had the usb ports (at least 1) and the audio port to the side, a number pad, I would'vve been sold. I guess another year with my samsung series 7..who I feel stopped making laptops all together.
Hello I have a computer Oomen but I'm having a problem I do not know if it was a real problem or is it just the basics of the machine I have the background chillers and one of them only work but if you press the button (fn + f) works two and did not press the button operates only one. Is this the basics of the machine or There is a problem in the computer and the device also becomes hot from the beginning of the run What do you think I ask respond
Can it play Advanced Warfare on high graphics?
Nearly 10 years later I will give you the answer from my experience (yes yes it can)
MobileTechReview i have one question concerning the SD slot, if i get a 256 gb SD card can i use that as memory for the laptop? this maybe a stupid question but i just want to make sure. For example, if i bought a hp omen with 128 gb ssd and i have a 256 gb SD card will i have 512 gb of memory? Please Reply and Thank You in advance
You will get 384GB of memory, but the SD memory will be slower than the PCIe's 128GB memory. It should be decent for watching movies and putting files onto it.
Connor Leschinsky okay thanks, so no games right? i was thinking about just putting games on the ssd and my essays for college and stuff on the sd card
Games would work fine, the loading might be little slower. Basically you can put anything on the SD card and it will work.
okay thank you so much :)
Hi, can you answer my question please - which one you prefer : Razer Blade 14"2014 with 256 gb SSD or HP Omen with 512 gb SSD .and why? Ho you will answer my question . Thank you very much)
does it have any electric shock with that chrome thing ??
thank u..can u please do smack down among Hp omen 15 vs lenovo y50 vs dell xps ? :)15..
Hello i have dis laptop but i cant find how to change rgb lights on on it aby help pls i dowmload the hp omen hub but nothing is there pls help
is there a skaylake version?