HP Omen 15" Gaming Laptop FHD IPS Intel i7-8750H GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB, 1 TB HDD, 12 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD Windows 10

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Star restored: see addendum below: Initial configuration of this machine requires some care to avoid sharing too much personal information with 3rd parties! However the process was simple enough and not the excessive amount of bloatware Ive seen on recent laptops. A 128GB M.2 primary drive simply isnt enough for a gaming computer. Consequently I immediately upgraded the primary to 512GB NVMe M.2 (Samsung 970 Pro). Remember to install the Samsungs 970 Pro driver BEFORE cloning back to the 970 Pro. Then finish by installing Samsung Magician to get best management and reporting on your 970 Pro. With the new memory, boot-up speed was significantly improved (almost 50% improvement). Apparently not all M.2 sticks are created equal! So onto the performance of the machine: in a word, excellent. The display is a vanilla (but decent) HD display 1920x1080. It isnt premium grade and compared to my sons much more expensive 4K touch screen laptop (Lenovo) it seems very "ordinary" indeed. Most of the time I will be using an external 32 inch monitor so this doesnt bother me. Away from home the screen is perfectly adequate. In addition most games are playable at the native resolution so consider this an intelligent, well balanced pairing of an HD display with NVIDIA 1050 graphic controller. I do wish they had equipped this machine with a finger print reader, however I bought a cheap USB reader which does a decent job. The keyboard is red characters on black - not the easiest to read unless you turn on the back-light. Aside from readability, I quickly warmed to the keyboard layout and the sensitivity of the touchpad. The 6 core processor is very fast and ideal for light gaming, data crunching, streaming and generic home use. The screen is not ideal for photo-editing due to more color coverage, but the only serious complaint I can offer is the unrealistic 128GB primary drive on a gaming laptop! One reason for buying this laptop was ease-of-updating. 8 screws and a credit card to prize over the case. Note all the screws are on the perimeter but internally there are 3 or 4 tabs which engage with corresponding tags on the battery back. Once you have "cracked" the perimeter (left, right and front) you can gently jiggle the bottom of the case towards the front of the machine to disengage the tabs - requires no real force to do this! Once open the machine provides immediate, easy access to M.2 primary drive, to (2) slots of RAM, the screw-in battery pack and the HDD. The computer comes with 12GB of 2666 DDR4 memory. This comes from an 8GB and a 4GB card occupying the two available slots. Its easy to upgrade the 4GB to 8GB and Id recommend doing so. The HDD has no screws but to remove the drive you must first remove the SATA connection onto the circuit board. This requires you to lift a small gate at which point the flat cable is released. Once youve done this, the drive lifts easily from the SATA connector end of the drive. To replace the flat cable requires good eye glasses and decent tools - not hard but equally not recommended for beginners! However, Im knocking one star off because the following was found when I opened the case to upgrade the primary M.2 drive: As I turned the computer over a tiny LED fell out. This came from the RJ45 Ethernet port at the rear of the machine. The damage looked mechanical - possibly from an impact to the LED during assembly (no suggestion of a bad / dry joint). I alsoI found one of the speaker plates was missing a washer - this allowed the speaker plate to move around and vibrate - fortunately I was able to fabricate a replacement washer. Both problems look like poor quality-control during assembly. The design is actually first-rate so maybe HP should put more focus onto QA. Neither the LED or loose speaker plate were performance-impacting and I saw no other issues to raise concerns. Still, HP could do better. So one star off. I should add there was nothing to indicate this machine was other than brand new which implies these were original-assembly problems. Addendum: My HP laptop failed while I was in the UK. I talked to HP on chat. They took the serial number of my machine and immediately confirmed I was inside the warranty period. They had me run a few basic tests which seemed reasonable. They then decided to recover and repair the laptop - no argument or debate. This is where it gets really good. First they send me a package containing a return box, insulation sleeve, plastic anti-static bag, a return Fed-Ex label and even sticky tape to seal the box. I packed the box according to (simple) instructions and filled in a form detailing the problem. I then dropped off the package at a Fed-Ex office. The laptop was returned to me, repaired and tested, less than a week later. The problem turn out to be the smart power supply brick which they replaced. They ran extensive diagnostics on my machine and updated the BIOS. Rather like taking your car in for a service and getting it back detailed for free. So what does this mean? Well it means HP have the most efficient process for dealing with warranty issues Ive ever experienced. It means if you buy from HP they absolutely stand behind their warranty - which is good to know.

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I had to buy my nephew a new reliable laptop for junior high. But also a laptop that will at least last him until he graduates from high school. Found a winner!! Its got an internal SSD drive plus a 1TB internal hard drive to install and run his programs from. You wont get a 2nd hard drive on any Macbook Pro. I promise you that. 4GB DDR5 dedicated video card and 12GB of SDRAM. I even borrowed this HP laptop for a DJ gig running Virtual DJ because my old Macbook Pro from 2013 cant refresh fast enough to playback video songs on 50 inch Samsung 4K TV. The old mac only has a 1GB dedicated video card. But the HP Omen laptop worked perfect. It didnt even sweat it. That HP laptop was like, "Is that all you got for me?" Theres a different model with the backlit keyboard option, wish I bought that one instead. But other than that, this laptop ROCKS!!! Great purchase.

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I mostly use this laptop for school and I have been very happy with it in that area. I was playing a steam game on it and it was running very well for around 30 minutes. Around 30 minutes in I smell something burning and think to myself “what could that be?”. It was the last thing I thought it would be, the laptop. I checked the temps and my processor was running at upwards 94 degrees Celsius. I panicked and stopped playing games until I could order a cooling pad. The cooling pad came in and guess what? The laptop won’t charge when it’s plugged in, in fact it says “plugged in, discharging”. Fantastic. I have babied this laptop and handled it with the utmost care. Upon closer inspection, I notice that they somehow bent the heat sinks when they assembled it. Fantastic. This laptop was brand new out of the box and when I place it in my laptop bag, I place it touchpad down, so it’s not possible that I damaged the heat sink. You would literally have to jam a pencil or pen in there. I went with this because I expected HP to deliver a product better than its competition. This is coming from someone who has happily owned multiple HP and ROG products. Luck of the draw I guess.

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Ive used this laptop to play Forza, edit photos in PS, and create short videos with my GoPro footage and it handles it all like a champ. A few times, I have had Netflix playing on a second screen while I edit videos, without any real lag or issues. Definitely has some power behind it and, coming from a 7-year old Macbook Pro, this is a huge improvement - I couldnt do anything with that

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I have googled and youtubed. This model does not allow for enabling keyboard lighting. I have a $249 Acer that has a lit keyboard. I would have given this 5 stars but keyboard lighting is such a basic necessary function, I cant believe it does not have it. It is not even an option on my Omen screen. Cmon, HP.

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I am a gamer but I am not a PC or console gamer. I am both. I had an alien ware Desktop and loved it for years. I have a PS4 and a Switch. I say this because I am not a die hard only PC person. I love them both. With that in mind I love this laptop. It has great graphics, a good amount of RAM and a good processor. It is not the best money can buy but it is the best at this price! It controls heat well and performs amazing. The batter runs down when playing games but that is to be expected. When doing normal work the battery last all day (6 - 8 hours). I would highly recommend this product. Also I ordered it and got it in a day. If you are looking for a good gaming laptop that is right at $1000.00 look no further... no really, buy it.

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This laptop is not the best gaming laptop of all price, but is the best gaming laptop for it’s now price. You can’t find another laptop with cheaper price but better configurations. In addition, it looks really cool and the touch of keyboard is nice.

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It was mostly good but the frames were not very good on big games like GTA V. The battery life is very bad too.

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Este modelo solo viene con la iluminación de teclado en rojo pero el funcionamiento es muy bueno e probado grabando con obs jugando League of legends con gráficos altos y va sin problemas

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excellent laptop, returned the first battery would not charge. So I reordered it again the second is awesome. Execce

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