Gaming laptops are generally portable, but you wouldn't want to carry them around every day. That isn't necessarily true of the HP Omen, which at 2.12kg and just 20mm thick, isn't too much of an inconvenience. What this machine does have in common with its counterparts though is aggressive styling, an abundance of LEDs, and a very ambitious price tag
The HP Omen comes in a distinctive trapezoidal box with a graphic printed sleeve. The laptop is nestled under a foam-padded lid, and the charger and bundled USB Ethernet adapter fit into a cavity below it. The Omen itself follows the same design cues, with a wide top and sides that taper down and inwards to meet a much smaller base.
The Omen's lid is matte black metal with a pattern of embossed triangles. It looks great at first, but the tiny indentations quickly fill up with dust.
HP has made some interesting choices in order to balance power, physical design, cooling, weight, and maybe to some extent, cost.The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3070 graphics card options available for configuration ensure that this will run just about any game you throw at it, the 165Hz display is perfect for giving you an edge in competitive games and the Omen Gaming Hub software gives you plenty of performance optimization.
There are, of course, some caveats. The chassis has some very noticeable flex to it, likely to keep costs low, so you may find yourself bending the lid or the base if you apply too much pressure. The HP Omen 15 also manages to keep surprisingly cool, but the trade-off is some having to listen to some fairly noisy fans. Again, this is far from unusual, especially in gaming laptops when running demanding applications, but these were noticeably irritating.
There are beefier laptops on the market for sure, and the muted design of the HP Omen 15 might not win over any die-hard fans of flashy RGB lighting or edgy aesthetics, but it stands its ground as one of the best 'middle ground' devices right now.
The HP Omen 15 (2021) is available in several configurations. Our review unit featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor, 16GB of RAM and an Nvidia RTX 3070 graphics card comes in at.
The keyboard's RGB backlighting isn't outrageously bright, and the key colors can be adjusted or switched off using Omen Light Studio. If you opted for the RGB option then you can also set a solid color this way to use in more professional environments.
The HP Omen 15 is a smidge on the hefty size, measuring in at 14.1 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches and weighing in at 5.4lbs .The webcam is about as good as you'd expect for one built into a gaming laptop, that is to say, it isn't very good at all. The 720p 30fps camera struggles in anything less than a bright environment, with plenty of fuzzy background noise even when used in a fairly well-lit room.
Key Specs:
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5th Gen
Details Octa Core, 4.4 GHz Clock Speed
RAM 16 GB DDR4 RAM
Storage 1 TB SSD
GPU 8 GB NVIDIA Graphics Card
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Display 2560 x 1440 pixels
OS Windows 10
Warranty 1 Year Warranty
General Details:
Series OMEN 15
Model 15-en1037AX
Utility Gaming
Device Type Netbook
OS Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
Dimensions 239.7 x 357.9 x 22.5 mm
Weight 2.37 kg
Warranty 1 year Onsite Warranty
Display:
Type IPS
Touch No
Size 15.6 inches
Resolution 2560 x 1440 pixels
PPI ~ 188
Screen Anti Glare
Features Quad HD IPS Micro-edge Display
Brightness 300 nits
Refresh Rate 165 Hz
Connectivity:
Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE LAN
WiFi Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 (2x2)
Bluetooth v5
USB Ports 1 x USB Type-C, 2 x USB 2.0
HDMI 1 x HDMI Port
Card Reader 1 x Multi-format SD Media Card Reader
Microphone Yes
Headphone Jack Yes
Input:
Camera Yes
Keyboard Full-size, 4-zone RGB Backlit, Mica Silver Keyboard, Yes
Backlit Yes
Touchpad HP Imagepad with Multi-touch Gesture Support
Microphone Built-in Dual Array Digital Microphones
Speakers Built-in Dual Speakers
Sound Audio by B&O
Optical Drive No
Processor:
Processor AMD Ryzen 7
Speed 4.4 GHz, Octa Core Turbo Boost Upto 4.4 GHz
Cache 16 MB
Brand AMD
Series Ryzen 7
Model 5800H
Generation 5th Gen
Graphics:
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GPU Memory GDDR6 8 GB
Brand NVIDIA
Memory:
RAM 16 GB DDR4
Expandable Upto 16 GB
SSD 1 TB
Battery:
Battery 6 Cell Battery
Battery Backup Upto 12.5 hours
Price in India ₹1.42 Lacs