HP Omen 17
When getting the job done isn’t good enough…
HP’s 17-inch gaming portable is solid enough, but not exactly a looker.
I SAY IT EVERY TIME:
this range of HP Omen gaming laptops will always have a special place in my heart. My very first rig was an RTX 1050 HP Omen 15, in all its chunky metallic glory. But the 2024 HP Omen 17 is a whole different ball game.
Yes, it’s still a hefty, 17-inch device, but gone are the red accents, textured lids, and angular decals. Instead, this slab of black plastic prioritizes performance over flashy external sing-song.
Marrying an 8000-Series AMD processor with an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU, it’s just on the cusp of mid-range, offering big-screen play without the price tag of most 18-inch devices. The affordability is reflected by the all-plastic construction, though considering you can easily spend over $2,000 on amid-range configuration, a little alloy wouldn’t go amiss.