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Mint
10-07-2025
- Mint
HP Omen Max 16 review: Desktop level gaming performance in a portable laptop
HP Omen Max 16 is one of those gaming laptops that doesn't come around very often, but when it does, it quickly becomes a highly desirable device for gamers. This gaming beast is packed to the brim with hardware and software that rival a gaming desktop at this point. With a price tag of a whopping ₹ 3,09,999, it had better run every modern title on ultra settings. Let's begin with the Omen Max 16 review and see just how desirable it remains till the end. Specification Details Display 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600), 60–240 Hz, 3 ms, Anti-glare Processor Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (up to 5.4 GHz, 24 cores, 24 threads) Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16 GB) RAM 32 GB DDR5 Storage 1 TB SSD Operating System Windows 11 Home Ports 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), 2x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45, headphone/mic combo Battery 83 Wh, 6 cell Weight 2.68 kg Keyboard Per-key RGB backlit keyboard with light bar Color Shadow black aluminium, RGB accents Price ₹ 3,09,990 The Omen Max 16 comes with a very stealthy look; it is matte all around and HP calls this shadow black finish, which sounds and looks good. Only until you start touching it, it becomes a fingerprint magnet. That aside, the build quality is amazing, with not even a flex anywhere on the whole chassis. Even the hinge feels pretty solid with no wobble when adjusting the display, and with a laptop this heavy, you can lift the lid with one finger. HP Omen Max 16 Review: Design The laptop is heavy at 2.6 kg, which is not very easy to carry, and on top of that, the power brick is another approximately 700 grams. So, good luck carrying it around in a backpack. The laptop is also thick, with 24.8 mm at the thickest part. But I shouldn't be complaining because that extra weight is on me. After all, I wanted the best of the best gaming performance in a portable design. The 16-inch WQXGA IPS display stands out with its 2560x1600 resolution, 240Hz variable refresh rate, 3ms response time, and 500 nits brightness. The 16:10 aspect ratio offers extra vertical space for people who work with spreadsheets. But in gaming, it's not much use unless you play strategy games like DOTA or LOL. HP Omen Max 16 display The display features a matte finish on top, which cuts off any glare when using the laptop in a well-lit room or even outside. With an IPS panel this big, I often see light bleed or uneven lighting, but HP has again kept the premium experience consistent here. The 240Hz refresh rate not only makes the games look smooth, but everyday tasks like browsing the web also become a pleasant experience. This IPS panel is pretty good with contrast and the sharpness of the content. Its 3ms response time is good for esports titles like Counter-Strike. The brightness is also great; I barely had to crank the brightness to max even when playing horror games like Resident Evil. The keyboard you get here is a full-size keyboard with a numpad and a couple of extra keys, which may come in handy. Key features include a quiet press with a nice bounce to them, which is great for gaming as well as typing. The keys are also very stable, so no wobble or cheap feeling at all. One complaint I have is that with a numpad, the main keys shift to the left and it needs a little bit of adaptation, especially for typing. HP Omen Max 16 keyboard and trackpad The keyboard is all RGB with per-key lighting, with sufficient brightness to use the keyboard in low light. Omen Gaming Hub has a lot of customisation options to choose from and, with a lighting extension and custom theme maker, the options become endless. A light strip is also provided at the front of the laptop, which can also be configured like the keyboard lighting. The trackpad is decent with a large surface area and a nice feel to the touch, even though it is not a glass-top trackpad. This is a clicky trackpad with a button and the click sounds hollow. It is a precision trackpad with multi-finger gesture support and, overall, the tracking is accurate and snappy. Omen Max 16 features an Intel Core Ultra 9 and an Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU; there are very few options available to buy right now. This is the best combination for a gaming laptop at present, since there is barely any game available that can make this hardware sweat. Let's start with the synthetic benchmarks and see how it performed there. HP Omen Max 16 benchmark HP Omen Max 16 benchmark HP Omen Max 16 benchmark Starting with Geekbench, it scored 1,540 in single-core performance and 15,812 in multi-core performance. PCMark 10 gave it 6,108 points for its overall performance. I also ran Cinebench 24 and the scores are pretty good; the single-core score is 55, which is just above a 16-core Threadripper chip. The multi-core score is 1,405, which is just above a 32-core Threadripper chip. HP Omen Max 16 Gaming I played multiple AAA titles on this laptop, including Cyberpunk 2077, Doom: The Dark Ages, Stellar Blade, and Ghost of Tsushima. Out of these, Doom, Stellar Blade, and Ghost of Tsushima gave around 200 FPS at native resolution and ultra settings. Only Cyberpunk 2077 gave this GPU a run for its money; you get about 60 to 70 FPS with graphics settings cranked to the max, including Path Tracing enabled. HP's Tempest Cooling Pro system uses a large vapour chamber and liquid metal thermal compound to keep temperatures in check. The laptop stays cool to the touch and you cannot hear the fan spinning with regular tasks like browsing, watching content, or even on idle. When you run games, the fans get louder depending on the performance mode. When on performance, you can hear the fan going loud. Fans go all the way up to 6,000 RPM with Unleashed mode turned on and even with that, the fans are not as loud as I expected them to be in a gaming laptop. HP's Omen Gaming Hub software offers granular control over all the features of the laptop, including performance modes, RGB lighting, and fan cleaning. Pro users can take full advantage of the performance tuning features available in the Gaming Hub to squeeze out maximum frame rates from the hardware. A fan cleaning feature is available that spins the fans in the opposite direction to eject all the dust collected on the blades of the fan. An Omen AI mode is provided in the Gaming Hub that dials in the best settings automatically for competitive FPS games, and currently it works only in three games: Counter-Strike, Apex Legends, and League of Legends. The dual speakers on the Max 16 support DTS:X Ultra with HP Audio Boost to offer clear and loud sound. Although the sound quality is pretty decent, don't expect too much from these speakers. The 1080p camera supports Windows Hello and it comes with a privacy shutter. Camera quality is good and, with the addition of Windows Studio effects, it becomes a nice addition for meetings or casual video calls. HP Omen Max 16 ports A gaming laptop requires robust connectivity, and HP has taken care of this with a total of seven important ports. It includes 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports, 2 USB Type-A ports, an HDMI 2.1, one RJ45, and one headphone jack. For wireless connectivity, it features Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 HP Omen Max 16 battery An 83Wh battery is not the biggest I have seen on a laptop, but it is still big enough to give you about 3 to 4 hours of web browsing. Although it is not recommended to play games on battery, I tried it and got about an hour of gameplay on Eco mode. The 330W charger supports fast charging and tops up 50% battery in 30 minutes Top-tier performance with Intel Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5080 Excellent high refresh rate display Premium design and sturdy build Stays cool when not under stress Good port selection Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 support Supports overclocking with Unleashed mode Cons Fans get loud under heavy load Average battery life Laptop and charger combine weight is more than 3 kg Matte finish attracts fingerprints Average speaker quality High price point The HP Omen Max 16 is a maxed-out gaming laptop that I can't even think twice about before recommending to you if you can afford one. This laptop can easily replace your gaming PC without a noticeable performance drop. That said, once you decide to buy this laptop, you must know that it's a heavy machine and carrying it around with its charger is not easy.
Tom's Guide
05-07-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Stop searching Amazon: These 3 RTX 50-series gaming laptop deals are the real steal
If you've been looking to grab an RTX 50-series gaming laptop, you know how expensive it can be. I know, as I've been searching for, and testing, these machines ever since they launched. Well, in light of Prime Day, they aren't as costly anymore. In some of the best deals I've seen, Best Buy has some major price cuts on RTX 50-series gaming laptops. That includes this HP Omen Transcend 14 with an RTX 5060 that's $350 off, a recently launched RTX 5070-equipped Alienware 16X Aurora with a $450 price drop and even an HP Omen Max 16 with an RTX 5080 that's down by $385. Anyone after an upgrade or an all-new gaming rig will want to jump on these, and with these sales ending on July 7, you'll want to act fast. Prime Day is around the corner, but these stellar price cuts are hard to miss. This HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming laptop rocks a 120Hz 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED display, an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H CPU, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 laptop GPU. You also get 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD for storage, all squeezed into a thin RGB-studded laptop decked out in HP's Shadow Black color scheme. First up, a very tempting HP Omen Transcend 14 sporting an RTX 5060. After playing on RTX 5060 gaming laptops, I can say it's a worthy choice for anyone looking to make the most of mighty performance for less. That's thanks to Nvidia's DLSS 4 and multi-frame gen tech offering boosted frame rates at higher settings, and with its 3K (2880 x 1800) 120Hz OLED display, expect buttery smooth visuals in the latest PC titles, especially competitive multiplayer games. Quite possibly the best deal I've found on an RTX 5070 gaming laptop, this Alienware 16X Aurora delivers value in spades now that it's $450 off, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a sizeable 2TB SSD. Thanks to its 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 240Hz display, you'll see the might and speedy performance of its specs in full view, too. An Alienware gaming laptop for well under $2,000? That's a steal, especially since it boasts an RTX 5070 GPU. This is Alienware's latest with a thinner, sleek design, and its 16-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 240Hz display is sure to deliver some high-end gameplay, especially with Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD onboard. I've gamed on an RTX 5070 gaming laptop, and I couldn't be happier with the horsepower it brings to the latest AAA games. Even an RTX 5080 is getting a discount! We're mightily impressed with the HP Omen Max 16, and with its Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, RTX 5080 power, gorgeous 16-inch OLED display with a 240Hz refresh rate and sleek (yet hefty) design, you will be, too. Now that it's $385 off, you're getting a lot of power for less. For the next step up, there's also this HP Omen Max 16 with an RTX 5080. It's currently one of the most powerful gaming laptops on the market, as you'll find in our HP Omen Max 16 review, and we're majorly impressed with its 16-inch (2560 x 1600) OLED display. Even without DLSS involved, this machine can pump out incredible performance. However, with DLSS x4 switched on, you can get a crazy 240 FPS at max settings in games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. It's pricey, but with that $385 discount, it makes it all the sweeter. To put this all into perspective, even PCs like the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 for $1,599 with an RTX 4060 aren't far off these prices. That makes these new RTX 50-series gaming laptops a steal. More price cuts will be on their way during Amazon's big event, so for even more options, don't miss out on these Prime Day gaming laptop deals.
Digital Trends
13-05-2025
- Digital Trends
The powerful HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop with RTX 5070 Ti is $350 off today
Gamers who want an upgrade should be on the lookout for discounts from gaming laptop deals, as these devices can get pretty expensive. You should check out the HP Omen Max 16, as its configuration with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card is on sale from HP itself for $2,150 instead of $2,500. That's $350 in savings that you can spend on video games and other accessories, but you're going to have to hurry with your purchase if you want to buy the gaming laptop at 16% off as the offer may be already gone by tomorrow. Why you should buy the HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop The HP Omen Max 16 is the brand's most powerful gaming laptop yet, with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card combining with the Intel Core Ultra 7 255Hx processor and 16GB of RAM for the ability to run the best PC games without breaking a sweat. This machine will even be prepared for the upcoming PC games of at least the next few years, so it will be a while before you start feeling the need for another upgrade. Playing your favorite titles on the HP Omen Max 16's 16-inch screen with 2K resolution and up to 165Hz refresh rate will be an immersive gaming experience, as you'll enjoy lifelike details and smooth animations with modern graphics. The gaming laptop also features a 512GB SSD for enough storage space for multiple video games, which you can start installing right after turning on the HP Omen Max 16 for the first time as it ships with Windows 11 Home pre-loaded. The HP Omen Max 16 is a top-of-the-line gaming laptop that you can currently buy with a $350 discount for its configuration with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card. That means you'll only have to pay $2,150 for this powerful device instead of $2,500, but you need to act fast if you're interested. Tomorrow may already be too late to take advantage of this offer for the HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop, so complete your transaction immediately while it's still 14% off.
