HP revamps its Omen product line-up with a fresh logo, new pre-built desktops, and an...

[Polycount]

In brief: HP's gaming-focused "Omen" device line-up got some fresh new product additions today, including two new pre-built gaming desktops and a G-Sync IPS monitor. Additionally, HP revamped its Omen Command Center software and completely redesigned the Omen logo.

Most of these new announcements and changes will likely be viewed in a positive light by the community, but the Omen logo revamp may prove particularly controversial. Instead of the old tribal mask-like logo that Omen boasted, HP has changed it to be much more simplistic.

It still has the same diamond shape, but it now features a simple pink-to-orange color gradient and the word "Omen." There are no distinctive shapes of any kind, and some have argued that this change eliminates the Omen brand identity.

HP, for its part, is quite happy with the new logo, and feels the fresh look will create a "new visual identity" that can "appeal to the entire gaming community."

We'll let our readers decide whether or not the logo accomplishes that task. For now, let's move on to HP's other Omen announcements, starting with its two latest pre-built desktops; the Omen 25L and 30L. Visually, the desktops look quite sleek, with modern, understated black chassis and vibrant front-facing diamond-shaped LEDs.

When it comes to hardware, things get a bit confusing. HP vaguely says the machines can house "up to" an RTX 2080 Ti or an RX 5700 XT, as well as up to an i9-10900K or a Ryzen 9 3900. However, the company doesn't say which machine can support which hardware -- they only list the starting price for both machines, which is $900 for the 25L and $1200 for the 30L.

HP's new Omen 30L.

Apparently, the 25L ships with an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU, an RX 5700 GPU, and 16GB of DDR4-3200 RAM (expandable to a maximum of 32GB). As far as storage goes, the 25L features two main drives: a 512GB PCIe NVMe m.2 SSD, and a 1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD.

The 30L apparently has the same CPU as its smaller cousin (though it appears to be watercooled in the product photos), as well as the same RAM and storage specs. It does swap out the 5700 for an RTX 2060, but that's the only major hardware change we were able to find, which seems a bit unusual. We're not sure that baseline support for real-time ray-tracing and a fancier case warrant a $300 price premium.

Since the "Shop Now" links for both machines still redirect to HP's old Omen desktops, it's difficult to confirm exactly what the configuration options are for these products. However, the desktops are shipping out tomorrow, so those options will likely be available then -- if so, we'll come back and update this article with (hopefully) more clear information.

Regardless, both machines ship with Windows 10 Home, a "Black Wired keyboard and mouse" combo, and nearly-identical sets of external I/O ports (see the full list here).

The final major Omen announcement of the day was HP's all-new Omen 27i, the company's first gaming-oriented IPS monitor. As we mentioned earlier, it has G-Sync support, as well as a 27" screen with a 2560x1440p resolution and 350 nits of peak brightness.

It has a maximum refresh rate of 165Hz, and a 1ms response time, achieved through overclocking. The monitor's bezels appear to be quite thin, and the overall design is attractive enough by modern standards. While the 27i is nothing revolutionary, it's a reasonably compelling deal at $500 -- other IPS monitors with similar specs frequently cost much more.

You can order a 25L or 30L starting tomorrow (May 5), but the Omen 27i is available for purchase now.

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[QuantumPhysics]

I like Hewlett-Packards Omen product.
I’ve recommended the Omen RTX 2060 laptops ($1100) to friends who wanted a gaming laptop but didn’t want to spend outrageously.

This new tower looks good and it seems like they are trying to use apple’s style of advertisement for it.

Also glad to see that they are using aAIO for the CPU.

Average person buying one of these off-the-shelf rebuilt is not going to be overclocking and will more likely be purchasing it when it goes on sale at Micro Center or Walmart. They will be happy with it

The one thing they are missing is a 34 or 35 inch gaming monitor with up to 1440p like Alienware’s.

Smaller square monitors are OK but when you want to have presence on a Microcenter‘s shelf you really have to have a monitor as aggressive as your tower.

 

[Privery]

What is that mobo?

 

[scavengerspc]

I like Hewlett-Packards Omen product.
I’ve recommended the Omen RTX 2060 laptops ($1100) to friends who wanted a gaming laptop but didn’t want to spend outrageously.

Since you have experience with HP what do you think of the quality of the electronics? I have heard they are sturdy but unreliable. For almost 15 years I have bought nothing but MSI and Asus gaming laptops but would consider HP if they are reliable.

 

[Beerfloat]

Since you have experience with HP what do you think of the quality of the electronics? I have heard they are sturdy but unreliable. For almost 15 years I have bought nothing but MSI and Asus gaming laptops but would consider HP if they are reliable.

Anecdotally, I'm not buying HP anymore anytime soon. I had an HP Envy Haswell back in 2015 which stopped working and needed to go to HP for repair after just a few months of really light use. Then some time after it came back screws started to fall out the underside randomly, and eventually one of the screen hinges broke off. All, again, after use that I can only describe as really light.

Take it FWIW, anecdotal information being what it is. Like I see a lot of complaints about Razer build quality but my Blade has been totally reliable (as have the butterfly keys on my Macbook Pro).

 

[QuantumPhysics]

Since you have experience with HP what do you think of the quality of the electronics? I have heard they are sturdy but unreliable. For almost 15 years I have bought nothing but MSI and Asus gaming laptops but would consider HP if they are reliable.

If you spend decent money on good hardware, HP will make you very happy. A good RTX card and a good CPU choice with SSD storage will perform just as well as anything else you might build - and may even be less expensive.

Pre-builts from Alienware and HP are really no different than builds you might build yourself unless they have a proprietary motherboardand I/O.

They use the same PSU, CPU, GPU, SSD and other parts you'd find on the market - and usually, the only exception is their proprietary case or the preloaded OS and software. You can upgrade parts in these computers at will typically.

People buying an OMEN are shopping for a "gaming computer" on a budget and want warrantied service from a name they can trust.

A lot of PC gamers hate on prebuilds because they want parts and performance they can brag about. It's part of the reason they also hate Apple products. If they have the same thing you have, they can't brag about it.

The thing I like about them is exactly that: they are a known quantity.

I can buy them or have a friend purchase one and know exactly what they are getting, how it works, how it performs, and how long it should last before being obsolete.

 

[OptimumSlinky]

Since you have experience with HP what do you think of the quality of the electronics? I have heard they are sturdy but unreliable. For almost 15 years I have bought nothing but MSI and Asus gaming laptops but would consider HP if they are reliable.

Personally, I would buy Dell/HP over MSI/Asus any day. I took an Alienware R14 to Afghanistan with me back in 2011, and I have a HP ZBook (workstation) for work now and this thing is a tank.

 

[Burty117]

Since you have experience with HP what do you think of the quality of the electronics? I have heard they are sturdy but unreliable. For almost 15 years I have bought nothing but MSI and Asus gaming laptops but would consider HP if they are reliable.

I've used all the different brands over the last 12 years, here's how they stacked up for me personally:

Dell: Worked Reliably and never had any issues. Even the cheaper plastic models.
Alienware: Worked fine for nearly 3 years then one day the GPU decided it no longer existed.
HP: Would never recommend anything under the Elitebooks, it's all cheap plastic rubbish under a grand that easily breaks.
Asus: Some models were brilliant, never had issues and stood the test of time, other models were a constant pain in the backside with dodgy drivers amongst bad build quality.
MSI: Noisy, Cheap plastic machines that didn't stand up to daily use particularly well but never actually ran into any major issue with and still works to this day.
Microsoft Surface Pro's: Built Well and survive daily use but the old models slow internals quickly became an issue and had very strange software issues. Microsoft liked pushing new firmware via windows update too often.
Acer: I've not had my hands on any of the expensive models but the under a grand models are like HP, cheap plastic that breaks easily and are filled with crapware out of the box.
Lenovo: Except for the ultra cheap models, these things are sturdy and seem to never die. Software is usually pretty solid with only the odd driver issue.
Sharp: I haven't spent a huge amount of time with a Dynabook laptop yet (had the Tecra for two weeks) but for a daily it's been one of my favourite laptops, fast and incredibly light.