HP Omen 17-W0xx Series

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

6
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Incredible gaming performance in a laptop
IPS display (wide viewing angles and high contrast), no backlight bleeding, no PWM, good price-performance ratio, G-Sync support, fast NVMe-SSD, stylish keyboard illumination, high gaming performance, 8 GB VRAM, fast processor, thin, nice design, accepta...
Less expensive than most GTX 1070 notebooks, at this writing, Beautiful 4K display with G-Sync support, Solid performance, Cool and quiet while gaming, Intel RealSense camera

Cons:

Plastic keyboard coating hurts after extended use—and picks up too many smudges, Giant bezels don't help issues with extreme heft, size, and weight, Battery life is a bummer
No USB 3.1 Gen. 2, touchpad leaves a cheap impression, complicated maintenance, no optical drive, integrated battery

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Last revision on May 14, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Incredible gaming performance in a laptop
IPS display (wide viewing angles and high contrast), no backlight bleeding, no PWM, good price-performance ratio, G-Sync support, fast NVMe-SSD, stylish keyboard illumination, high gaming performance, 8 GB VRAM, fast processor, thin, nice design, accepta
Less expensive than most GTX 1070 notebooks, at this writing, Beautiful 4K display with G-Sync support, Solid performance, Cool and quiet while gaming, Intel RealSense camera

Reviewers Didn't Like

Plastic keyboard coating hurts after extended use—and picks up too many smudges, Giant bezels don't help issues with extreme heft, size, and weight, Battery life is a bummer
No USB 3.1 Gen. 2, touchpad leaves a cheap impression, complicated maintenance, no optical drive, integrated battery
Plastic build, Subpar touch pad, Shallow keyboard, GTX 1070 can't hack 4K resolution in leading games at extreme detail levels, No USB Type-C ports

Expert reviews and ratings

The HP Omen 17 is a powerhouse gaming laptop, whose chunky exterior is home some top-tier components. The size of this machine makes it a bit of a throwback – and its price puts it at the centre of a busy market. However, given that it's powered by the...

By Trusted Reviews on May 30, 2017

The Omen-17 is good mid-range gaming laptop that allows you to play the latest title with some...

By ImpulseGamer on April 09, 2017

The 17-inch HP Omen might not look aggressive, but you'll have no problems taking down the competition with this fully loaded gaming...

By CNET UK on February 09, 2017

Many people think about business or office notebooks when they hear HP, but the Omen name represents the gaming series from HP. Our test model, the Omen 17-w110ng, can meet the expectations for a gaming notebook. Users get a powerful CPU/GPU combination...

By NotebookCheck on November 04, 2016

A rare component-by-component value among "Pascal" laptops, the Omen 17 is aggressively priced and swift. We'd like to see just two key things tweaked. Read...

By Computer Shopper on October 17, 2016

That hatted scamp Regardt van der Berg is BACK with another video review of a sexy something-something.This time, it's HP's Omen 17 i7 gaming notebook that's under Reej's hyper-critical mega-microscope.Want to know what he thought of it? Find out in...

By nag.co.za on May 07, 2018

If you're on the lookout for a gaming laptop with solid performance, the HP Omen 17 makes a great choice. HP has priced it quite competitively, and though you'd be making some compromises in terms of weight and keyboard, the trade-off is incredible. It...

By gamingcentral.in on August 10, 2017

The HP Omen W8X27UA#ABL is expensive but for a reason, it really does offer consumers some of the best hardware available on the market and for those who demand the best it is easy to see why this would be high on their list.Check out the latest price...

By canadalaptopreviews.com on July 24, 2017

A powerhouse notebook at under $2000 is good value and as a bonus, it looks mean too. From a commercial standpoint, it may pay to look at gamers' notebooks for power users. For anyone needing a 17.3” screen and a full featured notebook, this is a very...

By itwire.com on March 26, 2017

The HP Omen 17 may not be the most eye-grabbing gaming laptop in its price segment, but it makes up for that with its performance. Though gamers in India won't get 4K gaming experience, they'll enjoy better processing performance with seventh-gen Intel...

By gadgetsnow.com on March 24, 2017

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