The overall package is pretty convincing, despite the mentioned drawbacks. The performance is very good, and the device was designed for gamers, which is supported by our test results. Intel's fast Core i7-6700HQ provides sufficient performance for all applications, and even demanding games can be played in FHD (sometimes even 4K) thanks to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1070. The price is also appealing at 1800 Euros (~$2007). Comparable devices from the competition are often priced between 2000-2500 Euros (~$2230-$2787), so the Omen series from HP should definitely be on your short list.
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The Omen's New Clothes HP has redesigned it's Omen 17 gaming series' case. Does the new chassis address our criticism from last year's device? What are the full-time gamer's...
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...
The 2017 version of the HP Omen 17-inch gaming laptop is a small but welcome update from last year's model. It still has some room to grow, with “just okay” audio and a “just okay” touchpad, along with a rather pedestrian aesthetic. But at least it's...
Wasted opportunities. This year's Omen 17 update brings us a Pascal GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and a powerful Kaby Lake CPU. Our review is going to reveal whether or not we can recommend the Omen 17 despite some...
The newly presented HP Omen 17 from this year rights all wrongs of the previous generation. It now has sturdier construction – the chassis is heftier than before but we really appreciate the added rigidity – catchy design, expanded I/O and much-improved...
Despite some of its drawbacks, the HP Omen 17 (GTX 1070) makes it to our recommendation list as it has some few strong selling points that need to be considered. Unfortunately, build quality, feel and input devices are not one of them. The lid feels...