HP OMEN – 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 7 – 16GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 – 512GB SSD – Mica Silver
$1,499.99
Specification: HP OMEN – 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 7 – 16GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 – 512GB SSD – Mica Silver
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8 reviews for HP OMEN – 15.6″ Gaming Laptop – AMD Ryzen 7 – 16GB Memory – NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 – 512GB SSD – Mica Silver
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Curt –
So far so good not wanting to jinx it lol! I will say this is not a max q gpu! You get the full power which per this unit says a 100 watts! So far performs excellent! I had last year Intel model with the 2060 and this runs significantly quieter with the ability to adjust the fans in 100 rpm increments which is nice! So far very impressed only this different besides the specs is little rubber nubs to prevent screen lid from flexing
Joto –
This is my first ever serious buy when it comes to the world of PC’s/PC gaming. So bear in mind I’m still new to many things but I did plenty of research before buying this laptop. So if your wanting to get into PC gaming or you are just wondering how this laptop performs for an average consumer who primarily uses it for gaming and surfing the web with some light application usage, then this review is for YOU!
REVIEW
– Screen, with 144hz and great color accuracy this screen is fantastic and looks great especially when gaming.
– Keyboard, typing on this laptop is a joy and the keys have just enough travel that feel’s very satisfying when typing. Having the 4 zone RGB on this is a HUGE bonus and looks awesome. The layout feels just right but if you need a 10 key number pad then I recommend buying an external pad.
– Mouse pad, just big enough and feel’s smooth when using. Depending on your hand size you might want to have it deactivated and us an external mice when typing as it might accidently activate. Click’s are just tactile enough without sounding cheap.
– Speakers, this thing actually get’s pretty loud! Now remember these are laptop speakers we are talking about so don’t expect a booming sound when it comes to music or gaming but they can definitely do the job when it comes to watching YouTube videos or playing certain games that don’t require to hear super quiet footsteps.
– Size/weight, definitely feels sturdy and not as light as a MacBook air but for sure manageable in a backpack or carrying it around your house from room to room.
– Customization, you can upgrade this laptop with increased memory as it comes with 2 slots for m.2 and 2 slots for ram. This one comes with 512 gb of SSD and 16Gb of dual channel RAM. Great to start out with for gaming and storing smaller games but you can always add more storage thanks to the layout of the added slots.
– Noise, ok so this is a tricky one. Out of the box this laptop can be very noisy when doing heavy gaming or under heavy load. The Ryzen chipset is automatically boosted to be very aggressive as well as the fan settings so the laptop always has the fan’s to almost max setting’s when running under heavy loads or even if your just browsing the web you can hear the fan’s kick on and it can be annoying. SOOOOO here is the fix that saved me from this….. You can change the boost setting’s for the laptop of the CPU. I won’t do a full walk through here but just YouTube some video’s of how to bring temperature’s down on the Ryzen 5600H series and it will literally make this laptop much quieter without sacrificing much performance for anything!
– Temperatures, well speaking of temperatures….. This laptop has great cooling and does a good job of keeping the laptop under control via the fan system. Now… like I mentioned above this CPU is setup to very aggressive out of the box and when I changed the boosted setting’s my temperature went down….. like ALOT. I run games like DOOM Eteranl and Warzone with CPU temp’s at around 70 degrees which is very cool for a laptop.
– UI/ OMEN HUB, the laptop comes equipped with the OMEN gaming hub which can allow you to adjust the fan’s and performance setting and RGB setting on the fly. The UI is super easy to use even for a dummy. I wish the HUB had a little more options to mess with but overall it will do great for just about anyone.
-Ports, the port selection is fantastic and have never needed more than what it provides, I even have this laptop set up to an external monitor which was a breeze to set up.
– Performance, ahhhh now for the big one….. This thing has ran any game that I have thrown at it without annnnyyy problem. This thing is a BEAST when it comes to gaming. Warzone I get around 120 FPS on highest setting, DOOM eternal – 130-144 FPS on highest settings I can go on and on about other games but you get the idea. Browsing the web, having multiple tabs open, downloading games, copying files and playing a game all at the same time and this thing will not run out of breath.
– Price, for the market and how things are currently this is a fair price point, you get a 3060 GPU that pull in at 100W’s and a Ryzen 8 core chipset which is a beast for multitasking or heavy application loads.
– HP SERVICE, now for one of my favorite parts and here’s why,,,, HP literally saved my laptop.. Long story short I had this laptop for just about only under 3 weeks, I did not but the extended warranty because I take very good care of my things. WELL…. one day I decided to plug my laptop in to a nearby wall and somehow by a freak accident short circuited my laptop and literally blew it up… Still to this day no idea how. Literally…. could not believe it…. my brand new laptop!!! 🙁 So I call HP customer service and explained what happened. They set up a ticket for me and requested some info from me. They sent me a box within 2 days and requested me to ship it to them so they could diagnose what happened… So in my head I was like great how much is this going to cost to repair??? Well they ended up telling me that the motherboard was fried and that they would repair it at no cost AND sent me a loaner laptop while it was getting fixed…. WHAT?! LIKE YOU DONT WANT MY MONEY?! It was unbelievable…. long story short they fixed my laptop and had it back to me within 2 weeks of sending it in and the customer service was friendly and fast. Could not believe it. So for that experience alone this HP product was so worth the buy.
Android –
A great Extremely powerful, compact laptop! I was very impressed when I got this thing home and downloaded my programs I use for photo editing. My prior laptop had a powerful intel I7 process but had a very weak GPU, so I had to get a new laptop. One thing about this laptop that really surprised me was Since I take photos and these photos get stored on SD cards I really wanted a built-in SD-card reader. I also knew that most built-in SD-card readers do not have fast read & write speeds.. I was very surprised to see this built-in SD-carder reader, had fantastic read and write speeds for being a built-in unit…
175MB Read speed & 111MB write speed, using a Sandisk Extreme pro SD card. The speed at which I can view/remove & or edit my photos now with a faster memory card reader is amazing!
The processor in this laptop Ryzen 7 5800H handles photo editing without any lag at all … There is nothing at all slow about this laptop … It just got performance built into every aspect of its design !
i strongly advise anyone that buys this laptop that you read the owner’s manual that came with it. or look at the downloadable one from HP… here is why .. this laptop comes with 2 graphics cards.. one is built-in from AMD its good but a lower level GPU than the one that is advertised as coming with this laptop .. Geforce RTX 3060… by default the rtx3060 was turned off.. also the keyboard lighting by default was also turned off. This laptop was great when I first brought it home… BUT… 2 days later after reading the manual on how to do this, now this laptop is amazing !
June –
wow quality laptop! Great value only downside is not a 1tb ssd. Love the improved lip design, no more bentdy screen! (Two little bump support the screen when closed)
Najeh –
This laptop runs great. I have had only 2 issues, I would get internet delay(bad ping) and I had to reset my laptop twice but thankfully it is fixed. Another issue is the battery, I can’t speak on all laptops but games on the go is not what this laptop is, u have around 1-1 and half hours of game time depending on how straining the game is. This game runs many games at great performance. Fortnite runs at around 300 FPS in performance mode. Call of Duty Warzpne anywhere from 90 – 130 FPS. GTA 5 144 FPS is set as the limit and it runs smoothly as well. This computer is also a little heavier then expected but not overwhelming for the power you get. The design is great and the RBG keyboard works and looks great. I also know that there is a limit on the watts which holds the laptop back a bit, if they uncap the watt limit there’s no telling on how strong and how worth it will be to buy this laptop.
Reece –
Is a great price to performance laptop. It ran at a under 85 degrees Celsius at full fan speed and full power while playing overwatch at ultra settings. It has a super nice keyboard that has great RGB. The software is very clean and works great. The display is awesome. Great viewing angles and is fast. Overall, it is an awesome laptop.
BEASTGAMING –
This laptop has exceeded my expectations so far. Too soon to tell but definitely worth every $$$
Ryan –
After a week of running this as my main gaming laptop I am very happy with the results so far. First thing I did was open up the laptop and add a 1tb nvme harddrive. The upgrade was painless with the seond m.2 slot with heat spreader.
After setup and formatting the new drive I ran this through its paces with my normal game setup of Destiny 2 (130-144fps at highest settings) and Minecraft Dungeons (300 fps max with an average of 270fps). I then ran some stress testing to check my silicon lottery and found I got fairly luckly personally but performance will slightly vary (no major heating issues though CPU runs warm but never thermal throttles, GPU never got above 80 degrees C).
Only issues I have is getting VR to run properly through Oculus Link. Seems the laptop is having issues using the GPU instead of internal graphics for Oculus link specifically. Other VR options will vary there as well. Also it seem while stated previously this laptop has a MUX from what I can tell it does not, or at least no control of said MUX from software beyond “Balanced” and “Peformance” modes. No real info inside the digital manual on the laptop.
Pros:
– Excelent price to performance
– RTX 3060 is 100w max with 60-65 max on just battery from what I can tell.
– Battery life 4 times longer than my previous gaming laptop.
Cons:
– Can be loud when at full fan speed
– Not Fully VR Ready
– Manual from HP is not very clear on MUX info