A few days after Lenovo announced its new gaming laptops, HP has announced its latest line of gaming laptops. The new range of devices includes exciting products such as the OMEN Transcend 16 Laptop – which features a small LED display with a 240Hz refresh rate – and a 144Hz 4K Ultra HD display with HDMI 2.1 support. In this article, let’s take a closer look at the new HP OMEN laptops and monitors.
HP Omen Transcend 16
The OMEN Transcend 16 is easily the best gaming laptop HP has announced. This laptop features a large 16 inch small LED display that supports 16:10 aspect ratio, 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution, HDR 1000 and up to 240Hz refresh rate. This screen can have a brightness of up to 1180 nits, making it one of the brightest screens on the market today, and provides exceptional visibility even in brightly lit environments.
As a gaming laptop, it is not short on features. HP OMEN Transcend 16 comes with 13th Generation Intel Core i9-13900HX processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU. There is an OMEN Dynamic Power feature that dynamically adjusts the power of the CPU and GPU based on the activity that occurs in the game or application.
Otherwise, the Transcend 16 features a magnesium frame and is just 20mm thick, which is pretty slim for a gaming laptop. It also weighs only 2.1kg, so you can carry it anywhere. This laptop also features a stylish design with an RGB keyboard that includes translucent WASD keys. The Omen Transcend 16 is scheduled for release in early spring with a starting price of $1,669.99.
HP OMEN 16
HP has also updated the OMEN 16 benchmark laptop. Just like the Transcend 16, this laptop can be configured up to the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX. However, there is an option for the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor as well. For graphics, the OMEN 16 comes with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 GPU. In addition to these speedy internals, the OMEN 16 also supports up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD.
Other features of the OMEN 16 include a 16-inch QHD 240Hz display with a 3ms response time. The laptop also features an all-new FHD webcam for video calling. However, unlike the HP OMEN Transcend 16, this version does not support Windows Hello login. The Omen 16 along Transcend 16 is expected to launch in early spring with a starting price of $1,269.99.
HP Victus 16
HP has also refreshed its mainstream Victus 16 laptop with speedy internals. The new HP Victus 16 is powered by a 13th Generation Intel Core i7-13700HX processor or up to an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor. For graphics, the Victus 16 features up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX Laptop 4070 GPU. Plus, it comes with an OMEN Tempest cooling solution and an infrared temperature sensor to control temperatures and keep things cool when your laptop gets hot. The HP Victus 16 (2023) will be available this spring, starting at $1,049.99.
The new OMEN gaming monitors
In addition to the OMEN laptops, HP also unveiled its new lineup of OMEN monitors. The star of the show is the company’s OMEN 27k gaming monitor that comes with special features for its latest gaming hardware, including HDMI 2.1 support, 4K resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, and built-in KVM, so you can easily switch between your peripherals.
Other monitors include OMEN 24, OMEN 27, OMEN 27q, OMEN 32q, and OMEN 32c that support up to 165Hz refresh rate. The OMEN 27s and OMEN 27qs both come with up to 240Hz refresh rate for competitive gaming. The OMEN 34c offers a 1,500r curved screen with a 21:9 aspect ratio. Similar to the laptops, the monitor lineup will be available in the spring with prices ranging from $199.99 for the Omen 24 to $549.99 for the Omen 27k.
source: HP