![]() ![]() It’s not noisy but it might annoy colleagues or friends in a quiet room. It feels very comfortable and accurate to type and game upon. Each key-press comes with a soft, satisfying click. The mechanical, Scrabble-tile keyboard has a slightly odd layout but we were immediately impressed with it. We’ve heard worse, but we’ve been hearing better quality from much-thinner laptops lately – including the super-thin Surface Pro 9. However, while fidelity at the top and bottom end are reasonable, the mid-range lacks body and music sounds somewhat hollow. They get loud and there’s some respectable bass. The Dual Bang & Olufsen-tuned speakers aren’t bad, but they don’t live up to the B&O promise. It’s generally a good gaming display, but don’t expect true-blacks to come anywhere close to OLED (or even the best IPS performers). Contrast is decent with details being retained in dark areas (preventing enemies jumping out of shadows) although some details get lost in very bright areas. There’s a 165Hz refresh rate which melds with a quick pixel response time to keep fast-and-frantic moving objects looking reasonably sharp. There’s some light banding in colour gradients which worsens a little in monochromatic transitions, but we’ve seen worse on other gaming laptops.įor those who get finickity about a screen’s back-light bleed, the HP Omen 17 has some. Colours are reasonably vibrant and this extends into multimedia performance. It has a UHD, 2,560 x 1,440 resolution which renders a crisp and clear Windows Desktop. The 17.1-inch matte screen gets reasonably bright despite it’s modest 300-nit rating. You won’t want to jab the chassis’ corners either as they could do you an injury. It’s not diabolical but it’s enough to be very annoying during web-conferencing and streaming. You only need to knock the laptop lightly and the screen will wobble. Our only gripe is (as with its 16.1-inch Omen predecessor) the wobbly screen. The keyboard has an odd configuration that takes a little getting used to, but it’s mechanical, well-spaced and looks great with its per-key RGB backlighting contrasting nicely with the black chassis (even if it’s tricky to actually see the black-on-black keys in low light). The former is surrounded by quite a thick bezel, but it still looks huge. Opening it up reveals the 17.1-inch, matte screen and mechanical RGB keyboard. The HP Omen 17 takes design cues from the Stanley Kubrick & Spinal Tap school of art – it can be none more black (except for the lights). We’ve no idea what it’s made from – it could be alien goo – but it looks different in every type of lighting and we could look at it forever. If this was on a Bugatti, people would rave about it. It’s understated but cool but… well… there’s just one other thing… it’s got the best logo of anything ever. The HP Omen 17 is a matte black box with sharp lines and (very) sharp corners. Conclusion: Should you buy the HP Omen 17?ġ7.1-inch, matte, 165Hz, 300-nit, 2,560 x 1,440, IPS displayįull specs, here. ![]()
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