We’re gathered right here immediately to rejoice the uniting of two households, each alike in dignity. Or alternatively, two HP gaming manufacturers, HyperX and Omen, which have now been smushed collectively to create… HyperX Omen.
The primary offspring from this union is the HyperX Omen Max 16 gaming laptop computer, which, by way of its chassis design, appears to be like an entire lot just like the HP Omen Max 16 of outdated with two letters faraway from the underside of the display screen. Yep, blink and you will miss it, nevertheless it now sports activities a dose of HyperX branding beneath its 16-inch show, together with a giant “HX” emblem on the rear lid.
The chassis design appears to be like to be just about the identical, however HP has made some modifications beneath the hood. Whereas the GPU choices nonetheless vary between the RTX 5070 Ti cellular and the highest whack RTX 5090, the CPU decisions at the moment are both AMD’s newly-announced Ryzen AI 400-series chips, or a “subsequent gen Intel processor”, based on the press launch.
No prizes for guessing what that is perhaps. The mega-spec lappy additionally comes with a brand new GAN energy brick that is able to delivering 300 W complete platform energy, with out weighing the identical as a ship anchor.
We’ve not acquired any pictures of it but, however the pre-CES HP briefing I attended made particular notice of the truth that the brand new brick is not a backpack dominator, most likely as a result of us travelling tech journos wish to moan about hefty ones each probability we get.
The cooling system of the HyperX Omen Max 16 has had an overhaul, too, including a 3rd fan in an effort to maintain issues chill. Our largest critique of the outdated HP Omen Max 16 was the fan noise, alongside some uneven gaming efficiency that was very possible thermal-related. It stays to be seen whether or not the addition of an additional fan may resolve a few of its woes, nevertheless it looks like a very good begin, on the very least.
And at last, there’s the keeb. Our Ian fairly preferred the keyboard within the outdated mannequin, however the brand new one has a 1000 Hz polling charge for that all-important esports cred, alongside some anti-ghosting tech and full measurement arrow keys.
And whereas the HyperX Omen Max 16 tops out the lineup, the non-Max Omen laptops additionally get a dose of HyperX branding, together with some cooling system modifications and the odd barely re-jigged specs sheet. It is much less of a revolution, extra of a rebrand and a refresh—as you’d anticipate provided that we’re at the moment in an area the place the GPUs, CPUs and different parts of this era are moving into their center age.
Nonetheless, model unity is right here, and now now we have one thing of a tech marriage. HP purchased the HyperX model again in 2021, and now it has been double-barrelled with the, err, ominous-sounding Omen, I will have an entire new sequence of phrases to recollect after I replace our gaming laptop computer offers web page. Cheers, HP. Do I not less than get a celebration bag to go house with?
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