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日本HP Omen 16 (16-k0000) – Top 5 Pros and Cons
The HP Omen 15 and 16 from last year were pretty good but were still behind Lenovo’s Legion 5, mainly due to its lower TGP graphics. That led to less gaming performance, something quite important for a gaming laptop.
However, in 2022, all rules are off the table, as HP presents its Omen 16 (16-k0000), using Alder Lake H-series processors and high TGP graphics, including a 140W RTX 3060, which is just what the doctor ordered. So you get the hardware upgrade while keeping a lot of other stuff the same, precisely what needed to happen in our opinion, to put the Omen series back on track.
Today we present you with LaptopMedia’s top 5 picks about the HP Omen 16 (16-k0000).
HP Omen 16 (16-k0000): Full Specs / In-depth Review
4 reasons to BUY the HP Omen 16 (16-k0000)
1. Metal chassis
The Omen 16 comes in with a fully aluminum base and bottom panel, while the lid feels plasticky. All in all, you get very little flex from the keyboard deck. We’ll talk about the lid a bit later, as it deserves some special attention. In terms of weight and height, the Omen 16 caps at 2.41 kg and 23 mm, respectively. The laptop takes a minimalist approach to the design, as the Teal emerald on the back is now black.
2. Display quality
The laptop offers three 16.1-inch displays, two of which have a high refresh rate. We got the FHD IPS 144Hz option. It has excellent viewing angles, a peak brightness of 408 nits, and a decent contrast ratio of 1060:1. The panel fully covers the sRGB gamut, while providing excellent accuracy both with the stock settings (left) and with our Design and Gaming profile applied (right).
Here are the test results under the factory condition (left) and with our profile applied (right). While accuracy is good on its own, it gets even better, lowering the dE value down to 0.8.
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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3. Upgradeability
The laptop has ample upgradeability options, with two SODIMM slots for DDR5 memory and two M.2 PCIe x4 slots that support Gen 4 SSDs.
Here is our detailed teardown video, where we show how to access both the RAM and Storage slots.
4. I/O
The port selection comes with three USB Type-A 3.2 (Gen. 1) ports, one of which can charge other devices even if the laptop is turned off, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, an SD card reader, a LAN port, and a 3.5 mm audio jack.
1 reason NOT to buy the HP Omen 16 (16-k0000)
1. Bouncy lid
Now, we have to talk about the lid. It’s made from a flimsy material, which resembles plastic. It’s not as rigid as the metal base, showing some flex when we try to twist it. The hinges aren’t very rigid, using a pillar design, with the part that moves being mounted at the lid portion. This means the bottom portion of the lid is quite strong, however, it wobbles and bounces with every touch. This is similar to what happens with the Victus 16, whose lid bounces like crazy as well.
