HP Omen 17 (2017)

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Date Published: 04 Jul 2017

Intel Core i7-7700HQ
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
256GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
32GB DDR4, 2400 MHz
3.73 kg (8.2 lbs)

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HP Omen 17 (2017) in-depth review

The previous Omen 17 generation was somehow decent but not good enough to go against the competition in most aspects. Now, HP comes in strong with completely overhauled Omen 15 and Omen 17 gaming laptops that address most of the issues we had before the update, although we had fewer complaints about the 17-inch version. Anyway, HP manages to surprise with cool new design, better choice of materials, much better keyboard, usable touchpad and immersive 120Hz IPS display. The good news is that the price hasn't changed all that much making the upgrade worthwhile and probably makes the Omen 17 the best value notebook in this price range.Most of the hardware from the previous generation is here to stay - Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU, up to 32GB of DDR$-2400 memor[...]

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Pros

Fairly sturdy construction and refreshing design
Good input devices (improved keyboard and much better touchpad)
Excellent IPS panel with G-Sync and 120Hz refresh rate
The screen doesn't use PWM across all brightness levels
Stable and effective cooling solution
Expanded I/O including Thunderbolt support

Cons

Hefty chassis
Short battery life due to lowered battery capacity compared to the previous model
The lid is a little flexible due to the single-hinge design

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name
AUO B173HAN01.4 (AUO149D)

Diagonal
17.3"

Pixel density
127.34 ppi

Brightness
342 cd/m²

sRGB
92%%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920 x 1080

Becomes "Retina" from
27 inches (69 cm)

Contrast
990:1

dE Color Checker
4.8 2.1

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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