HP OMEN 15

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Date Published: 16 Mar 2021

Intel Core i5-10300H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
1000GB SSD
2x 16GB DDR4, 2933 MHz
2.46 kg (5.4 lbs)

Good
quality

4.8 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

6.1 For Work Good

7.0 For Gaming Very Good

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Specs

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS

HDD/SSD
1TB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo

RAM
2x 16GB DDR4, 2933 MHz

OS
Windows 10 Home

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum

Dimensions
357.9 x 239.7 x 22.6 mm (14.09" x 9.44" x 0.89")

Weight
2.46 kg (5.4 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-C
DisplayPort, Sleep and Charge

1x USB Type-A
Sleep and Charge

2x USB Type-A

HDMI
2.0a

Mini DisplayPort

Card Reader
SD

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.0

Audio jack
3.5 Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Microphone
Dual Array Digital Microphone

Speakers
2 Speakers, Bang & Olufsen

Optical drive

Portability

HP OMEN 15 (15-ek0000, ek1000)

14.09" x 9.44" x 0.89" Dimensions

2.46 kg (5.4 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.07 kg (4.6 lbs) -16% Weight

Review

HP OMEN 15 in-depth review

Ever since 2017, HP has used pretty much the same design for their Omen series. Indeed it was a fresh new feature back then, but quite honestly, it looked a bit too aggressive. Fast-forward to 2020, and we see that HP has taken some notes from Lenovo and their Legion series, which are one of the most incognito gaming notebooks on the market.However, looks are not the only difference we see. HP now provides the laptop with both Intel (10th Gen) and AMD (Zen 2) processors, and we see that the NVIDIA RTX Super GPUs are slowly creeping on the market. And what would be a decent gaming laptop without at least a 144Hz display, right?So, we are extremely excited about this laptop, as it is probably the biggest rebranding/design change in quite a while. Actually, do you remember the old[...]

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Pros

Good cooling setup
Two M.2 PCIe slots and two RAM SODIMM slots
The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (AUO B156HAN08.2)
Covers 91% of sRGB and has a decent color accuracy (with our Gaming and Web design profile) (AUO B156HAN08.2)
144Hz panel has great pixel response times (AUO B156HAN08.2)
Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 3 support, plus an SD card reader on board
Its keyboard is comfortable for typing and gaming at the same time

Cons

Bizarre location of the Power button
The hinges seem unstable

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

The new HP Omen 15 looks really fresh on the outside. How does it look on the inside?Check out all HP Omen 15 2020 (15-ek0000) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To get inside this notebook, you have to undo 8 Phillips-head screws. Ultimately, this is an easy job to do, and prying the bottom panel is not harder at all.2. Battery In terms of power away from the grid, there is a 71Wh unit.3. Memory and storage Memory-wise, there are two RAM SODIMM slots, which work in dual-channel mode and we a[...]