HP’s HyperX Omen 15 isn’t quite the budget-friendly gaming laptop its predecessor was

Tough sell. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

The HP HyperX Omen 15, which I first saw astatine CES, replaces the HP Victus 15, a longtime bestselling fund gaming laptop. The Victus outgo conscionable $800, oregon little erstwhile connected sale, and was a bully introduction constituent to decent laptop gaming.

The Omen 15 has bully small upgrades implicit the Victus. Its RTX 5050 Laptop GPU tin play 2026's latest games, albeit connected low-ish settings. But it's besides got a brighter 16:10 facet ratio show with higher refresh rate, and a 1080p webcam to marque it a small amended for non-gaming stuff.

I'd telephone it a working-class gaming laptop, but acknowledgment to RAMageddon, the Omen 15 starts astatine $1,200 - a acold outcry from the $800 that made its …

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