HP has aggressively re-entered the gaming segment, with its new OMEN range including an X desktop, a bare chassis for enthusiasts, 15 and 17” laptops, and a range of co-branded accessories made by SteelSeries.
As you would expect these are highly specified products that have a distinct style, and take the "boring" out of computing.
The OMEN offerings are an extension of HP’s unified gaming portfolio announced in May to maximise gaming performance per dollar. The brand focuses on overbuilt and over-engineered products meant to deliver bold innovation for gaming customers.
“The OMEN X Desktop was built for serious gamers who need fierce performance out-of-the-box in a fully customisable chassis – something not typically available from traditional PC manufacturers,” said Jeff Woodhouse, consumer category manager, Personal Systems, HP Australia. “HP’s engineers combined a unique design that maximises thermal management with support for industry standard components so that the true enthusiast can always be up to date with the latest hardware to maintain peak performance with a customised rig.”
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OMEN X desktop
The Omen X desktop has Intel’s Core i7 (with overclocking), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU, and fully customisable ram, hard and solid state disk configurations and starts from $4499. It will be available from October.
The bare chassis will be available from November at $999.
OMEN 17 laptop
The latest 17.3” laptop is now one of the best performing gaming laptops with the inclusion of the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics. It is also one of the most portable laptops, measuring just 32.9 mm in width nd weighing three kilogrammes.
New features include:
- Choice of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 and 1070 graphics.
- G-SYNC display optimises gaming by synchronising the display refresh rates to the GPU.
- Quad speakers with audio by Bang & Olufsen and HP Audio Boost for realistic sound quality.
- Mini Display Port adds support for dual 2K or 4K output and streaming.
- 17.3” screen, up to 4K display resolution with 300 nits.
- VR-Ready support.
- A 95W polymer battery for up to 7.55 hours of run-time.
OMEN by HP with SteelSeries
HP is collaborating with SteelSeries to introduce a line of accessories designed to heighten gameplay and provide the utmost competitive advantage.
- OMEN Headset features lightweight suspension construction to evenly spread the weight over the entire band, allowing gamers to play longer, in greater comfort.
- OMEN Keyboard enables personalisation with more than 16.8 million colours to create different colour schemes and allow for colour changes in response to gameplay action.
- OMEN Mouse includes features for unmatched performance including customisation like RGB illumination, six fully programmable buttons for quicker action, and zero hardware acceleration for 1:1 tracking and precise movements.
- OMEN Mouse Pad provides a high-quality; non-slip rubber base and the precision professionals rely on with a durable, smooth surface.
The OMEN platform software is pre-installed on OMEN PCs and is offered for both the OMEN keyboard and OMEN mouse allowing gamers to use many features by offering cross-platform support, and features a cloud syncing system.
Preliminary details and additional images here.