HP Omen 2023

Links

HP Omen 16-7840HS-4060-100%-16GB-1TB     Amazon India (Only Sold by Clicktech Retail Private Ltd)
HP Omen 16-7940HS-4070-100%-16GB-1TB     Amazon India (Only Sold by Clicktech Retail Private Ltd)

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Why this and Alternatives.

The whole reason to pick up these Omen laptops is because to my mind it looks like these laptops will go for sale well under the current 110k for 7840HS-4060 & 167k for 7940HS-4070 because:
a) There is a lot of stock and these are old now.
b) India is famous for laptop companies just dumping faulty units to. These have some flaws as mentioned in the Online Review section below.

How much? I can't say for certain but I expect the first one to go under 100k or even close to 90k with all offers on amazon. And the second one for around 125k. That's the whole reason to pick it up.

As of writing this post the alternatives include for the 4060 one: 
Average 23 days→89k LOQ Gen 9-8845HS-4050 95W-100%-16GB-512GB  Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aALmXiybqbM → Budget laptop so technically shouldn't be compared with this Omen.
Average 23 days→119k Legion Slim 5-8845HS-4060 115W-100%-16GB-512GB Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNB01Vs31TY 
Average 23 days→122k Lenovo LOQ 14th Gen-14700HX-4060 115W-100%-8GB-512GB Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnYKAq6E0fw 

For the 4070 one:
Average 23 days→140k Lenovo Slim 5-8845HS-4070 115W-100%-16GB-512GB
Quick Delivery→142k Legion Pro 5i 14th Intel-14650HX-4070-100%-16GB-512GB Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du_qeHHK7DI
Quick Delivery→154k Legion 5i 14th Intel-14650HX-4070-100%-16GB-1TB Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xITLKDJPXHw
Average 23 days→155k Legion 5i 14th Intel-14900HX-4070-100%-32GB-1TB Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xITLKDJPXHw
Average 23 days→177k Legion 7i-14700HX-4070 130W-126%-32GB-1TB Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1oiBGBRcwg

And many more that can be found in the excel sheet on ni6hant.com/tech/

Of course with the credit card cashback and the lenovo discount code that you can get from me if you promise to use link for purchase on instagram.

VERY IMPORTANT CAUTION

If ADP of three years is not available in future like it is now by getting from Amazon, I WILL NOT RECOMMEND ANY HP LAPTOPS ANYMORE. Like it was earlier, they didn't allow ADP if you got the laptop from other sites at all. For now, at least they are providing ADP if you get it from Amazon AND NOT FLIPKART(Hence I didn't even include the link so that people don't accidentally buy it from there). You can check if it's available, how to buy it and why I am so adamant on ADP here.

Laptop Preview


Pros

Neutral

Cons

Online Reviews

CRITICAL NOTE: The Amazon listing is mixed with an older full keyboard sized/ports on the back model and the one sold now is the new one which means there aren't many reviews for the newer model without the keyboard. You can only trust the model without the extra keyboard or no ports at the back and those that don't have the pictures, it's risky.

Compiled from Verified Purchases only On Amazon India for the 4060 variant.

These needs to be reviewed

Positive

  1. People got it cheap for like 90k so they are happy... initially.
  2. Good thermals and performance.

Neutral

  1. Stick to Clicktech Retail Pvt. Ltd. for purchase of this laptop and be sure to call HP before and confirming ADP is available.
  2. Some models can have backlight issues but that is common with IPS models.

Negative

  1. Laptops Dead on Arrival being replaced with other faulty laptops. HP is still new to me so I don't have any ideas on what to do to make them give service faster but I am planning to find them.
  2. Display Wobbles: even in ceiling fan.
  3. SSD Speed is more like Gen 3.
  4. No Advanced Optimus→ Restart required when changing mux.
  5. Body is mostly plastic except for the aluminium lid.
  6. Motherboard could be tweaked HP Victus one.
  7. Maybe old mode only but replacement motherboard isn't available and it can take upto 2 months for replacement motherboard. 
  8. HP Support is pathetic.
  9. Replacement motherboards are also faulty on the older model.
  10. Hall Sensor Issue but only with ports on the back: Hall Sensor(Or Lid-close sensor) is close to GPU which can easily fry itself in under a year of usage. Since this is a design flaw, replacement units will have the same issue.
    1. You can remove the cable for the hall sensor down the line or just remove the power plan setting to do nothing when the lid is down or maybe change setting from registry(My speculation: Unconfirmed).

References

  1. https://www.hp.com/in-en/shop/omen-gaming-laptop-16-xd0020ax-9x651pa.html
  2. https://www.hp.com/in-en/shop/omen-gaming-laptop-16-xf0100ax-a17kgpa.html
  3. https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Omen-16-laptop-review-A-good-choice-for-gamers-even-with-Zen-4.751780.0.html