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HP Omen 15.6" Gaming Laptop (15-EN0023DX, Mica Silver) +
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Standard Edition (Digital Download) on sale for
$1,049.99 when you check the Apply Offer box on the product page (must be logged in to see offer).
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Specs:
- AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 2.9GHz 8-Core Processor
- 15.6" 1920x1080 144Hz IPS 300-nits Display
- 16GB DDR4 Memory
- 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB Graphics
- Intel WiFi 6 AX 200 (2x2) + Bluetooth 5
- Windows 10 Home
- Ports:
- 1x USB Type-C (DisplayPort 1.4)
- 3x USB 3.1
- 1x Mini DisplayPort
- 1x HDMI 2.0a
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
- 6-Cell 70.9Wh Lithium-ion polymer Battery
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Only real complaint I have, which is minor, is that you can't stop the battery charging for times the machine is plugged in - it will always go to 100% when plugged in. Not the best for longevity, but it's my only real complaint for being a laptop. "Adaptive" battery mode in the UEFI settings doesn't appear to do anything differently. USB-PD charging with forced Vega usage would also be nice.
Running at 144Hz instead of 60 on battery takes a hit to battery life by about an hour, but it can still push nearly 13 hours with full screen brightness and low load. Youtube or video streaming, it's a solid 8-10 hour machine. Stretching to 18-19-hours at 50% brightness without heavy web usage is possible, such as when idle or doing some documentation.
Idles without display at 1.6W. Screen at minimum takes another 1.9W. 50% bumps up another 300mW. 50>100% another 1.3W. 144Hz instead of 60Hz takes 500mW. Switching on performance mode in the omen tools bumps idle up another 200mW. These were all 75% percentile values taken over hour long logging events. This laptop had no real background activity spikes - there isn't a lot of background activity from stock applications out of the box, unlike most laptops.
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144Hz Full HD anti-glare display
Power the latest games in 1080p and up to 144fps for fast, smooth gameplay
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Its 4th gen.
15.6" diagonal FHD, 144 Hz, IPS, anti-glare, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, 300 nits, 72% NTSC (1920 x 1080)
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Only real complaint I have, which is minor, is that you can't stop the battery charging for times the machine is plugged in - it will always go to 100% when plugged in. Not the best for longevity, but it's my only real complaint for being a laptop. "Adaptive" battery mode in the UEFI settings doesn't appear to do anything differently. USB-PD charging with forced Vega usage would also be nice.
Running at 144Hz instead of 60 on battery takes a hit to battery life by about an hour, but it can still push nearly 13 hours with full screen brightness and low load. Youtube or video streaming, it's a solid 8-10 hour machine. Stretching to 18-19-hours at 50% brightness without heavy web usage is possible, such as when idle or doing some documentation.
Idles without display at 1.6W. Screen at minimum takes another 1.9W. 50% bumps up another 300mW. 50>100% another 1.3W. 144Hz instead of 60Hz takes 500mW. Switching on performance mode in the omen tools bumps idle up another 200mW. These were all 75% percentile values taken over hour long logging events. This laptop had no real background activity spikes - there isn't a lot of background activity from stock applications out of the box, unlike most laptops.
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A desktop 1070 is probably 5-10% better than a mobile 1660 Ti. You probably wouldn't notice a major difference. However, the Ryzen CPU in this laptop is probably a big step up from whatever your buddy would give you.
it sounds like if all you need are a few desktop parts to build a competent gaming pc, it seems like a no brainer (again, if you don't need the portability) from a performance AND budget perspective, assuming the CPU is also decent.
https://gpu.userbenchma