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Micro Center
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Available In-store Only; In stock at all stores when posting this.
SPECS:
https://www.microcenter
SPECS:
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 (2.0GHz) Processor
- 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Graphics Card
- 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
- 16" WQXGA IPS Anti-Glare Display
- 2.5Gb LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
- 5.88 lbs. (2.67 kg)
- Windows 11 Home
https://www.microcenter
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Community Notes
About the Poster
Available In-store Only; In stock at all stores when posting this.
SPECS:
https://www.microcenter
SPECS:
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 (2.0GHz) Processor
- 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Graphics Card
- 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD
- 16" WQXGA IPS Anti-Glare Display
- 2.5Gb LAN, 2x2 WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
- 5.88 lbs. (2.67 kg)
- Windows 11 Home
https://www.microcenter
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Community Reviews
The Omen Max stands out as a strong value for a 16 inch gaming laptop with an RTX 5080, especially at this price. The chassis feels solid with little body or lid flex, cooling is widely described as excellent, and the RAM can be upgraded while the second SSD slot stays accessible. The main tradeoffs are a keyboard that feels a bit cramped or flexy, a first SSD slot blocked by the heatsink, and no OLED panel. It is a compelling high performance pick if those compromises are acceptable.
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The RAM can be upgraded without removing the heatsink, and the second SSD slot is accessible without taking off the cooling system. The first SSD slot is blocked by the heat pipes/heatsink, so adding storage there requires more disassembly.
The OMEN MAX is described as solidly built with minimal body and lid flex, and its cooling is strong enough for heavy gaming. A Legion Pro is reported to cool the CPU a bit better and squeeze out slightly more FPS, while the OMEN's keyboard feels a bit more cramped and flexes more under pressure.
At around $1,800, it is described as a strong price-to-configuration deal for an RTX 5080 laptop and a hard-to-beat value. The main reasons to consider alternatives are if you want OLED, a better keyboard/screen, or slightly better Legion cooling and performance.
This configuration uses a QHD+ 240Hz IPS display, not OLED. The keyboard is also reported to lack per-key RGB on at least one variant, and the backlight can go to sleep when idle.
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From what I have seen, read and "felt" in store these are basically a step down across the board from equivalent Lenovos and ASUS ROGs, but many many tiers above MSI and ACER on build quality. Like the Oman Max doesn't really have any body or lid flex even when picking up by a single corner (which you shouldn't do, but it's a good test and also I do it randomly so whatever). I would say the main place you can "feel" the difference between this and a Legion is the keyboard has some flex under pressure/isn't as nice to type on vs a Legion. My understanding though is that the cooling on these is top notch, The ram can be upgraded and there is an open SSD slot.
Other than that, this looks like a great deal on a great laptop. Personally if I was in the market today for a new gaming laptop I would take a Omen Max over a Legion Pro 5/7/9 because the current gen Legions removed the rear power/HDMI ports which is a deal breaker for me personally.
Edit: Removed incorrect information on how the heatsink is installed. It doesn't block the SECOND SSD port or the ram slots, it blocks the first though, probably not a big deal with an open slot and 1 TB in the primary.
I have heard a lot of anecdotal random problems with ASUS QC. Seems less systemic and more random which is honestly a bit more annoying to me. At least i can avoid bad models, I can't know what you forgot to test when building the machine lol.
My issue with Acer is more about build quality on their current generation gaming laptops. The ones I messed with at microcenter were awful. Like 2k dollar gaming laptop with a screen lid that was so weak opening it from the center bowed it like a third of an inch. Never seen a screen lid that structurally bad. Body had lots of flex as well. I mean I would still take it over a MSI any day, but it wasn't great feeling.
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I just hope this deal comes to other online stores.
I personally would take the Lenovo over the HP Omen Max even with the graphics card difference. Screen and keyboard quality are both real important to me over years of use.
Only thing I really like the max for over the Legion Pros (not sure if that is a pro you linked, link didn't work for me), is Omen max has rear power and HDMI which is important to me.
I have an xps 15 9520 with intel iris xe graphics card and nividia rtx 3050 and it aways uses the intel iris xe graphics card unless the one program that I use which can use the nvidia 3050, I switch it to that.
I heard battery is really bad on intel laptops if you can't switch the graphics card when you are web browsing or youtube. Is that true or false?
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