The Omen Transcend 16 is the first gaming laptop from HP to offer a mini-LED display option.
With its thinner, lighter chassis, this laptop can only fit graphics cards up to the RTX 4070. It can still handle a 13th-generation Core i9-13900HX CPU, though. It also comes with Thunderbolt 4, the latest connectivity standard available today.
CPU options for the Omen Transcend 16 include the Intel Core i9-13900HX with 24 cores and 32 threads at a top speed of 5.4Ghz, as well as an Intel Core i7 model that has not yet been identified and may be introduced later. The laptop supports up to 32GB of DDR5 5600Mhz RAM. For storage, it has just a single M.2 slot, with a maximum option of a 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. Because of the thinner chassis, the HP Omen Transcend 16 can only be fitted with a graphics card up to the RTX 4070, running at 130W TGP. For budget-conscious buyers, HP also offers lower graphics options, the RTX 4060 and RTX 4050.
The optional 16-inch mini-LED display has a 2560 x 1600 resolution, a peak brightness of 1180 nits, 100% DCI-P3 color coverage, and a 240 Hz refresh rate. There is also an IPS panel with a 1600p resolution and a 240 Hz refresh rate. HP lists a budget option as well: a display with FHD+ resolution and a 165 Hz refresh rate.
Ports include 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports, 1 USB-A 3.2 port for data transfer, 1 USB-A 3.2 port with charging support, an HDMI 2.1 video output, and a combo audio jack. Wireless connectivity is handled by Intel Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.3. Some of the product images also show additional ports on the back, including an Ethernet jack and two more USB-A ports. A miniSD card reader can also be seen in the images released by the company.
HP has not given the specific dimensions of the Transcend 16 chassis, but at 2.1kg (4.6 lbs), the HP Omen Transcend 16 can be considered the thinnest and lightest 16-inch gaming laptop to date. Buyers can choose between Shadow Black and Ceramic White. The battery in this 16-inch Omen Transcend gaming laptop is 97 Wh on the RTX 4070 configuration, and buyers can also opt for a smaller 70 Wh battery on the base configurations.
HP will sell this 16-inch gaming laptop in "early spring," around April. The starting price will be 1,669.99 USD. Also, based on a web address that mentions the phrase "Transcend-Intel," we can expect the HP Omen Transcend 16 to appear with an AMD configuration in the near future.
Source: Notebookcheck.net
