The HP Omen 17 laptop line has just been refreshed with more powerful hardware, including AMD Ryzen 8040HS Hawk Point APUs and NVIDIA RTX 40 series graphics. Notably, the machine also comes with an NPU to handle AI workloads.
HP Omen 17 2024 overview
In terms of design, the 2024 Omen 17 has a new, softer look than previous generations, with logos on the lid and the keyboard deck, plus an audio system tuned by HyperX - HP's gaming gear brand.
Weighing about 3kg and measuring 30mm thick, this is not a compact laptop. Still, its design has been optimized so that it does not get in the way of using a mouse while gaming.
The HP Omen 17 is larger than the HP Omen Transcend 14 and comes in just one black finish with an anodized aluminum build.
Ports on the HP Omen 17 2024 include USB-C 10Gbps, USB-A 10Gbps, USB-A 5Gbps, RJ-45, a 3.5mm jack and HDMI 2.1. The laptop ships with a 230W charger for its 83Whr battery.
The HP Omen 17 2024 features a 17.3-inch QHD (2560 x 1440), 48-240Hz, 3ms, IPS display with 300 nits, 100% sRGB and a 16:9 aspect ratio. However, based on other sources, HP also appears to offer an FHD, 7ms display option, still rated at 300 nits, which will of course cost less than the QHD version. Considering the HP Omen 17 2024's starting price of 1300 USD, these features are not especially new. The webcam has a 1080p resolution.
Notably, the laptop still has a Copilot key on its keyboard, just like the AI PC models defined by Intel. HP also equips it with single-zone RGB LED backlighting, a full-size keyboard and a fairly large touchpad.
Under the hood, after years of using Intel processors, the HP Omen 17 2024 has switched to AMD, specifically the Ryzen 5 8645HS and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Several graphics options are available, topping out at the RTX 4070, along with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.
Unlike Intel's 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh Core i chips, the AMD Ryzen 8040HS Hawk Point series comes with Ryzen AI XDNA technology delivering up to 16 TOPS. That makes the Omen 17 2024 a powerful gaming laptop not just for games but for AI workloads as well.
Wireless connectivity on the HP Omen 17 2024 includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.
Alongside the HP Omen 17 2024, HP also introduced HyperX gaming accessories for its gaming laptops, including the HyperX Pulsefire Haste 2 Core gaming mouse and the HyperX Cloud MIX Buds 2 wireless earbuds.
The HP Omen 17 2024 goes on sale today, April 24, with a starting price of 1350 USD, while the gaming mouse costs 50 USD and the earbuds cost 150 USD.
