To the left, you have an air exhaust vent accompanied by a USB port, and audio I/O jacks. Batman: Arkham Knight utilised the systems resources to max out its graphics with a frame rate of around 30fps.The first and foremost fact to keep in mind while going for a high-end gaming laptop is – you have to forego the idea of usual portability. Moving to the opposite end, you will be greeted with a plethora of I/O ports such as charging, Ethernet, two USB ports, an HDMI, DisplayPort and an SD card reader.The OMEN 17’s display is what the doctor ordered.However, gaming is not the main aim for delivery by OMEN 17.Forza Motorsport 6 Apex ran on ‘Ultra’ settings with a constant frame rate around 72fps. At a hefty 3kg its pretty heavy, and is slightly larger — thanks to the big 17.
Powered by NVIDIA’s second best graphics card, the top-end processor from Intel, a commendable and large display panel, good audio and HPs admirable build quality, this baby will drain you of a whopping Rs 1,69,990 bank balance. However, you have to additionally spend on a keyboard and mouse to ensure your gaming experience is not hampered.When it comes to heat management, the OMEN 17’s extensive cooling system manages to keep the system out of harm’s way. To aid faster boot times, and speedy app execution HP has also incorporated a 256GB SSD alongside a conventional 1TB hard drive.The lid is made of a carbon fibre-textured polycarbonate sporting a glossy red OMEN logo stamped on it. Project Cars (2015) was a breeze to play with graphics set to the highest configuration and a smooth frame rate.8 WHr Lithium-ion battery. One has to additionally invest on gaming input devices and audio accessories to complete a gaming environment hardware.80GHz. Heavy duty applications such as video editing apps, photo editing apps, and many alike, are a breeze on this demon. Whatever game you throw at it, the HP OMEN 17 accepts it humbly and aims for the most involving experience. The lid is smudge resistant, and also has a rubberized feel, which makes it a delight to handle it unlike conventional laptop with glossy exteriors.Open the lid and you are greeted by a carbon-fiber finish on the deck, similar to the one on the lid. The display features an anti-glare matte finish, which is a relief for those who intend to use the laptop in broad daylight. The rest is built with a rugged plastic body giving the entire laptop a feel that it is built from carbon fibre.3-inch IPS display. The buttons are a tad softer, which could be slightly disturbing to hardcore gamers. The rear houses two additional exhaust vents – we really loved the subtle OMEN branding, that stands out.Although the laptop comes with an integrated Intel HD Graphics 630, your gaming needs are taken care of by the discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card with a whopping 8GB of dedicated DDR5 VRAM.
Such a powerful specification sheet translates to a computer with super powers in terms of gaming.80GHz, with Turbo Boost of up to 3.Getting down to the basics — the OMEN 17 comes with 64-bit Windows 10 Home operating system out of the box.The OMEN 17 has various configurations, and the most high-end model is built around an 14nm 7th-Gen Intel Core i7 (Kaby Lake) quad-core processor clocked at 2. You can opt for the OMEN with SteelSeries Mouse priced at Rs 5,499 for precision cursor control in games.We think that the keyboard’s backlighting is exactly what is needed – not garish but a sight to behold. The laptop is a powerful workstation and a desktop replacement, that wont disappoint you when using it for work. For an enhanced and involving audio experience, you can also opt for the Rs 7,499 OMEN headset with SteelSeries that provides good bass levels and is comfortable to wear for long gaming sessions. So if you are using the lappie outdoors, and for casual work, you can expect a decent days work from the battery. A bold red, backlit keyboard and a trackpad are all that you will see on the business end. Nonetheless, you can get around it by using the OMEN SteelSeries mouse and the OMEN SteelSeries keyboard, which are perfect for gaming purposes. Two and a half hours of extreme hardcore gaming and your battery would die — well, this is pretty reasonable for a laptop of this genre. We are still wondering why HP would design a keyboard with small directional keys when the laptop is aimed for gaming. HP has also included an audio tweaking app developed along with Bang & Olufsen for customising the audio profiles according to the user’s taste. However, we definitely dont expect you to use the laptop on your lap — its heavy too! Placing it on a laptop cooler to would be an additional headache if you are an extreme gamer.