How's the fan noise at load?
Good question. Would also like to know if you can set custom fan curves. With my current legion 5 pro, the default max fan is 4000-4500rpm. After a bunch of testing, i can set the max fan to 2800rpm with 2% cpu performance loss (just touching the throttling point). No loss with gpu, and even 0.1% low fps. Plus way less dust in the heatsinks. So satisfying.
I have one, I run my fan at about 2,000 RPM for most gaming.
I have it sitting on a laptop cooling pad which has the foam sides to force air through it, I run that around 1,100-1,600 RPM depending on which game.
It can throttle sometimes with these settings but I think it is a fair trade off for the low noise depending on what I am playing.
There is plenty of scope to scale up and down on those numbers as well - during ordinary PC use I just run it on eco mode which is very quiet.
yeah you can set your own fan curves
similar to any other gaming laptop.
sometimes i wear headphones, some times i dont. headphones its like zero noise.
This get hot?
you can manage that in the fan curves. i haven't had any thermal throttling.
I would love to buy this but I have a $2.5K tax bill due this weekend. I wonder if waiting for the laptop RTX 5070 (or equivalent to this) would be worth it?
go on a payment plan for the tax bill, problem solved!
Just pay with discounted iTunes gift cards
What happens if you don't pay the tax bill? Can always play on this laptop while in court or jail… lol
True, lol.
You can't bring in your laptop to jail sorry sirs
What? That sounds awful then.
I feel like this spec at this price is so good that I have to leave a comment
Killer deal. Just remember CES2025 is round the corner so if you are prepared to pay for the new tech tax its only a few months away for 5090m release (release mid feb but local aussie stock probably march onwards).
Will be interesting to see how the new -70 and -80 stack up to the 4090m but given whats being going on this gen im not hopeful.
Copying my own comment from previous omen 17 deals:
Omen 17 is an older design, so no 16:10 screen nor anything fancy of the sort. It being old however, also does mean there is no black screen issue that plagues the 23' intel based Omen 16s.
Yes cooling isn't exactly Legion Pro 7i level, but nothing an undervolt (available only to -HX chips nowadays, sorry your ultra 9 is going to have to stay hot) can't fix. Also raise the bottom of the laptop up - thank me later with this one. (yes, even bottlecaps would do)
Yes. That.
Great ni name choice. You are a dreamer.
I'm sure it will hold up to 4090 for gaming 🤣
mac has retina and ultra graphics with max cpu
Still won't be able to game as well as the 4090
Can’t even run windows on modern macs lol. Even ignoring the fact that the “uLtRa” and “mAx” components are slower in pure graphical performance, its about as useful for gaming as a toaster.
Got one of these from the last ebay deal to tinker with 8k, 360 vids and 3D modeling. Fan was loud when rendering, as expected. Power adaptor is a mmm..monster. My only gripe is that its got only 1 TB4 port, having another type-C will be handy. Im coming from an 8th gen intel, so this is pretty quick. Seems to be the cheapest model for its class.
I got this a few weeks ago on the same pricing. A simple review: the performance is as fine as expected, similar if compared to my desktop with 13gen i7 and no dedicated graphic card based on daily working environment (browsing, watching movies, coding), gaming performance is good, can play most of the AAA games on best settings. The power adaptor is huge, about the size of my two hands combined. the screen is just ok compared to my 2018 MBP, the keyboard needs a little bit of time to adapt but I have an external keyboard, so it's not an issue for me. The fan is like a car with a supercharger when gaming and will need a noise-cancelling headphone. Did a little bit of research, it will be beneficial to install another SSD for the storage and replace the RAM with 64GB(2*32GB) type. The battery life is not very good for taking it outside, only 2-3 hours on balance mode, eco mode did not help much, I didn't test on performance mode, presume it will be a lot worse. So, it's a machine that can be used if you like to switch places where you can find a power source when gaming, since the power adaptor is huge and power hunger (330W), I would not recommend bringing the laptop to the wild
Sooo tempted. Need to replace my Metabox 2080, but am seriously thinking of moving to desktop again and the 5000s coming early next year… I think I'll resist.
I assume this has the extra m.2 and only 2 RAM slots? Will it handle faster RAM?
Best way to get discounted ebay gift cards today?
A 17.3inch, 4090, at sub 3k?? Am I missing something or this is a really good deal?
I've been looking at 18inches lately and most of them that are 3-4k runs a 4070 max.
Every inch counts … I’ll see myself out
Is this best gaming laptop? It's freak 3 grand has to be something goo
If only they had the same specs and pricing (similar) for a Spectr model.
Seems HP have very few models in the range at the moment with a numpad either. :(
Been waiting for a replacement to my x360 spectre for a few months…
Which gaming laptop series is better, Omen vs Alien vs Legion vs Rog? I can’t believe you endure fan noise though
I got my Alienware 18" laptop a month or so ago and I'm loving in. $2500 after cashback for a RTX 4070 and i7 14700HX. Cheapest 18" I could find.
Price will give you the answer
Kinda crazy this deal is back, regret not jumping on it last time, missed it and went with a legion 5 with a 4070 instead
is the fan got loud noise ?
Its a gaming laptop. The answer is yes, always.
Very tempted by the recent deals on these, but I really need a numpad! Strangely, the smaller 16.1" seems to have a numpad. Note quite as good in value for money, but still decent for RTX4080. Don't suppose anyone here has experience with the 16.1" Omen?
Is this worth the upgrade from a Legion pro 7i with rtx 4080? Everything else is the same.
How does fan noise compare?
imo no, legion better built and you have a 4080 lappy already (big jump is from 70-80 for lappies) 4090 lap only going to be like 10-15% faster if that.
Wait for 50xx laptops at least imo.
Also it was this price almost 18 months ago albeit for the i7 version (rebadged 12th gen) but still with full tdp laptop 4090, take that for what you will.
Oh and also I can confirm screen wobble on the omen is not great if that is also a concern
Thank you so much. I might go with a pc instead
Great laptop, got one 18 months ago. Replaced my gaming PC.