The HP Omen Transcend 16 is the most interesting model of the latest update to the series of gaming and creative laptops announced by the American firm and which also includes other novelties from the OMEN and Victus series.
The HP Omen Transcend 16 will become in its own right one of the stars of the manufacturer’s catalogue, due to its design, performance and screen that for the occasion mounts a new panel with mini-LED technology which offers a diagonal of 16 inches and WQXGA native resolution (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) in 16:10 aspect ratio. HP also offers a lower-tier second panel, a 1,920 x 1,200-pixel LCD and 165Hz refresh rate.
In addition to an aggressive aesthetic, with options for black or white color finishes and a fairly thin and light design for its degree of performance, its focus on games is seen in its refresh rate of 240hz5 millisecond response time and support for VESA’s HDR1000 High Dynamic Range feature.
Its internal hardware has been updated with the latest from Intel and NVIDIA. The top is marked by a Intel Core i9-13900HX and one NVIDIA RTX 4070. HP offers another configuration with a Core i7 13 Gen and RTX 4060 or 4050 dedicated graphics. Both can equip up to 32 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and a PCIe Gen 4 SSD of up to 2 Tbytes of capacity.
Attractive and fast this Transcend 16 that HP says is the thinnest and lightest Omen in its catalog. The company focuses it on players and also creators. It will be available this spring with Windows 11 pre-installed and a free month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service. Its price starts from $1,699.
Other HP Gaming Laptops
HP has also updated other models for gamers like the Omen 16 with a 16-inch screen, choice between Intel (Core i9-13900HX) and also the latest AMD (Ryzen 9 7940HS) processors, both combined with NVIDIA graphics for laptops up to RTX 4080. They can be equipped with 32 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and a 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD.
It will include a free trial of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and will be available from $1,299.
Finally, the Victory 16 It puts the icing on the cake as the cheapest of those presented, with the same 16-inch screen size that we are seeing a lot in this type of laptop, Intel Core i7-13700HX or AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor, along with an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU. It will be offered with different display panels, with FHD resolution and 60Hz or 240Hz refresh rates.
The new HP Victus 16 will hit retail this spring with a price starting at $1,049.
