HP announces new OMEN 15 gaming laptops with AMD CPU

HP has updated its OMEN 15 gaming laptop with new design and new specs for 2020, including an option to configure it with an AMD CPU, a first for a OMEN laptop.

The OMEN 15 can now be configured with up to an Intel Core i7-10750H or an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU. For graphics, you can now have it configured with up to NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super Max-Q.

For memory, you can have it configured with up to 32GB of DDR4-2933 on the Intel model and DDR4-3200 on the AMD model. Storage can be as high as 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD, in either a single stick or dual 512GB sticks in RAID 0 configuration.

HP Omen 15

The new model has a 15.6-inch display with 180-degree flat hinge design. You have a choice of a standard 1080p IPS LCD, 144Hz FHD IPS LCD, 300Hz FHD IPS LCD, or 120Hz UHD IPS LCD or OLED, with NVIDIA G-SYNC on select configurations.

The OMEN 15 now has a new design, with a new diamond logo with a blue green gradient. It comes in two colors, Mica Silver and Shadow Black with optional per-key RGB backlight. The new design also features an improved thermal design, with an industry first IR thermopile sensor for temperature monitoring, larger vents and a 12V fan with three sided venting.

As for battery life, HP claims 12.5 hours for non-gaming tasks but it's obviously going to be a lot less during gaming.

The new HP OMEN 15 starts at $999 and is now on sale.

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