A laptop for those who want to stand out. A week with OMEN X 2S from HP
This is not a laptop for everyone. OMEN X 2S from HP is a laptop for those who want to stand out.
Subtle? Unobtrusive? OMEN X 2S from HP is only like this when it lies inconspicuously on the countertop.
On top, the new HP laptop neatly conceals its uniqueness. Looking at the closed lid and the slim design, only 20 mm high and 2.35 kg in weight, it's hard to get the impression that we're dealing with something unusual.
However, just lift the laptop cover to see that OMEN X 2S is as far from ordinary as possible.
The first thing that catches the eye is the unusual placement of the keyboard and trackpad.
The keyboard has been moved to the bottom of the work desktop, and the trackpad is placed on its right side, not under it, as is usually the case in laptops.
In practice, such a system requires a bit of habituation, but thanks to the included rubber pad, you can work on it very comfortably, especially when the laptop is on the desk.
Although a breakneck idea may seem to be playing on the touchpad, with such placement it is possible. I do not recommend playing e-sports titles this way, but games where we use the mouse occasionally? Of course.
The reason the keyboard and trackpad were placed in this place is because there is a second display under the main screen.
The additional touch screen on the work desktop has 5.9 "resolution and Full HD. Even if at first glance it seems that this is not much, in practice the presence of a second screen changes everything.
During everyday work, we can transfer to it the application that we always want to have on hand. For example, Spotify or business Slack. If we do not need to place applications there, we can set an interesting background, or turn off the display at all to save battery power.
During the game, the additional screen is very useful for throwing in an active Discord, Twitch or proprietary OMEN Command Center application. The HP application allows you to set laptop operating parameters depending on the situation, as well as to monitor the machine parameters in real time.
What is very nice, the application intelligently scales, depending on which display we put it on. On the main screen we have more options, while on the lower interface is adapted for touch operation.
Speaking of the main screen, there is definitely something to hang the eye on.
The display has 15.6 "and Full HD resolution, but up to 240 Hz refresh rate. It also supports G-Sync, so even if the game has too high requirements to squeeze full 240 FPS from it, OMEN X 2S will smooth and equalize the refresh rate to the achieved frame rate.
However, there will be few productions at which the HP gaming monster could run out of power.
My test copy was equipped with an Intel Core i7-9750H processor, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q graphics.
In the entire library of games I have not found a single title that I could not run at maximum settings with perfect smooth gameplay.
The GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q graphics chip also of course allows the use of Ray Tracing. Playing in Control, I could enjoy all the graphical whirlpools offered by modern gaming.
Some components can also be replaced in the future, which is rare in such a slim laptop. Just remove one piece of housing to get to SSD, optional HDD and memory.
So we can easily expand the computer's memory if we run out of space for ever larger AAA games. The processor and graphics card should be enough for many years of fun in the latest titles, both e-sports and more technologically advanced.
OMEN X 2S from HP is equipment for players expecting something more.
The formula of laptops for players in recent years somewhat ... has become more common. Portable computers were becoming more and more powerful, but not much in terms of their appearance.
OMEN X 2S from HP is one of those machines that turns the status quo upside down. This is not a gaming laptop that tries to be powerful and unobtrusive at the same time.
This is a real beast, distinguished by other machines. At the same time, powerful and surprisingly mobile, because for such components OMEN X 2S from HP has a really slim housing. At the same time ... a bit quirky and extremely functional, because the second screen, even if small, does a phenomenal job in everyday use.
And one would only like to see more such equipment created.
* The material was created in cooperation with the HP brand.
A laptop for those who want to stand out. A week with OMEN X 2S from HP
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