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Nitro 17 (2024)
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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17 (2024)
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Good battery life
Advantages of the HP Omen 17
  • Excellent for gaming and AI
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

8.1
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
9.0
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The HP Omen 17 is excellent for gaming and AI, while the Acer Nitro 17 (2024) is very good.

Screen Quality

8.0
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
7.9
17.3in
SIZE
17.3in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
326.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The Acer Nitro 17 has a better screen than the HP Omen 17 for engineering and design.

Battery

6.0 Hours
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
3.5 Hours
The Acer Nitro 17 has 6 hours of battery life. The HP Omen 17 has 3.5 hours of battery life.

Cost

$1,250
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
$2,099
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) has a price of $1,250 and the HP Omen 17 costs $2,099.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.8
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
7.8
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
326.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
3.5 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
5.5/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.0/10
The HP Omen 17 and Acer Nitro 17 (2024) are both good for general use.

Engineering and Design

8.5
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
8.8
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Omen 17 and Acer Nitro 17 (2024) are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

8.1
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
8.0
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) and HP Omen 17 are both very good for content creation.

Software Development

7.6
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
7.7
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The HP Omen 17 and Acer Nitro 17 (2024) are both good for software development.

Portability

Poor
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
17.3in
6.6 lbs
WEIGHT
6.1 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
1.0in
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers HP Omen 17 to have only fair portability, while the Acer Nitro 17 (2024) has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.4
Nitro 17 (2024)
Omen 17
7.4
The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) and HP Omen 17 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 17 (2024) and the HP Omen 17 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 17 (2024)HP Omen 17
Acer Nitro 17 (2024)HP Omen 17

GENERAL

Price
$1,250
$2,099
Release Date
January 1, 2024June 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
15.8'' x 11.6'' x 1.14''15.6'' x 10.3'' x 1.06''
Weight
6.62 lbs6.17 lbs
Width
15.76"15.64"
Depth
11.55"10.32"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-14700HXIntel i7-13700HX
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours3.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
90 Wh83 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"17.3"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
2560 x 14402560 x 1440
Refresh Rate
165Hz165Hz
Display Brightness
326 nits350 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.4/10
Portability Score
5.6/106/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.8/107/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
33
USB-C ports
21
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Acer Nitro 17 (2024)

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PCMag

Mark Knapp | October 2023
"The Acer Nitro 17 isn't an exceptional gaming laptop; it's kind of chunky even among 17.3-inch notebooks, with a lackluster keyboard, and it doesn't outperform comparably priced machines. But there's a lot to like about it, including a good array of ports, a screen that's sharp and bright for work and play alike, and battery life that soundly beats the competition. All this comes at an affordable price. If size and weight aren't big concerns, you'll find the Nitro 17 a dependable big-screen gaming rig. If you crave higher quality, consider a slight step down or up in screen size with the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 or Alienware m18 respectively."

HP Omen 17

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NotebookCheck

Marc Herter | September 2022
"The HP Omen 17 (2022) gaming laptop has a stylish case and hardware with lots of potential. The HP Omen 17 is a fairly unobtrusive gaming laptop. A material combination of plastic and metal gives the case a high stability and a quality surface feel. The unspectacular design is pleasing and is hardly indicative of the laptop's high performance potential. The Intel Core i7-12700H in particular is able to perform well once again. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is also strong in the gaming notebook. Demanding games run smoothly in Full HD resolution. The HP Omen 17 is a good gaming laptop that delivers partly excellent performance. But even at this performance level, cheaper alternatives are available."

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About Acer

Acer is a prominent Taiwanese electronics brand which makes a wide range of laptops, with multiple product lines catering to personal use, gaming, and business use. They are renowned for having exceptional value for money, as they frequently offer good specifications at a lower price than other manufacturers.

About HP

HP, also known as Hewlett-Packard, is an American technology company that develops personal computers and computer peripherals. In the laptop industry, HP is known for its entry level Essential series laptops, its mid-range Pavilion, Envy, and Victus series, and high-end Omen and Spectre series, in addition to its business-oriented EliteBook, ProBook, and Dragonfly series laptops. HP laptops generally undercut other mainstream competitors in terms of price, placing itself as the value-oriented mainstream brand.

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