The HP 14" Laptop is a budget-friendly option and is lighter and more portable, which is suitable for general use and basic tasks. In contrast, the HP Omen 17 offers superior performance for intensive tasks like 3D rendering, machine learning, and gaming, but it is heavier and less portable. The Omen also has a larger screen, a more powerful processor, more RAM, and a higher storage capacity, making it well-suited for engineering and demanding applications, whereas the HP 14" Laptop is more for everyday productivity. Keep in mind that the Omen has a higher price tag reflecting its advanced features and capabilities. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the HP 14" Laptop
Very good portability
Good battery life
Advantages of the HP Omen 17
Good for general use
Very good for engineering and design
Excellent for gaming and AI
Good for software development
Very good for content creation
Good overall display quality
Good overall build quality
Very good speakers
Very good keyboard
Key differences
General Use
6.7/10
7.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
265.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
8.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
3.5 Hours
6.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
8.3/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.0/10
The HP Omen 17 is good for general use, while the HP 14" Laptop is only fair.
The HP 14" Laptop offers a balance of portability due to its smaller screen size and lighter weight, contributing to longer battery life, but it has a less powerful CPU, lower RAM, and a display with lower resolution and color accuracy compared to the HP Omen 17, which, with a more robust CPU, higher RAM, superior screen quality suitable for intense applications, might have lower battery life and is bulkier. The HP Omen 17, therefore, is better suited for performance-intensive tasks and offers a better multimedia experience at the cost of portability and longer usage away from a power source.
Gaming and AI
5.8/10
9.0/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
8.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The HP Omen 17 is excellent for gaming and AI, while the HP 14" Laptop is poor.
The HP 14" Laptop is only fair for gaming and 3D tasks because it uses an integrated GPU and has a standard screen refresh rate, whereas the HP Omen 17 is very good for gaming and 3D due to its high-end discrete GPU and a much higher refresh rate, enhancing both visual quality and gameplay smoothness.
Engineering and Design
6.0/10
8.8/10
4.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
3.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Omen 17 is very good for engineering and design, while the HP 14" Laptop is only fair.
The HP 14" Laptop with its lower-end CPU and GPU and smaller screen with lower resolution offers fair performance for engineering and design, making it more portable and better suited to less demanding tasks. In contrast, the HP Omen 17 provides very good performance with its high-end CPU, more powerful GPU, and larger, higher-resolution screen, yet it is less portable and might produce more operating noise, especially under heavy workloads.
Content Creation
7.0/10
8.0/10
4.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The HP Omen 17 is very good for content creation, while the HP 14" Laptop is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
6.8/10
7.7/10
4.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.6/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
6.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The HP Omen 17 is good for software development, while the HP 14" Laptop is only fair.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
6.3/10
7.9/10
14.0in
SIZE
17.3in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
265.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The HP Omen 17 has a better screen than the HP 14" Laptop for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
For general use, the HP 14" Laptop offers a balance of clarity and visibility through its resolution and brightness but lacks the high-end panel type that would mark it as exceptional, while the HP Omen 17’s superior panel, resolution, and brightness provide a more vivid and crisp display. In engineering and design tasks, although both have fair color accuracy, the HP 14" may not cover the wide color gamuts as proficiently as the Omen 17, which offers better color fidelity crucial for professional work. For 3D applications, both laptops fall short due to their lower refresh rates not aligning with the fast-paced visual demands of gaming or advanced 3D modeling, but higher resolution and panel quality in the Omen 17 offer a slight advantage.
Battery
8.5 Hours
3.5 Hours
The HP 14" Laptop has 8.5 hours of battery life. The HP Omen 17 has 3.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Fair
14.0in
SIZE
17.3in
3.2 lbs
WEIGHT
6.1 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The HP 14" Laptop has very good portability, while the HP Omen 17 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
6.0/10
7.4/10
The HP Omen 17 has good build quality, while the HP 14" Laptop has only fair build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$418
$1,700
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The HP 14" Laptop has a price of $418 and the HP Omen 17 costs $1,700.
"This feels like an ideal laptop for someone who doesn’t want to spend a lot of money on a laptop and isn’t too bothered by things like build quality or construction. It’s a laptop that will be used to pay bills, keep track of expenses, do some online shopping, and will be tucked away in a spare bedroom/home office. It’s an appliance designed to do a job without fuss. It’s not a premium experience—the materials do feel a little cheap, the display won’t exactly wow you, and the battery life is nothing to write home about, especially if you’ve used more expensive devices. But overall it’s not too shabby, especially for the price."
"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 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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