The HP Omen 17 with its more powerful graphics card is better suited for intensive gaming, 3D rendering, and machine learning tasks, but it is usually more expensive and less portable due to its larger size and weight. On the other hand, the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i is more affordable and offers higher portability with its lighter weight and more compact design, making it suitable for general use and on-the-go productivity. Battery life is longer on the Lenovo, which might be important if you often work away from power sources. Choose the HP Omen 17 for performance-heavy tasks or the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i for a balance between affordability, portability, and battery life. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the HP Omen 17
Excellent for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Very good speakers
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i
Good portability
Good battery life
Key differences
Gaming and AI
9.0/10
7.4/10
9.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
6.7/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The HP Omen 17 is excellent for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i is good.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Engineering and Design
8.8/10
8.1/10
9.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
9.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
6.7/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Omen 17 and Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i are both very good for engineering and design, though the HP Omen 17 is somewhat better.
The HP Omen 17 with a powerful GPU, larger screen, and high-quality IPS panel is tailor-made for demanding engineering tasks and design work, but it is less portable due to its size and weight. In comparison, the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i, while also equipped for engineering with a capable CPU, RAM, and GPU, offers better portability and a higher pixel density screen, which may be favorable for detailed design work, though its gaming performance may not match the HP Omen 17.
Screen Quality
7.9/10
7.8/10
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
120Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
409.0 nits
The HP Omen 17 has a better screen than the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i for gaming and AI, and content creation.
The HP Omen 17 and Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i both offer crisp resolution and appropriate brightness, making their screens well-suited for tasks like web browsing, video streaming, and document editing, which are typical in general use. They cover a wide range of colors, which is crucial for professionals in engineering and design, ensuring that the visuals are precise and true to life. However, their lower refresh rates hinder fast-paced visuals required by modern games and 3D applications, resulting in less fluid motion and a less immersive experience for those specific tasks.
Battery
3.5 Hours
6.0 Hours
The HP Omen 17 has 3.5 hours of battery life. The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i has 6 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
Fair
Good
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
6.1 lbs
WEIGHT
4.3 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i has good portability, while the HP Omen 17 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$2,099
$950
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
The HP Omen 17 has a price of $2,099 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i costs $950.
The HP Omen 17 and Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i are both good for general use.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.7/10
9.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers HP Omen 17 to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 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
7.7/10
7.7/10
9.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i and HP Omen 17 are both good for software development.
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.
Build Quality
7.4/10
7.6/10
The Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i and HP Omen 17 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the HP Omen 17 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i compare to other laptops
"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."
"Lenovo’s IdeaPad Pro 5i represents an impressive opening salvo for Meteor Lake in the ultraportable space against familiar foes from AMD and Apple. Not only does the Core Ultra 5 125H processor provide good performance across the board, but battery life remains a strong point against the Acer Swift Edge 16 with its AMD Ryzen 7 7840U processor. It can’t quite match the endurance of the 15-inch MacBook Pro, but the gap is shrinking."
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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.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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