The HP Omen 17 is better for gaming and intensive engineering tasks due to its powerful graphics card and processor, but it's heavier and has a shorter battery life, making it less portable. The LG Ultra 13 offers greater portability with a lighter build and longer battery life, suitable for general use, but it lacks the performance needed for demanding 3D, machine learning, and gaming applications. If portability and battery life are crucial and your tasks are not graphics-intensive, the LG Ultra 13 is a good choice. Conversely, if you need high performance and don't mind the extra weight and lower battery life, the HP Omen 17 is suitable. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the HP Omen 17
Very good for engineering and design
Excellent for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Good overall display quality
Very good speakers
Very good keyboard
Advantages of the LG Ultra 13
Excellent portability
Very good battery life
Key differences
General Use
7.8/10
7.2/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
300.0 nits
3.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
10.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
6.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
9.3/10
The HP Omen 17 and LG Ultra 13 are both good for general use, though the HP Omen 17 is somewhat better.
The HP Omen 17 offers a powerful CPU and graphics card, making it suitable for heavier tasks and offering a large, high-quality screen, but it is less portable and has shorter battery life compared to the LG Ultra 13. On the other hand, the LG Ultra 13 provides good portability and longer battery life, making it better for on-the-go use, though it has a less powerful CPU and smaller screen which may affect performance and viewing experience for more intensive applications.
Gaming and AI
9.0/10
6.1/10
9.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The HP Omen 17 is excellent for gaming and AI, while the LG Ultra 13 is only fair.
The HP Omen 17 is equipped with a high-end Nvidia RTX 4080 graphics card and a high refresh rate screen, making it ideal for gaming and 3D applications. In contrast, the LG Ultra 13 uses an integrated AMD Vega 7 GPU, which is less powerful, and has a standard refresh rate screen, hence it only provides moderate gaming and 3D performance.
Engineering and Design
8.8/10
6.6/10
9.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.7/10
9.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The HP Omen 17 is very good for engineering and design, while the LG Ultra 13 is only fair.
The HP Omen 17, with its high-performance CPU, GPU, and superior screen quality, excels in engineering and design where such components are crucial, despite its heftier build and lower portability compared to the LG Ultra 13. The LG Ultra 13 offers greater portability and a lighter frame but falls short in engineering tasks due to its fair processing power and modest graphics capabilities, although it still has a decent display for general use.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.2/10
9.6/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
4.7/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The HP Omen 17 is very good for content creation, while the LG Ultra 13 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.
Screen Quality
7.9/10
6.9/10
17.3in
SIZE
13.3in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
300.0 nits
The HP Omen 17 has a better screen than the LG Ultra 13 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
When choosing between the HP Omen 17 and the LG Ultra 13 for general use, the HP's superior screen resolution and brightness will make for a crisper and more vivid display, although the LG also offers a good quality screen suitable for everyday tasks. Engineers and designers may lean towards the HP Omen 17 due to its wider color gamuts, offering more accurate color representation, while the LG Ultra, though still competent, may not display colors as richly. However, for gaming and 3D applications, neither laptop is ideal as they fall short on refresh rates, which means less smooth motion; gamers might seek alternatives that prioritize higher refresh rates alongside resolution.
Battery
3.5 Hours
10.0 Hours
The HP Omen 17 has 3.5 hours of battery life. The LG Ultra 13 has 10 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
Excellent
17.3in
SIZE
13.3in
6.1 lbs
WEIGHT
2.1 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The LG Ultra 13 has excellent portability, while the HP Omen 17 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$1,700
$529
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The HP Omen 17 has a price of $1,700 and the LG Ultra 13 costs $529.
The HP Omen 17 and LG Ultra 13 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
7.4/10
The HP Omen 17 and LG Ultra 13 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 LG Ultra 13 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."
"The 13.3-inch LG Gram is a fine fit if you need to travel as light as possible for as long as possible without spending a fortune to do it. It might not be particularly sturdy or have an eye-catching design and its webcam is less than ideal, but with its sharp touch display, comfortable backlit keyboard, responsive touchpad and a fingerprint reader for extra security, the Gram makes a respectible everyday laptop for business or school work."
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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 LG
LG is a South Korean conglomerate company. While LG is mainly known for various products outside of technology, LG also develops laptops. Within the laptop industry, they are known for their thin-and-light Gram series, as well as their value-oriented Ultra series. LG laptops offer very thin and light laptops with phenomenal battery life, and are often on sale.
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