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Advantages of the HP Omen 17
  • The HP Omen 17 has no clear advantages over the MSI Stealth 17.
Advantages of the MSI Stealth 17
  • Very good for software development
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Best in class speakers
  • Excellent keyboard

Key differences

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General Use

8.1
Omen 17
Stealth 17
8.7
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
384.0 nits
3.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.5 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.4/10
The MSI Stealth 17 and HP Omen 17 are both very good for general use, though the MSI Stealth 17 is somewhat better.

Content Creation

8.3
Omen 17
Stealth 17
8.8
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.5/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
32.0 GB
RAM
64.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The MSI Stealth 17 and HP Omen 17 are both very good for content creation, though the MSI Stealth 17 is somewhat better.

Software Development

7.9
Omen 17
Stealth 17
8.5
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.5/10
32.0 GB
RAM
64.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The MSI Stealth 17 is very good for software development, while the HP Omen 17 is good.

Screen Quality

7.9
Omen 17
Stealth 17
8.6
17.3in
SIZE
17.3in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
384.0 nits
The MSI Stealth 17 has a better screen than the HP Omen 17 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Battery

3.5 Hours
Omen 17
Stealth 17
5.5 Hours
The HP Omen 17 has 3.5 hours of battery life. The MSI Stealth 17 has 5.5 hours of battery life.

Cost

$5,200
Omen 17
Stealth 17
$3,899
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$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

The HP Omen 17 has a price of $5,200 and the MSI Stealth 17 costs $3,899.
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Key similarities

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Gaming and AI

9.1
Omen 17
Stealth 17
9.1
9.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.7/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The HP Omen 17 and MSI Stealth 17 are both excellent for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

9.1
Omen 17
Stealth 17
9.4
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.5/10
9.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.7/10
32.0 GB
RAM
64.0 GB
The MSI Stealth 17 and HP Omen 17 are both excellent for engineering and design.

Portability

Fair
Omen 17
Stealth 17
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
17.3in
6.1 lbs
WEIGHT
6.1 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The MSI Stealth 17 and HP Omen 17 both have only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Build Quality

7.4
Omen 17
Stealth 17
7.8
The MSI Stealth 17 and HP Omen 17 both have good build quality.

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How the HP Omen 17 and the MSI Stealth 17 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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HP Omen 17MSI Stealth 17
HP Omen 17MSI Stealth 17

GENERAL

Price
$5,200
$3,899
Release Date
June 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
15.6'' x 10.3'' x 1.06''15.7'' x 11.2'' x 0.79''
Weight
6.17 lbs6.17 lbs
Width
15.64"15.65"
Depth
10.32"11.16"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i9-13900HXIntel i9-13900H
RAM
32 GB64 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB2048 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
3.5 Hours5.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
83 Wh99.9 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"17.3"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
2560 x 14402560 x 1440
Refresh Rate
165Hz240Hz
Display Brightness
350 nits384 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.8/10
Portability Score
6/106.5/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7/108/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/109/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/109.5/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
NoYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
44

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HP Omen 17

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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."

MSI Stealth 17

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Mario Petzold | April 2023
"The MSI Stealth 17 Studio is a laptop with a quiet RTX 4080 for almost every occasion. The MSI Stealth 17 Studio is equally capable of high-level media processing and playing current games. It remains pleasantly quiet, even if a few percentage points of power have had to be sacrificed in the process. But, it is not quite perfect: To some extent, the Stealth 17 is well thought out. It packs tons of graphics power and high-end components in a slim case. The laptop's cooling system can be set such that, noise-wise, it doesn't even reach low volume. However, small flaws cloud otherwise exceptionally positive impressions."

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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 MSI

MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.

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