HP OMEN 16 (2022): What Real Users Actually Think

AMD is behind on mobile GPU marketshare because they basically don't exist in that market — they're only competing on paper. Unavailable everywhere. I've been in the market for a good laptop but I don't want to give Nvidia my money, and AMD doesn't want to give me their products either.

AMD advantage laptops are poorly advertised and reviews are late. For Black Friday, there was an Asus advantage with R9-5980HX and 6800M 12GB for 1150 USD, which is a better buy than this one.

Build quality is good yes, the lid is a bit wobbly but doesn't affect me. To prevent sagging there are rubber stoppers installed. No MUX switch afaik but you do get Advanced Optimus. Yes it is 100% sRGB, 300nit panel (tho it has been tested to 400 nits).

I would consider 2023 model with rtx 4050 - you would get similar performance with less heat.

Definitely love mine with the i7 and the 4050. It's a solid laptop and I travel between towns a lot with mine.

The 2022 model I believe was the first one that fixed the screen wobble issue. For Nvidia GPU models, you do get Advanced Optimus. No, it needs standard AC — no USB-C charging.

I have the exact laptop. The case is sturdy, with sharp edges, and feels good overall. You can choose which GPU will be connected to the display. Rebooting is necessary, it's not Advanced Optimus. Modes can be chosen using Omen Gaming Hub or BIOS.

I've got a very similar 3060 model and I'm very happy with it - it even does a reasonable job of running Starfield, but if I was buying now I'd probably go for a 40 series as they perform a bit better and have frame generation.

Thanks for posting. I had wondered about those. Many people just abuse their equipment. So I definitely take it with a grain of salt these claims that HP is trash.

Some people open and close the lid using one hand from the sides and then complain about hinge problems. If the user cares, then the laptop will be usable for years. You just need to know how to properly open and close the lid and get a padded sleeve or bag.

The battery shipped in my unit was manufactured on July 24, 2021 — 732 days old in a laptop sold as new. It has already lost 5% of its design capacity from just lying around, with actual wear level around 10%. The box was factory-sealed, so it's not a seller issue.

You actually bought the pre-refresh 2022 model (3 vent, 1 TB4 vs 4 vent, 2 TB4 for the refresh). I still want to repaste and bump my RAM and storage up.

I haven't had any issues. The one issue I had is that I had to replace the SSD — somehow it got corrupted and broke giving me a 3F0 error. I changed it and now it is fixed.

Having the same problem with the WiFi card. HP support says I can't put an Intel AX210 in it — they only support the shipped hardware components. Plus they say I'll void my warranty if I try to open it in a local shop for cleaning purposes, so I'm pretty much stuck here on what to do.

Technically, there's no number pad, but they still shifted the home position to the left, so you're still typing at an angle. They completely missed the point.

That's decent. Remember no MUX switch so the 6600M is best enjoyed with an external monitor.

The Omen 16 2022 is just Omen 16 2021 with a newer CPU, so the chassis is older and batteries are still the same. HP must have a huge warehouse with these batteries. Most products with short life cycles are just produced in batches at launch — they don't have many revisions.

It sucks. I never had so much trouble with a PC ever. Despite the price, it came with underperforming features and defects. The touchpad never worked properly since I bought it. Did everything they told me to do — reboot, redownloading the OS, updating already updated drivers. They could not replace my laptop, they offered to fix it, which I turned down as it would take a month.

1000 USD is not a good deal for that CPU and GPU combo, you can get better stuff for that money.

It's good, the CPU is still powerful. However the 1440p screen is overkill for a 3060. Definitely not future proof though — 6GB of VRAM won't get you far.

I have the Ryzen 6800H version. I get 5 hours of video playback with hybrid mode and 4 hours on discrete mode. Nothing to complain about gaming performance — it's top notch with pretty decent thermals. My only complaint is the plastic fingerprint magnet top lid and the screen wobble when sitting under a direct fan.

I have the same Ryzen 6800H version. In gaming or rendering software, the thermals do get pretty high very fast — like 84–92°C. And for some reason I get stutters, though I think it would be fixed with a reinstall of Windows.

I have the AMD 5800, RTX 3070 version. It is a beast of a machine — good performance while gaming, great ventilation using Omen Hub and MSI Afterburner to limit temperatures. I'm able to play at 70°C. The design is not too futuristic and it's not too loud. Having said this, I've had a huge problem with the WiFi card.

I had blue screen issues. Replacing the motherboard fixed my issue.

Keyboard deck is aluminium.

The display not working without an external monitor seems to be the issue with TPM on AMD processors. You can try Windows Event Viewer to check what is happening during start up and then check if TPM is initialized correctly.

With the exception of games that support Frame Generation, at 1080p the RTX 3060 averages over 5fps better than the RTX 4050.

The RTX 3060 graphics card on laptops had 6GB VRAM — I checked and there was no other memory configuration for the laptop 3060.

I personally hate the keyboard layout.