HP OMEN Transcend 14: What Real Users Actually Think

Pros: more affordable than other 14-inch gaming laptops, beautiful 120Hz OLED display comes standard, very lightweight and portable, universal USB-C charging, Windows VRR support. Cons: below average GeForce RTX 4060 performance, no MUX, G-Sync, or adaptive sync support, Omen Gaming Hub can feel convoluted, weak hinges.

Build quality: despite what I might have read online, the build quality is very good. The screen is as described everywhere on the internet: amazing. OLED, 120hz, you get everything and gaming or watching content is an amazing experience on this little machine.

I got the HP Omen Transcend 14 last week. Put it through its paces over the weekend and is now my daily driver. Overall, while there were some growing pains at first, I'm pleasantly surprised by this laptop. Might have the best battery life I've had in a gaming laptop (I've tried the 2023 Razer Blade, G14, Zenbook Pro OLED). Screen is great. Performance is about what you'd expect from a 80w 4060.

I got both the Omen and the G14. I originally wanted the Omen. It's terrible in build quality, not going to last. Only pro is that it ran cool.

Small list of the cons of the Omen: Mediocre build quality by comparison, no MUX switch, GPU hamstrung by very low TGP (50-65W vs G14 at 90W), no G-Sync, worse speakers and trackpad, higher weight (~150g).

The biggest differences are: The Omen's GPU is 80W vs the G14's 90W. The Omen uses Intel instead of AMD. The Omen doesn't have variable refresh rate (Gsync/Freesync).

I'm loving that the Omen uses 140w USB-C and no proprietary connector. Haven't read up on the new G14, but I own the 2022. It's a lot faster than my Omen 14 unit, but less portable.

The cons are quite significant, definitely not a very close competitor to the new Zephyrus G14 or the Razer Blade 14. The white version looks pretty sweet with those pudding keys though.

I got the Transcend 14 4060 on their Presidents' Day sale for about $1250. I absolutely love it. I basically wanted a more powerful steam deck to play in bed. The laptop being cool, not terribly loud, and a glossy OLED screen were my priorities.

I have a Transcend 14 with the 4070 configuration. The build is extremely durable with the entire chassis being made of aluminum. The display is absolutely gorgeous and using it on battery is essentially silent when doing productivity tasks and can last up to 10 hours when set to igpu only mode.

2 weeks now with the 14" RTX 4070 Ultra 9 and loving it. Adobe and AutoDesk run beautifully. Powerful enough for pulling up 3D BIM models on a video call and sharing screen smoothly. Work is my primary use for this machine and I've been loving it.

I have the same one. In Omen Gaming Hub I switch it to iGPU graphic card and eco mode when doing normal usage. While gaming I use dGPU with performance mode with a cooling pad. In eco mode battery backup is good with iGPU.

No, I do not think the 5070 is worth spending $1000 more for over a 4070. The 5070 is only worth considering if the price were within $100 of the 4070. It's a very minor 'side grade'.

I'm test-driving both and the Zephyrus 14 hands down has the best speakers I've heard on a laptop. The trackpad feels amazing. The screen is also noticeably less reflective than the Transcend 14. On the downside, the G14 does get very hot.

I got the HP Omen Transcend 14. The first day started badly with some random weird bugs: the mouse jumping uncontrollably around the screen, and slow laggy gaming performance in Overwatch 2, and three times a weird buzzing sound coming out of the speakers. On day 2, with no changes made, everything worked perfectly and has since.

I've had both the G14 2024 (4060) and the Transcend 14 (4070) for a couple of weeks. The Transcend consistently runs cooler and pretty quietly by default without any tweaking. I love the USB-C charging — I have some UGreen 140W chargers and an Anker 737 battery bank and these all support the laptop's full power.

My U7 4060, with just the IGPU, lasts more than 6 hours. So that's not bad. My biggest regret is that I can't use any other USB charger — I had a few 65W Lenovo chargers lying around, but without success.

Have a 5060 version with 32GB Ram. Travel 3 days a week, bus train and planes. Its crazy good for general portability, its built solid and throw down to play, watch content on OLED display.

I repasted yesterday and ran some tests right after and results were a little bit better. This morning though the results are way better, barely hitting 80°C (perf mode, auto fans, Frostpunk 2 high settings, DLSS quality). While idle, didn't go above 45°C (50-53 beforehand).

I'd also like to chime in that in the Omen Hub, turning off boost mode in the optimization settings vastly improved my performance in games. If anyone is experiencing slow down or stuttering in games, turn that off.

I had a G14 with 4070 and the one dealbreaker is that according to Asus the USB4 port will not support an eGPU. I want a light portable option when mobile but a decent gamer at home. Nope on the G14! Transcend 14 will do it.

I would choose HP — it is very important to me that the laptop can be charged and operated from Type-C. I am already tired of proprietary connectors for chargers. I want unification so that all my devices can be charged from one connector.

I went from a Legion Slim 14 (Ryzen 7 / 105W 4060) to a Transcend 14 (Core 9 Ultra / 65W 4070) and I have no regrets. My use case is 99% on my lap on the couch. At the same GPU wattage (40W), the Transcend is considerably quieter than the Legion Slim 14.

I have one and I highly recommend this. It is a beautiful piece of machinery and gets nearly every task done with ease. I got about 5 hours on eco with dGPU.

TDP is nothing, you just flash the vbios from the Victus 4060 and have 120W.

It has a 65W 4060, so yes, this is one of the main gaming laptops last year that was a rip off. My 4050 performs better than it would.

The temps might sound high to some people but it's designed to run like that. Plus it's a 14" running a hot Intel Ultra 9 and a 4060. Did you update the BIOS? If not do it ASAP.

YouTube reviewers always throw out numbers like 8-12 hours on these PC gaming laptops, and I can hardly ever get 4 on the same machines with everything turned down. With Intel CPUs, as soon as you touch the machine, it kicks you into P-cores and battery drains fast.

I have had the 4060 variant for about 3-4 months. Battery life is great for being a gaming laptop, I get about 7 hours of normal usage with battery saver on. Display is absolutely beautiful.

It's not a powerful machine, you can get more power from way less expensive laptops, but what it does give you is decent battery/performance life in a compact form factor. If you need to actually use it as a laptop it's one of the better gaming laptops you can buy. My only real complaint is the trackpad felt kind of cheap. The only other comparable laptops I can think of are the G14 and Razer Blade 14, both cost a lot more.

I'm disappointed with my brand new Transcend 14 with a 4070. Gaming performance is nowhere near what I expected. Benchmarks are way lower than expected too, not even close. Battery life around 5 hours.

Just get the Omen Transcend 14. Its amazingly good. I got it and enjoy it absolutely everyday. My bro has a G14, I don't think it's in the same league tbh.

Still running like a charm after 7 months. Running every game I throw at it, stays cool, quiet. Almost always plugged in but still battery lasts 7-8 hrs playing Netflix.

This thing is great for 1080p gaming and will look amazing on the OLED screen, but this is by no means the biggest, bestest, gaming laptop on the market. The ultra 9 185H paired with 32GB RAM and an RTX 4070 is underwhelming in terms of power HP configured for it to pull.

The only issue that I have had to date is a bit of creaking when opening and closing the lid. I'm only expecting this laptop to last more than three years, and that's how long I have bought the extended warranty for.

I bought the black one. Its good but the paint scratches easily. Love the machine otherwise!

I actually had both. I returned my Transcend 14 to order my G16 (2024). It's night and day. The build quality on the G16 is so much better. The lid mush a little when closed, but the Omen was awful by comparison. Also, Asus has a lot of QoL features built-in.

I have the 4070 model and set to IGPU mode have gotten over 9 hours on battery, was also on eco mode. Very efficient CPU and a gorgeous laptop.

There's a big advantage to how HP decided to design this laptop. Lower power parts run cooler, quieter and provide better battery life. This laptop will play all AAA games no problem, just not perfectly smoothly at the highest settings. It's one of the best built 14" laptops.

Display is beautiful. Ideally I would have liked a larger size but the 14" is the best bet for me for portability so it was a trade off that was ultimately worth it.

I can only share my bad experience with my last HP Omen. I had to replace both fans 3 times (shot bearings) and the battery twice (turned into fluffy pillows). This all happened within 3 years.