Th HP Omen Max 16 is a new model for 2025 and boasts premium build quality with its sandblasted aluminum chassis and lid and liberal use of RGB illumination. Because it prioritizes gaming performance, the Omen Max is thicker and heavier than your average 16" laptop, measuring nearly an inch thick and weighing in at 5.9 pounds. The girth allows it to pack in a robust cooling system that can handle a powerful GPU without throttling it.
This particular configuration includes a 16" 1920x1200 display, Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor, GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. I would recommend upgrading to the 16" 2560x1600 OLED display for an additional $190 because it offers a higher resolution and better image quality for a very reasonable price premium.
The Core Ultra 7 255HX boasts a max turbo frequency of 5.2GHz with 20 cores and 36MB total L2 cache. According to Passmark, this is the third fastest mobile gaming processor on the market across both Intel and AMD chips.
The RTX 5070 Ti mobile GPU is a substantial upgrade over the 4070 Ti. In fact, it offers gaming performance on par with the RTX 4080. It is easily able to handle any game at 1920x1200 and has enough headroom to handle gaming on the 2560x1600 OLED display if you do choose to upgrade to it.
Should I wait for Black Friday?
Black Friday is still three months away, and this deal is good enough that even if it came around during the holiday season, it would still be one of the best deals you'll find on an RTX 5070 Ti laptop. If you are alredy in the market for a new gaming laptop, then this is certainly going to be a great pickup.
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