HP Omen Max 16: Full Review with Benchmarks, Thermals, Battery

Back at CES 2025 we saw the brand new Omen Max 16 gaming laptop, with its reverse fan exhaust feature and futuristic design capturing our attention. Fast forward to now and we’ve had some hands on time with this gaming beast and put the Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5080 through their paces. Will this high end laptop be able to keep itself cool enough to fully utilise the performance on offer? That’s what we'll find out in today's review. Read more here: https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/ma...

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00:00 Start
00:38 Pricing
01:10 The Design and RGB
02:05 The Keyboard and Trackpad
02:20 Build Quality
02:49 The Specifications
03:50 The Display
04:27 Battery / ports / connectors
04:53 Spec thoughts
05:56 How good is the screen?
06:25 Webcam
06:35 Running out of storage
07:03 Battery Life / Charger
07:40 Gaming Performance
08:05 Assassins Creed Shadows
08:18 Cyberpunk 2077
08:47 F1 2024
09:14 Forza Horizon 5
09:27 Oblivion Remastered
09:51 Black Myth Wukong
10:04 Gaming Performance Thoughts
10:25 Thermals / Power Modes
11:42 Noise and Sound Test
12:00 Reverse Fan (cleaning mode)
12:23 Modes
12:50 Should you buy it? Who Is It For?

System Specs
• Processor - Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 275HX
• Memory - 32 GB DDR5-5600 MT/s (2 x 16 GB)
• Graphics - NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5080 Laptop GPU
• Ports -
o 2 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate
o 2 USB Type-A 10Gbps signaling rate
o 1 AC smart pin
o 1 HDMI 2.1
o 1 headphone/microphone combo
o 1 RJ-45 Network Port
• Wireless - Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.4 wireless card
• Weight - 2.68 kg
• Keyboard - Full-size, per key RGB backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and NKRO Anti-Ghosting Key technology
• Battery type - 6-cell, 83 Wh Li-ion polymer
• Power supply type - 330 W AC power adapter

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