HP Black Friday Blowout! OMEN Laptops Slashed - $1300 OFF?!

Alright gamers, listen up! HP's officially kicked off their Black Friday sale, and if you're in the market for a new gaming laptop, this is definitely worth checking out. They're slashing prices across their entire OMEN lineup, from the beefy OMEN MAX to the sleek OMEN Transcend, and even the standard OMEN models are getting some love. We're talking potential savings of up to a whopping $1,300. Not bad, right?

HP Black Friday Blowout! OMEN Laptops Slashed - $1...

The deals cover a pretty wide range, too, so whether you're looking for something with an RTX 5060 to get you started or want to go all-out with an RTX 5080 beast, there's probably something here that'll catch your eye. And, of course, they're throwing in free shipping and a standard one-year warranty, which is always a plus for peace of mind.

One deal that really jumped out at me is the OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Laptop. With the coupon code "OMENMAX30", you can snag it for $1,539.99 with free shipping. That gets you a 16-inch 1920x1200 display, an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Not bad at all! Personally, I'd recommend bumping up to the 2560x1600 OLED display if you can swing it – it's only an extra $150 (or $105 after the coupon) and really makes a difference. The RTX 5070 Ti is no slouch either, reportedly delivering performance on par with the previous generation's RTX 4080. So, if you're playing games that support DLSS 4, you should be in for a smooth experience on that 2K display.

If you're the type who wants the absolute best, the OMEN MAX 16 RTX 5080 gaming laptop is also on sale for $1,999.99 with free shipping, after a $1,300 instant discount. This one's got a higher resolution 16-inch 2560x1600 display, a beefier Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, and double the RAM and storage. Plus, the RTX 5080 mobile GPU apparently outpaces the previous generation's RTX 4090. Translation: you can crank up those ray tracing settings and still get playable frame rates. Sign me up!

Now, for those of you on a tighter budget, don't despair! The standard OMEN 16" gaming laptop with an AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD is going for $949.99 after an $850 instant discount. That AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX, with its 5.3GHz max frequency and 16 cores and 32 threads, is a serious contender at this price point. And the unthrottled RTX 5060 in this model should deliver solid performance on the 2K display. According to Eric Song at IGN, it even outperforms the 5060 found in the OMEN Transcend. So, bottom line: plenty of options to consider in this HP Black Friday sale!