HP only has one all-new laptop in its Omen gaming line to show off at CES 2025, but it looks like a doozy because the company claims it’s the most powerful 16-inch notebook it has ever made.

It's not an anchor, but at about 5.2 pounds (2.4 kg) and 0.8 inch (20mm) thick, it's less compact than a lot of the svelter models in its class, like the Acer Predator Triton 500.

It’s a neat trick, but HP wants the Omen X 2S to be more than just a gimmick. It’s also a powerful flagship gaming laptop built to stand toe-to-toe with the best from Alienware and Razer.

HP is launching a thinner and lighter version of its Omen 16 gaming laptop. The Omen 16 Slim is 16 percent thinner than the standard model, ranging from 0.78 to 0.89 inches (19.9 to 22.7 mm) thick ...

The HP OMEN MAX 16 (2025) starts from $2,499.99 at HP, and that's with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 1200p IPS LCD display.

The Omen X 2S will arrive next month starting at $2,099. As a high-end gaming laptop, it'll come equipped with a Max-Q version of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card.

The primary feature of the HP Omen 16 is the larger 16.1-inch screen, which HP says it has fit into the size of a standard 15-inch chassis. It has up to a QHD (2560 x 1440) 165Hz screen with a 3ms ...