HP is unveiling new Omen and Pavilion laptops and accessories for gamers in self-isolation, which shows no signs of ending.
HP is unveiling new Omen and Pavilion laptops and accessories for gamers in self-isolation, which may stretch on longer after the difficult events of the past week. Online games have been a salve, first during the pandemic and now amid social unrest.
HP said its own study has found that 64% of people who started playing video games during the pandemic feel more hopeful. Meanwhile,80% of gamers in the U. S. agree that playing games provides an escape, and 73% cite relaxation as the reason they play.
Once people start playing, they will probably want to upgrade to better hardware, either to win at online games or to experience more beautiful graphics. Whatever the reason, HP is ready to supply you with more stuff.
Omen is HP’s gamer-focused brand that competes with Razer, Dell’s Alienware brand, and other heat-seeking gamer hardware on the market. HP’s strategy is to deliver a balance of cool hardware and low prices to disrupt rivals and win over gamers. The new products come after HP unveiled a new virtual reality headset for both gamers and commercial users.
“We’re in very unprecedented times right now, and with the events unfolding around the world, we’re all living in the new normal,” said Judy Johnson, director of gaming and esports at HP, in a press briefing. “Now more than ever, entertainment is a critical part of our lives. Movies, music, and gaming have become stress relief, a welcome distraction.”
HP is unveiling a new Omen 15 laptop, which has a smaller chassis than the previous generation and a new Omen diamond logo in a blue-green gradient.
The Omen 15 laptop comes in both silver and black, with optional full RGB per-key lighting on the keyboard. Additional features include Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q, a 10th Gen Intel Core i7 H-series processor, and an option for an Advanced Micro Devices Ryzen 7 H-series processor.
The laptop has up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM, up to 1TB PCIe SSD or dual PCIe SSD supporting RAID 010 for fast load speeds, and a 15.
