**Device like this, there's always a little bit of compromise involved, but that's a good thing.**
Yes, I could get a larger, thicker, heavier laptop that would give me a little bit more performance, but I'm sacrificing all of the usability, all of the portability that I love about this 14-inch form factor.
**CS2 and Cloud III Wireless Headset**
Next up, we've got CS2, and I'm using the Cloud III wireless headset that can come bundled with the laptop. The main reason why you want to use this HyperX headset with the Omen is it actually doesn't need a dongle. You literally pull it out of the box, hit the power button, and it is immediately paired.
This is a great game to show this off because while a lot of games I'm probably gonna play like 60 FPS if I'm honest, but the fact that you've got more eSports titles that you can easily saturate the 120 hertz refresh rate of this beautiful OLED, and you can even run some of these games at the full resolution too, which you normally shouldn't. You should pretty much always be running them a little bit lower than 2.8K on a 14-inch display, but it's nice.
Fortnite, another game that I always like to test is also very playable here, so we're getting 80 to 90 FPS again, running it full resolution with DLSS enabled on high settings.
**What I Like About This Laptop**
So what I like about this laptop, and one of the things I think is really interesting about it is the fact that yes, it's got the 14-inch display OLED; it looks terrific; it's got a good amount of performance, but it's also good for more than just gaming.
If I wanna say, oh, I don't know, make a sick amount of, did I die? One thing it definitely has going for is speed. So it does have Windows Hello on board. So it unlocks and gets going very quickly, and the inputs are fairly solid.
I think this keyboard looks really nice; it maybe could use a little bit more of a click, but it's very standard for gaming laptop keyboards.
**Speakers and Keyboard**
Something I will say that I'm not a huge fan of are the speakers. So if we listen to 'em a little bit here, they're fine, but they lack a little bit of low end, and that's a consequence of their bottom firing somewhere.
I actually don't know; oh yeah, yeah, they're bottom firing right here, which is not ideal.
Now the reason why I bring this up is because I always think that especially with an all-new design, there's room for improvement. The speakers are fine, but could be better, and same thing goes with the keyboard.
If it had a little bit more of a click, I think they would actually go a long way toward giving you a little bit more of a better gaming experience and typing experience.
That being said, these are all minor nits that I think could be improved in the future, but none of it really detracts from the overall package here, which I will just say is quite strong.
**Is The Omen Transcend 14 Worth It?**
I don't want a couple of little complaints to sort of overshadow what they've done here because HP and the Omen team have done something that's quite special. Like this is something that is far better than it really needed to be.
So is the Omen Transcend 14 worth it? Maybe I'm a little biased since it's my favorite form factor, but I'm honestly pretty impressed with Omen.
HP could have absolutely just phoned it in and shipped a shrunken version of their larger Omen laptops and just called it a day. But it's clear that they put real effort in here between the excellent display, eye-catching design, and respectable performance.
To get a foothold in the market, though, the Omen team have to be aggressive on price, and I'll give them props for that. While the laptop starts at $1,600 MSRP and can reach over $2,000 when you fully spec it out, they've got some good deals on hp.com; they bring that base model down to just $1,200, which is super aggressive.
The RTX 4060 configuration, at just under $1,300 in white will be my pick, since you're always going to find diminishing returns when you max out a thin and light laptop purely from a thermal perspective.
But at the end of the day, the Omen Transcend 14 is an incredibly solid pick. If you wanna check it out, of course, I'll have a link in the description. And thank you very much to Omen and Intel for sponsoring this video. Good job, y'all!
This thin and light gaming laptop space is absolutely on fire right now, and this is one of the best ones out there.
WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- So when our friends at Omenasked to sponsor this video.I had a big question.So earlier this year atCES I took a look at this,the Omen Transcend 14, andit is one of their mostlightweight, thin laptopsthey've ever made,but the competition in thisspace is tremendously fierce.So let's take a look tosee, is this any good?Inside we have the laptop itself.Oh, this is the bundle.Okay, I didn't know this.So this comes with theHyperX Cloud III wireless.So there's a lot of interesting thingsthat the Omen team havedone with this device.It is very thin, while,obviously you're alwaysgonna be giving up a littlebit of top-end performancefor something which is superthin and light, but this to meis the right blend ofportability and performanceand every single one of theseOmens, as far as I know,maybe there's a configuration I'm missing,but as far as I know, everysingle one of these Omenshas the same 2.8K, 120 hertz OLED panel,which (imitates kissingsound) OLED, baby.Alright, so I'm goingto set this laptop upand spend a little bit of time with it,but the main question Ihave is really simple one.If you are looking fora 14 inch gaming laptop,and I'll be honest, kind of the best size,is the Omen Transcend 14 worth a look.Because on paper there are alot of things going for it.The most eye-catching thingis definitely the keyboard,especially in this white colorway.It looks sick.Now they're using pudding style key caps,which really emphasize the RGB.And I'll be honest, it helpsthe Transcend stand outamongst the excellentcompetitors in this size class.Now, if you couldn't tell already,I love the 14 inch form factor.In my opinion, it is the perfect balancebetween portability and functionality.Now the Omen is using anall metal chassis herethat still comes in asthe lightest gaming laptopthat HP have ever made.But importantly, Omendidn't skimp on power.You get up to an RTX 4070and a 71 Watt-hour batterygiving you up to eighthours of battery life.If that's not enough for you, don't worry,because it also comes with a140 watt charger, so you canget back to 50% of yourcharge in just 30 minutes.Now I'll give a slight mentionto the actual USB-C charger itself.While the 140 watt worksvery well and very fast,I actually sometimes like touse a smaller 65 watt charger,and I actually found that thatdid not work on the Omen.So if I could throw asuggestion to the HP team,if there's some kind of firmware updateto let me use lower wattageUSB-C, that would be dope.The Transcend can also be equippedwith up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H,one of the most powerful laptopprocessors on the market.Now, I actually really like this choice.Most other laptops inthis class use either AMDor the Intel HX series chips.Don't get me wrong, thoseare both strong options,but the Core Ultra chipshave solid efficiencywith six high performancecores, eight efficiency cores,and two high efficiency cores,which do make a differencefor battery life in normal tasks.Same thing goes for thebuilt-in Intel Arc Graphics,when you don't need the RTX GPU fired upand the Intel NPU beingon board for AI tasks.Look, I think this was a smart move.Intel also helped co-developthe hyperbaric coolingsolution, which is a big reasonwhy the Omen is as thin as it is.Now, if you look at thislike a gaming laptop,that thinness and batteryefficiency might not soundall that important, but it is a big reasonwhy you would even think aboutbuying a laptop like this.No, it is not going to crush 4K Ultraand 120 FPS, and a 250 watt TGP.This is a laptop thatis potent for gaming,but it puts an equal amount of weighton usability and creative tasks.Personally, I think that's a smart move.That is all very cool,but what is this like to actually use?So this is the mid-spec model,which does come outfittedwith the Core Ultra 7as well as the RTX 4060,as you can see here, iseasy to get pretty muchany game playable at a veryrespectable frame rate.This is Cyberpunk running atthe full 1800P resolution,with of course, DLSSenabled on high settingsand 60 FPS is not difficult to hit.Now, on top of that, becauseit's such a thin and lightlaptop and they do havethat hyperbaric cooling,you'll find that while,yeah, you can certainlyhear the fans, that it'sactually pretty reasonable.There we go, above 60 FPS.Now, obviously we canturn the settings downjust a little bit if we wannafully hit that 120 hertzof the display, butwith a device like this,there's always a littlebit of compromise involved,but that's a good thing.Yes, I could get a larger,thicker, heavier laptopthat would gimme a littlebit more performance,but I'm sacrificing all of the usability,all of the portability that I loveabout this 14 inch form factor.Next up, we've got CS2and I'm using the CloudIII wireless headsetthat can come bundled with the laptop.The main reason why you wantto use this HyperX headsetwith the Omen is it actuallydoesn't need a dongle.You literally pull it outtathe box, hit the power button,and it is immediately paired.This is a great game to show this offbecause while a lot of games,I'm probably gonna playlike 60 FPS if I'm honest,but the fact that you'vegot more eSports titlesthat you can easily saturatethe 120 hertz refresh rateof this beautiful OLED,and you can even runsome of these games atthe full resolution too,which you normally shouldn't.You should pretty muchalways be running thema little bit lower than2.8K on a 14 inch display,but it's nice.Fortnite, another gamethat I always like to testis also very playable here,so we're getting 80 to 90 FPS,again, running it full resolutionwith DLSS enabled on high settings.So what I like about this laptop,and one of the things I thinkis really interesting about itis the fact that yes, it'sgot the 14 inch display,OLED, it looks terrific,it's got a good amount of performance,but it's also good formore than just gaming.So if I wanna say, oh, I don'tknow, make a sick, amount of,did I die?One thing it definitelyhas going for is speed.So it does have Windows Hello on board.So it unlocks and gets going very quicklyand the inputs are fairly solid.I think this keyboard looks really nice.It maybe could use alittle bit more of a click,but it's very standard forgaming laptop keyboards.Something I will say that I'm nota huge fan of are the speakers.So if we listen to 'em a little bit here,(bright upbeat music)they're fine, but they lacka little bit of low endand that's a consequence oftheir bottom firing somewhere.I actually don't know.Oh yeah, yeah, they'rebottom firing right here,which is not ideal.Now the reason why I bring thisup is because I always thinkthat especially with an all new design,there's room for improvement.The speakers are fine,but could be better,and same thing goes with the keyboard.If it had a little bit more of a click,I think they would actually go a long waytoward giving you a little bit moreof a better gaming experienceand typing experience.That being said, theseare all minor nitpicksthat I think could beimproved in the future,but none of it really detractsfrom the overall packagehere, which I will justsay is quite strong.I don't want a couple of little complaintsto sort of overshadowwhat they've done herebecause HP and the Omenteam, they've done somethingthat's quite special,like this is somethingthat is far better thanit really needed to be.So is the Omen Transcend 14 worth it?Maybe I'm a little biasedsince it's my favorite formfactor, but I'm honestlypretty impressed with Omen.HP could have absolutely just phoned it inand shipped a shrunken versionof their larger Omen laptopsand just called it a day.But it's clear that theyput real effort in herebetween the excellentdisplay, eye-catching designand respectable performance.To get a foothold in themarket, though, the Omen teamhave to be aggressive on price,and I'll give them props for that.While the laptop starts at $1,600 MSRPand can reach over $2,000when you fully spec it out,they've got some good deals on hp.com,they bring that basemodel down to just $1,200,which is super aggressive.The RTX 4060 configuration,at just under $1,300 in whitewill be my pick, sinceyou're always going to finddiminishing returns when youmax out a thin and light laptopjust purely from a thermal perspective.But at the end of theday, the Omen Transcend 14is an incredibly solid pick.If you wanna check it out, of course,I'll have a link in the description.And thank you very much to Omenand Intel for sponsoring this video.Good job, y'all.This thin and light gaming laptop space isabsolutely on fire right now,and this is one of thestrongest options out there.
