๐ฎ HP Omen Transcend 14 (2025) Review
In this video, we are going to be reviewing a gaming laptop that is extremely portable and has lots of power for its size—the HP Omen Transcend 14. Will it transcend our views enough to purchase it? Let’s find out.
๐ Video Summary
- From the outside, it has a small, thin and light look, feel and weight.
- It is the thinnest gaming laptop you can buy. Congratulations, you can play a whole lot of games while waiting for your McDonald’s order.
- It has Intel Ultra 9 285Hz (16 cores).
- It has an NVIDIA RTX 5070 (75W, 8GB), 32GB LPDDR5X and 71WHr Battery. NVIDIA does really well in terms of graphics compared to Intel, but the 75W limit is a big drawback.
- It's got ports at the back, which is very comfortable and keeps cables away from you while gaming.
- It can only be charged through USB-C and comes with a 140W charger. Yes because USB-C cables are common everywhere. No because with a 100W charging brick, it only charges up to 100W.
- It has a four-zone RGB lighting (yellow, red, purple, and blue from left to right).
- The typing experience is satisfying, but the keys are a bit close to each other.
- It has a 3K resolution 2880 x 1800p OLED panel at 500 nits. Very impressive for the size. Some display wobble, but not an issue while typing.
- The speakers are AMAZING for this size—clear and rich. Great for gaming and music, though fan noise can interfere during heavy games.
- The webcam and microphone are decent for Zoom meetings.
- Performance: Cinebench R23 single core result is 2116, multicore result is 20634.
Game Test Performance: Games tested included Battlefield, Counter Strike 2, Oblivion, Cyberpunk, Rust and Red Dead Redemption. Everything ran quite well, but the RTX 5070 underperforms due to wattage limits. Displays in Oblivion and Cyberpunk were not great.
- You can set custom power limits in the Omen power hub and adjust dynamic boost.
- Temperatures reached about 94–96°C during heavy use (don’t worry, it didn’t explode).
- It is relatively quiet for a gaming laptop and stays completely silent during very light tasks—good for classroom use.
Battery Life:
Under light use:
- A YouTube video was played at full brightness, 60Hz refresh rate until the battery drained. It lasted for 8 hours and 7 minutes, which is fair for its size and enough for a whole day if you’re not gaming.
While gaming:
- Battlefield was played at full brightness, 60Hz refresh rate until the battery died. It lasted for 1 hour and 2 minutes, which is fair.
๐ก My Thoughts
There should be a fan toggle option to switch turbo mode on and off, as this would greatly improve gaming experience. The typing experience is mid due to the close key spacing, but with time it can feel satisfying. For gaming and display in general—hats off to NVIDIA for making this a heavenly experience.
๐ฌ Final Thoughts
Is it worth it? Yes and No. Yes in terms of display, speakers, and portability. No in terms of performance, mainly because of the wattage limitation.
You can recommend this laptop to someone who just wants a casual laptop with minimal gaming. However, it is not ideal for serious gamers. Compared to other gaming laptops, this one underperforms, is expensive, and is not upgradeable (except for the SSD, which requires reinstalling Windows).
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