HP's HyperX Omen 15 isn't quite the budget-friendly gaming laptop its predecessor was

HP’s HyperX Omen 15 steps in to replace the Victus 15 as a value-focused gaming laptop seen first at CES. The prior Victus launched around $800 (often discounted) and was positioned as an entry point for laptop gaming. The Omen 15 adds several upgrades, including an RTX 5050 Laptop GPU aimed at running current 2026 games on lower settings, a brighter 16:10 display with higher refresh rate, and a 1080p webcam. Pricing is the main shift: it starts at $1,200, with a $1,199 Walmart review configuration featuring an eight-core Intel Core 5 210H (Raptor Lake), RTX 5050, 16GB DDR5, and a 512GB SSD. Performance tests at 1920 x 1200 show smooth results for many titles using DLSS, while thermals remain reasonable.