Hp omen x 2s 15, the first dual-screen gaming laptop

While extreme-end notebooks are orbiting either fine or gross power, Omen has chosen another path and offered special functionality. The HP Omen X 2S 15 will mount a special 6-inch touch screen.

HP Omen bets on offering different functionalities to the competition

Source: PCWorld HP Omen X 2S 15

Omen's new gaming laptop will experiment with this very peculiar and little-explored functionality in the past.

As main components it will take an intel processor, the i9-9880H , and an RTX 2080 Max-Q and all this in a body of just over 2kg, a very good combination.

It is true that the double screen is not a new feature, but we can give HP the title of the 'first gaming laptop' to carry it. The brand knows that it is a feature that has not been very successful, but this model aims to make a difference thanks to its special way of treating screens.

We have seen attempts like the Acer Iconia 6120, the Lenovo W700ds or the Asus ZenBook Pro, but none have been able to hit the spot. We will not mention Razer projects, since one is not really an extendable screen and the other ( Project Valerie ), since it was never released.

Source: PCWorld Counter-Strike with 'mirroring' screen

Instead, we think that the HP Omen method of implementing the display may be the best we've seen so far.

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Extended touch screen

The innovative 6-inch touchscreen on the HP Omen X 2S 15 works just like an extra connected monitor. 'And is that relevant?' You may ask. Well, this small detail gives us great benefits since it is as if on a desktop computer we had the extra monitor connected to the same graph.

On this monitor we can drag applications, watch multimedia and even turn it into the main screen and everything with a tactile response. Although the HP Omen X 2S 15 not only mounts a second screen, but will also offer special features.

With a single button we can make the main screen the touch screen or show the internal information of the PC such as the temperature of the processor, graphics and others. We have also been able to keep an eye on what they call "mirroring" , a function in which we can duplicate the main screen and zoom to a specific area of ​​the image.

Source: PCWorld HP Omen X 2S 15 LCD touch screen

We have seen it in action to show the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive minimap on the auxiliary screen, although the limit of its capabilities will be dictated by each user. Other ideas we've come up with are enlarging the shooting reticle for more precision at certain times or expanding other important information for the game.

Construction and design

As you will have seen in the images, to build the screen the keyboard has been lowered to the bottom of the chassis and the trackpad has been placed on its side. It is a decision that we have already seen repeatedly and it fulfills what you are looking for.

Both screens are 1080p, the smallest being 60Hz LCD. On the other hand, the big one has the advantage of having a juicy 240Hz refresh rate, which will leave us with super sharp images.

Source: PCWorld HP Omen X 2S 15 ventilation

On the other hand, the HP Omen X 2S 15 fights temperature problems with generous vents. The fans have three phases and run at 12V, which gives them plenty of power to cool the conduit tubes. In addition, apart from the base, the grilles also cover the rear side, so we can expect temperatures to be in good levels.

The device's battery will be 77 watt-hours, which will give us an estimated 5 hours, but this is due to the G-Sync technology of the screen, which forces the graphic to be continuously working.

When updating the laptop, we can assure that it will be quite simple to improve, since just by removing the back cover we can access two M slots . 2 and two other slots for SO-DIMMs. It is a small detail on the part of HP taking into account the experiences with other notebooks.

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Liquid metal

At the heart of the notebook, HP Omen has opted to use a liquid metal dissipating paste for the processor, something not very common for a factory product. Since quite a few users are concerned about the danger of laptop liquid metal, HP has spoken out expressing confidence in the application's good quality and security.

Source: PCWorld Liquid Metal vs. Common Thermal Paste

According to the same company, the use of this thermal paste resulted in an improvement of 28% more frames in Apex Legends . Likewise, they made the same comparison in the Blender rendering program obtaining results 8.5% better than with the common paste.

Since they are tests in controlled environments, we cannot know for sure if the power is such, so we will try to carry out a review as soon as possible by analyzing the laptop in depth.

What to expect from HP ?

Certainly, experiments are something that extol the life of every reviewer. They bring things never seen before, new ways of trying the same goal and in the end the best designs triumph. Almost as if it were natural selection.

To conclude, we would say that this HP laptop seems like an unfinished version, perhaps with a slightly excessive and unpolished feature, but taking that away, it is a computer with all the pieces to be one of the greats. We have high expectations for the brand!

The HP Omen X 2S 15 will go on the market with a base price of around € 2, 000, although the version with the best processors and graphics will probably be considerably more expensive.

Tell us your opinion. Would you be interested in a laptop like that? Do you like what the brands are filtering? Computex 2019 is just around the corner, so stay alert.

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