Our opinion on the HP Omen 17-ck1000sf
Playing and creating serenely is possible thanks to the creative gaming laptop HP Omen 17-ck1000sf equipped with the high-end NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ray tracing graphics card capable of running recent games and accelerating multimedia processing, such as the Intel Alder Lake-H Core i7 processor and high-performance 16 GB of RAM . Equipped with fast SSD storage with a comfortable 1TB capacity that boosts its responsiveness, this versatile Windows 11 laptop oriented gamer and creative benefits from a 17-inch IPS Full HD anti-glare sRGB screen with more faithful colors than average with 144Hz frequency which improves fluidity in games, a backlit keyboard (but without a numeric keypad!) as well as connectivity with Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, dual video output and Wi-Fi 6.
Features of the HP Omen 17-ck1000sf
| Screen(s) | 17.3’’ Full HD LED IPS 144Hz 100% sRGB 300cd/m² (1920×1080, antireflet/mat) |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-12700H Alder Lake-H (14 cœurs : 6P 2.3 GHz, 8E 1.7GHz, TDP 45W) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 Go DDR4 3200 MHz (64 Go), 2 slots |
| Graphic card | NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6 dedicated, processor-integrated Intel Iris Xe and Optimus |
| Storage | SSD M.2 de 1 To (NVMe PCIe, TLC) |
| connectors | 3 USB 3.0 (1 chargeable) + 1 USB 4 Type-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, mini-DisplayPort, SD |
| Network | Wi-Fi ax (2×2, Mediatek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921), Bluetooth 5.2 + Ethernet Gigabit |
| Backlit Keyboard | Oui, 4 zones RGB par touches, N-Key Rollover Anti-Ghosting |
| Numeric keypad | Oui |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 speakers Bang&Olufsen, HP Audio Boost |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 5 hours / Li-Polymer 6 cells 83Whr (315gr) |
| Poids / Dimensions (mm) | 2.78 Kg / 397.1 x 262 x 27 mm |
The HP Omen 17-ck1000sf against the competition
The HP Omen 17-ck1000sf is right now sold by Amazon and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the only ones to offer such a powerful and recent processor and graphics card as well as Thunderbolt connectivity.
If this HP Omen 17-ck1000sf does not meet all your criteria, you will find on our guide PC portable gamer other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the most impact on performance.
Chassis, connectors, screen of the HP Omen 17-ck1000sf
This versatile multimedia laptop designed for gaming and creating that can be recharged to 50% in 45 minutes sports a relatively sore gamer look with its dark design with angular lines.
This creative gaming laptop is equipped with good connectivity including 1 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI video outputs and useful mini-DisplayPort to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example, Bluetooth 5.2 wireless modules and Wi-Fi ax (newer and more efficient than Wi-Fi ac) to communicate and connect remotely, Ethernet and audio ports but also 3 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers made up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect USB 3.0 peripherals .
We can obviously backlight the keys of the chiclet keyboard to better discern them in the dark.
On the other hand, the absence of a numeric keypad will upset those who regularly enter numbers as this functionality is standard from 15 inches.
Gamers will appreciate that the display boosts fluidity in games thanks to its 144Hz refresh rate above the standard 60Hz. As it is anti-reflective, the screen also offers better visibility in a bright environment (eg outdoors) than a glossy panel while being more restful for the eyes in prolonged use. The screen is also well suited to displaying High Definition content such as videos due to its Full HD definition and its 16: 9 format. In addition, it reproduces colors more faithfully than the average while ensuring significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles thanks to its sRGB and IPS specifications.
Performance, autonomy of the HP Omen 17-ck1000sf
The HP Omen 17-ck1000sf targets those who want to acquire a versatile large format laptop PC that performs well in gaming and creating.
You can play the latest and most resource-intensive 3D games in a beautiful level of detail thanks to this creative gaming laptop. Because it embeds one of the most powerful mobile graphics cards of the moment, the high-end GeForce RTX 3070 Ti ray tracing NVIDIA Ampere.
If the players will be seduced, the creators too since the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti accelerates processing under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, such as Adobe Premiere / Photoshop or Sony Vegas.
In practice, the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is called upon by the onboard NVIDIA Optimus technology when it comes to performing graphics processing deemed too heavy for the Intel Iris Xe. Integrated into the processor, the Iris Xe with much more modest benefits is indeed favored to the maximum by Optimus because its reduced energy consumption promotes autonomy.
Depending on the needs, Optimus switches automatically and in real time between the Iris Xe and the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. With one and the other, you can obviously watch photos and videos.
The Iris Xe is directly integrated into the Intel Alder Lake-H Core i7-12700H hybrid processor, here coupled with 16 GB of RAM to provide overall power capable of supporting the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti in games but also seduce demanding users.
This core will be of particular interest to creative people because it provides much faster processing than a Quad/Hexa/Octo Core and 8 GB DDR4. We feel the difference very noticeably under work requiring CPU and RAM resources using multicore – and therefore the 14 cores of the Alder Lake-H – such as in video editing, 3D rendering or photo editing.
The storage is up to scratch because represented by a 1 TB SSD, a large capacity capable of housing multiple games, software and files including personal creations.
Above all, an SSD offers several interesting advantages over a hard drive, such as greater shock resistance, quiet operation, lower energy consumption and even greater speed.
On a daily basis, the SSD guarantees much better fluidity and responsiveness than a hard drive. Thanks to the SSD, for example, we can get to the cards of online games faster and the launches of games/software, processing and starts/stops are carried out much faster.
Finally, on the autonomy side, expect around 5 hours of battery operation in light use for this versatile multimedia creator gamer laptop which heats up and is noisy under heavy load (eg games, treatments).
Not the most easily transportable by nature due to its weight and its large 17-inch format, the latter is in return comfortable in the context of mainly sedentary use (eg at home).
To contain the temperatures if necessary, you can also use a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).