Omen by HP 15.6" Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15-dc1058wm

The laptop handles a ton of video editing really well. I'm kind of amazed. I'm a Macbook Pro user, and for a long time, PC just doesn't compare when it comes to really intense performances, such as seamless video editing. But this did it, and more. Its performance is top of the line, with a lot to work with. I was switching between a lot of tabs, uploading and downloading pictures (like 100+ gigabytes because transferring to this new laptop), and had a video editor program running (I'm always editing videos). I also had FB messenger in the background. So, the tasks I was doing was somewhat intense when the fan kicked on. I would say this fan isn't as loud as my previous laptop (it was a 2011 Macbook Pro). But, it was loud. I would imagine if I didn't have a desk that promoted a cooler environment for laptops, the fan would've kicked on much faster. That said, I am impressed with the speed and stability/performance with all these tasks running concurrently. Gaming-wise (as well as the value), it's a great bang. The hardware that's on this easily surpasses the retail value, so you're really getting a lot in terms of hardware build. I haven't had to overclock, and a lot of the games I'm currently playing has been performing well. Much better than I expected with the HP Omen. 256GB of SSD though is not even close to big enough storage. Switching it out right away… lol. But that's fine. Values of SSDs are so much more affordable nowadays. And the graphics – one word: AMAZING. The sound is okay, to be honest. I don't expect surround sound like my gaming PC on my home desktop, so the sound on this is pretty good for a laptop (better than my MacBook, actually). I'm used to being a Mac versus a PC, even though I game regularly on PC. I don't like how I have to install a bunch of things to make it run faster. In this way, I will always be a Mac user at heart haha… I downloaded a package that has an antivirus, all the apps most people would need and something to make gaming faster. That's a major annoyance since with a Macbook I don't have to worry about this as much. As of right now I want to rate it 4 stars because of the gigantic battery thing. It's heavy and big compared to other laptop chargers. Is it an HP Omen thing? Because every HP Omen I've seen comes with a brick-like charger, and that's crazy. However, considering that gaming on this is very CPU and power-intensive, it somehow makes sense. If this was an office-related type of laptop, I'm not sure this brick-like charger would be necessary. But because of everything else (performance, build, etc.), this is a solid 5 star laptop for gaming and more. Great reliable laptop with excellent hardware for the price. But definitely recommended is upgrading to a 1TB+ SSD. That's another thing; with the HP Omen laptop, ram and storage is so easy to upgrade that anyone can do it. Really, ANYONE.