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HP continues to refine its gaming laptop lineup with the Omen 16 (starts at $1,299; $1,579.99 as tested), a big-screen but streamlined mobile gaming rig in the middle of the price/performance spectrum. Our review configuration is an all-AMD affair with a Ryzen 7 6800H processor and Radeon RX 6650M GPU. We can't find many real flaws, with a sleek and relatively portable build with lively 1080p frame rates, but we also can't find a big draw to make you pick the Omen 16 over similarly priced rivals. Battery life could be longer and the Omen's build quality is merely good, not great. More telling, competing gaming laptops with Intel and Nvidia silicon outpace its performance. Unless you can find a discount or especially dig the design, we suggest checking out the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 or the pricier Acer Predator Triton 300 SE.