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when we reviewed the 2016 model of HP's omen gaming laptop we called it high performance gaming - the flashy design for 2017 HP is dropping a rethought outline of its own in gaming systems updated with the flashy design its omen 15 and 17 laptops get power upgrades bringing the high-end configuration of the 15-inch into VR capable territory the keyboards have been tuned for gaming in both the layout and the ability to better accept input from simultaneous unrelated key presses and HP's upgraded their audio cooling and display options as well on the 17-inch the company brought back the optical drive option an edit of 120 Hertz display choice but while they look a little flashy er than before you're still stuck with the read-only backlighting and if you've already got one of HP's compatible premium late model laptops or all in ones there's now a big docking station called the omen accelerator which accommodates a graphics card and more storage to up your game and remember the VR backpack PC prototype from last year now it's ready to be a real product but redefined is the omen compact gaming desktop it sits in a docking station for use as a PC but then you can pluck it out strap it to your back with a headset and you're ready for VR the more conventional Omen desktop has been completely overhauled with the blinged out gaming design tool free expansion with eBay for easily swapping hard drives and both pcs are optimized overclocking for both core I and Ryze and processors there's also new pair of monitors to attach to your systems one's a 25-inch free sync compatible HD resolution monitor with 144 Hertz refresh and a 27-inch g-sync compatible quad HD which goes up to 165 Hertz finally it's omen accessories have been improved to match with a new mechanical keyboard mouse with removable weights to optimize the feel and a headset redesigned for more comfort and better audio quality you