Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$925.65
HP
Based on 33 Reddit mentions
$2889.00
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Seems like the OLED displays and the inclusion of the 9955HX AMD chips are the big changes for the next year. Shame the most powerful AMD CPUs are not going to be paired with the best GPUs and cooling in the Max systems. HP used the 8940/45HX AMD chips in the regular Omen this year already but it's
...fastheadcrab in r/hardware
December 29, 2025 9:22 PM
8
Funnily enough my HP Omen Max 16 with this same CPU runs cooler on stock. Proving once again that this te pasting thing is a big scam lol
Minimum_Leadership51 in r/HPOmen
January 5, 2026 5:44 AM
3
HP Omen Max 16 has terrible problems also.
Xurbax in r/hardware
January 7, 2026 9:37 PM
3
You probably don't need your CPU boosting that hard for most games. Disable boost or lower it and you won't see it throttle so bad. That said, it's unfortunate that the 2025 HP Omen Max 16 has poor cooling and can't handle the 275HX despite their fancy cooling / vapor chamber / thermal paste that th
...santcasmic in r/HPOmen
June 17, 2025 1:38 AM
3
Blade 16 speaker are unfortunately average and still better than many competitors (better than Area 51, HP Omen Max, XMG Neo 16, etc.). Asus has been making very good speakers for years on their Zephyrus line, reaching even higher levels since last year.
Loewenheart in r/razer
June 6, 2025 7:04 PM
3
Je vous déconseille d’acheter ce modèle. J’a acheté HP omen max 16 avec rtx 5070 ti + ultra core i7 et j’ai eu que des problèmes. Après deux mois d’attente en réparation je l’ai reçu et je fois de nouveau le renvoyer. Éviter d’acheter ce modèle un conseil.
Old_Ask6623 in r/HPOmen
April 11, 2026 7:31 AM
1
So I got an HP Omen Max 16 last week with a 255HX. Noticed high temps (hitting 102 degrees) and intermittent throttling that I could temporarily solve by turning down cores 1 and 2 down to 51x core ratio and core 6/7/8 down to 49x. Decided to replace the liquid metal with Thermal Grizzly phasesheet
...Trzlog in r/HPOmen
February 21, 2026 1:49 PM
1
The HPs cryo-compound is ass. I got my wife an HP Omen Max 16 and had to change the thermal paste less than 3 months in. One CPU core was overheating to 100C while idle and fans going at max RPMs. There was quite a bit of liquid metal in the foam walls. It's been problem free since the change to Gri
...AbrahamZX in r/HPOmen
February 24, 2026 10:41 PM
1
Avoid Omen Max 16's. I have on and its had nonstop issues originating from the themal paste they use which is a mix of liquid metal and regular thermal paste essentially. Started off by completley frying the computer in October 2025 after about 5 months of owning it, HP said itd be 2+ months for par
...Used_Assumption_7 in r/HPOmen
March 9, 2026 3:28 PM
1
I got a hp omen max 16 ultra 7 and 5070ti for £1100 so with enough hunting im sure you can find something better and cheaper.
Different_Space1119 in r/HPOmen
March 11, 2026 8:39 PM
1