Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
$999.00
HP
Based on 67 Reddit mentions
$2199.99
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
Even then you wouldn't though. AMD says the Max+ 395 can sustain 120W and boost upto 140W. That's not really much less than most 5060s do paired with a Ryzen 7 or Ultra 7. I have an Omen Transcend 14 with a Meteor Lake Ultra 7 and a 4060. The total power budget for them is ~85W because the laptop is
...Hour_Firefighter_707 in r/hardware
December 22, 2025 7:42 PM
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The only reason I don't have a 14" M4 Pro is that I got a stunning deal on my Omen Transcend 14. Same price as an M4 MacBook Air actually. But the trade-off of battery life was worth it to me for the OLED screen and being able to run Assetto Corsa and iRacing on it. The 14" Mx Pros are the absolute
...Hour_Firefighter_707 in r/hardware
February 13, 2026 5:15 PM
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VR and laptop in the same sentence in most cases should be a crime. only if your not deliberate like me, but since i bought mine half a year before getting my quest 3 i made that shit work as PCVR was not worth missing. price point is great for getting ur foot in the door. I got my ($1500) Omen Tran
...Only-Win2997 in r/SteamVR
July 18, 2025 6:43 PM
8
TLDR; I’m in the middle of a similar situation and it’s a tough choice giving up MacOS, great Mac build quality, and superior battery life, in return for better gaming performance, Windows, and worse battery life. It is a difficult decision. Good luck OP. I’m in the same boat, I just want one device
...hokie422000 in r/macgaming
February 3, 2026 8:08 PM
3
16" rtx 5060 + ai 7 350: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/gigabyte-aero-x16-copilot-pc-16-25601600-wqxga-amd-ryzen-al-7-350-1tb-ssd-32gb-ddr5-ram-geforce-rtx-5060-space-gray/J3GWPQCXYT 14" 5060 + 255h: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hp-omen-transcend-14-120hz-3k-oled-gaming-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7
...Elitefuture in r/laptops
November 18, 2025 9:47 PM
3
Its probably a thermal paste issue. I repasted mine, mostly out of fear it was using that HP liquid metal paste because I had to stick mine vertically into a backpack for extended periods. Turns out, HP didn't use the liquid metal paste anyways but regardless, I repasted it with Thermal Grizzly Phas
...HoliestOfForks in r/HPOmen
April 10, 2026 6:34 PM
2
For a laptop I would reccomend a HP Omen Transcend 14 or the Asus g14 and wait for a black friday sale or something. Only gripe I have with gaming laptops, especially the thin and light ones that I reccomend is that they throttle the wattage on the GPUs. Personally I am a heavy gamer, but if I had t
...Substantial_Guest319 in r/minecraftshaders
April 5, 2026 2:56 PM
2
I was drawn to this post on Christmas morning. Thanks for sharing your experience! A YouTuber who really loves the Zephyrus G14 is always saying "if you game on battery, get a handheld," but you have pointed out the downsides of that advice too. My first ever gaming laptop is the 2024 HP Omen Transc
...Pretend_Set5696 in r/ZephyrusG14
December 25, 2025 12:35 PM
2
This laptop is way overkill for what you want to play on it. Those games don't require much. As you know, that kind of power hungry hardware drains the battery much faster. You can get a much cheaper laptop with better battery life that will still play those games. I have an OMEN Transcend 14" OLED
...Able-Artichoke1350 in r/HPOmen
March 11, 2026 6:47 PM
2
If you keep the Nvidia gpu enabled, you will have both have significantly lower performance and also quite bad battery drain. The only way to go if you want to do usb-c gaming is to disable the Nvidia gpu and run the cpu on maximum power. The HX370 and 890M igpu provide a pretty decent experience fo
...EminGTR in r/ZephyrusG14
June 29, 2025 10:40 AM
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