HP’s FASTEST laptop - HP OMEN MAX 16

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Visit Jawa and score great deals at: https://jawa.link/ShortCircuitMay HP’s Omen Max 16 gaming laptop packs a 5090 GPU, a gorgeous OLED display, and some surprising thermal engineering, all without going full desktop replacement. It’s fast, flashy, and (mostly) practical. Alex finds out if the price tag is justified. Buy an HP OMEN MAX 16" OLED 240Hz laptop with an RTX 5080, Intel Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, and 2TB SSD: https://geni.us/RAEIe Buy an HP OMEN MAX 16" OLED 240Hz laptop with an RTX 5090, Intel Core Ultra 9, 32GB RAM, and 2TB SSD: https://geni.us/ZiGXg Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. Want us to unbox something? Make a suggestion at https://lmg.gg/7s34e ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET A VPN: https://www.piavpn.com/ShortCircuit ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:30 Unboxing and accessories 1:21 First impressions 3:14 OLED screen and display performance 5:27 Sponsor 6:12 Keyboard 7:00 Performance specs 8:01 Gaming 9:35 Gaming benchmarks 10:10 Cooling and speakers 12:02 Webcam and internals 14:59 Final thoughts and pricing 15:38 Credits

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