HP Omen 16 vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 - Which RTX 4050 Gaming Laptop Is Better?

HP Omen 16 vs Acer Predator Helios Neo 16--which is the better buy? Both features the latest RTX 4050 laptop GPU, but how are the temperatures during gameplay? What about performance? Upgradability? Display quality? We will answer all of those questions and more! You can check prices here for the HP Omen 16: go.magik.ly/ml/1s9l6/
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00:00 - Intro
00:05 - Unboxing HP Omen 16
01:52 - Unboxing Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
03:50 - Port Selection - HP Omen 16
04:25 - Port Selection - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
05:23 - Keyboard/design - HP Omen 16
08:46 - Keyboard/design - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
10:39 - Internals - HP Omen 16
13:53 - Internals - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
17:39 - Flex Test - HP Omen 16
19:25 - Flex Test - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
20:06 - Webcam - HP Omen 16
20:33 - Webcam - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
21:03 - Speakers - HP Omen 16
23:35 - Speakers - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
27:18 - Display - HP Omen 16
28:53 - Display - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
29:34 - Fan Noise Test - Eco Mode - Omen 16
30:35 - Fan Noise Test - Balanced Mode - Omen 16
31:12 - Fan Noise Test - Performance Mode - Omen 16
32:16 - Fan Noise Test - Quiet Mode - Omen 16
33:39 - Fan Noise Test - Balanced Mode - Helios Neo 16
34:24 - Fan Noise Test - Performance Mode - Helios Neo 16
35:02 - Fan Noise Test - Turbo Mode - Helios Neo 16
36:17 - Fan Noise Test - Max Fans - Helios Neo 16
36:58 - Time Spy Benchmark - HP Omen 16
37:31 - Time Spy Benchmark - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16
38:33 - Apex Legends (FHD+, Low Settings)
38:56 - Warzone 2 (FHD+, Minimum [High Textures], DLSS Q)
39:16 - Counter Strike Global Offensive (FHD+, High Settings)
40:59 - God of War (FHD+, DLSS Q, Ultra)
41:22 - Cyberpunk 2077 (FHD+, RT Ultra, DLSS Q, FG On)
42:36 - Hogwarts Legacy (FHD+, RT Ultra [Low Textures], DLSS Q, FG On)
42:56 - Dead Space (FHD+, Ultra, DLSS Q)
43:38 - The Last of Us (FHD+, Ultra [Medium Textures], DLSS Q)
44:38 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider (FHD+, RT Ultra, DLSS Q)
47:43 - The Witcher 3 (FHD+, RT Ultra, DLSS Q, RT Off, FG On)
48:22 - Summary - HP Omen 16
52:34 - Summary - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16

[@Brop3z]

Pulled the trigger on the neo 16 4050. Was on sale for $799 during black friday best buy deals. Loving it so far tbh. I’ve only ever played on console. Happy with it thus far no complaints 👍

[@black-gj5gx]

How is it now?

[@Brop3z]

@@black-gj5gx Its been amazing. The thermals and display has been the two things that stand out. One nitpick would be the audio. Its kinda mid. But headphones solves the issue for music and games.

[@coolpanda7132]

​@@Brop3z if we dont want fan noise then? like playing gta 5 in library, will it be silent?

[@youtubeultron4603]

Bro tell me about its fan sound

[@Brop3z]

@@youtubeultron4603 i run it on turbo mode for when im playing along with a cooling fan stand. Noise isnt loud compared to other laptops in the pricerange. Fairly quiet

[@48peon]

The Helios Neo has two M.2 slot. Strange many people didn't see it. Love the thermal, great in game perf and fps on shooters, especially sweety early hot drop in BR games.

[@HumanThords]

it was labeled 2, he just react and comment without checking carefully

[@RankOneCasual]

Question, any idea how WoW plays on this thing? Thinking about grabbing one very soon.

[@lgbfjb6450]

He did find it. Around 17:15

[@yashj8238]

Mate, try and get your hands on the acer triton 4090 +i9+ mini led. I think that would be a solid contender to scar and legion. Love your in depth analysis btw.

[@med4u1]

Would you recommend the Neo 16 for content creating mainly video editing in adobe premier? You mentioned the color gamut is good on the Neo how does that benefit video editing? Sorry I don't know much about pcs. Also aside from the dedicated gpu, the the Neo 16 comes with built in UHD graphic card which is inferior to the Intel Iris XE graphics would this make a difference at all for video editing? There are other models with worse display and slightly lower (acer nitro 5 i7-12700h specifically) processor with the Iris XE gpu but given all other specs are equal would you recommend this over them? Thanks.

[@rotarydude07]

will you be reviewing the Acer Predator Triton 17x?

[@gumball454]

Bro I love you, I have never seen such an amazing comparison, I can make up my mind.

[@JosephineDeSmet]

Cool! Thank you so much!

[@sneakybox7681]

The Helios Neo has two M.2 slot. Strange many people didn't see it.

[@pedramghasemi5433]

Hello Gizmo 🖐️ . Please compare these two models in your next video : Asus strix g16 rtx 4060 vs Acer predator Helios 16 rtx 4060. Thank.

[@antondovydaitis2261]

Good work, wxcelt I would prefer it be more listenable.

[@zy7465]

omen long-term durability is never dissapointed , i have 2018 version still looks fine even the keyboard never got pale

[@akashreddy9449]

I am thinking to buy omen. Is it good for long term

[@sameerparihar4350]

@@akashreddy9449 it used to have hinge issues but they fixed it in 2023 models so yeah the build might be good for long term :)

[@maheshappaji1273]

​@@akashreddy9449did u buy it, I'm looking for omen too

[@aufriro]

​@@akashreddy9449 yes definitely!! i have one from 2 years ago, still the performance is as great as the first day, depends on how much you take care of it or if you take it out a lot

[@ForEyes9179]

It issss the best for long term

[@vihungchu]

The internals of acer helios neo DOES have second nvme slot, it’s located beside the rams, it’s kinda concealed near the edge of between 2 rams on the right. You can see the screw on the far right for second nvme.

[@ozmakinaruto1295]

should i get the acer nitro 5 4050 i5-12500h 16 ram for 879 or the gigabyte 4060 i5-12500h 8 ram for 899 i heard that the acer is better if its 4050 you reviewed both of them help me

[@nayecta07]

Great review. I was going to buy the acer model and found your review.😃

[@Aidannn_717]

I cant find the volume botton on the keyboard

[@sac_fijian6314]

Just picked up a excellent open box omen 16 for $725 last week durihg open box sale event. Setting it up right now and probably best $725 i ever spent..

[@pavankalyan7404]

How is it

[@DINESHKUMAR-wi2yf]

I got it in $550 . Two months old with extended warranty for 3 years

[@gamehaven4608]

Hey man can you please also make a review of hp omen 16 n0079ax .

[@blackshadowx644]

i am planning on buying the omen 16 for school do you think the fan noise will be a problem ??

[@khashimovsamin]

no

[@nzrinnazs948]

Which omen 16 is this? I heard Omen 16 got 2nd slot for ssd but the slot is 3rd gen

[@JosephineDeSmet]

which of these two would be best for music production

[@BabyYoga-o3y]

Im a producer just like you, I would suggest the helios neo 16 cuz it has better durability specially that u will be using Vst’s and alot of plugins and as he said in the video better fan system and thermals, the speakers dznt really matter cuz u will be using headphones so yeah… me myself I ordered neo 16 still waiting for the package lmao

[@pavankalyan7404]

Immediately subscribed i got impressed the minute he started opening the laptops

[@bunnie708]

you do the best reviews I've seen so far but why would you review i5 variations!? 😢 it's obvious how they would perform. I'm looking for i9 variation reviews

[@jduarte1506]

Good video when you are going to do the review of the HP OMEN TRANSCEND

[@stikraverboy]

I got the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 for $999.99 at Best Buy recently.

[@marcomaglines]

Ordered mine with s 1099 price tag on best buy too. Excited to receive it 2 weeks from now

[@Ben-ll3iy]

how is it going man? still like it?

[@madr3563]

I think the Helios Neo need some driver update

[@praveenm5723]

JUST GOT MY NEO I7 LOVING IT

[@user-hn1jv7nk3p]

Bro web cam is deal breaker or not?

[@praveenm5723]

@@user-hn1jv7nk3p is decent

[@jstev67]

there is a second SSD its hidden by the RAM.

[@reiz9765]

The only thing i hate about predators is theirs speakers

[@someone3806]

just use external speaker or headset

[@48peon]

I bought mine from BBY, and I love it. Perf and cooler is insane. Love it. Never played games without my head set.

[@Jsutdo]

@@48peonis neo 16 good? I was planning to buy neo 16 i9 13th gen hx with rtx 4070 Should i buy it? Did you face any problems?

[@Flantern26]

I agree i own Neo 16 , I like everything about it, but the speakers are meehh, I always use headsets anyway so doesnt bother me.

[@KirtiKushwah-qs6sb]

you explain like a pro reviewer

[@GizmoSlipTech]

Thanks! I try my best to make these videos as helpful as possible.

[@airsoftbymerlin]

Just bought the Helios 16" 4050 with a 3700HX for 1k at best buy will be here tomorrow!

[@xoxocamb]

Would you recommend it?

[@airsoftbymerlin]

​@@xoxocamb indeed I would runs great decent battery life I'm really enjoying it!

[@trapster1483]

@@airsoftbymerlin its been 7 months, does it have good performance for gaming

[@khashimovsamin]

THIS IS IMPORTANT: Hello, Brandon (Gizmo). I want to buy laptop for 800 dollars. I chose Omen 16 with i5 13420H and rtx4050 for this money. Do you have any other suggestions?

[@robertohernandez6523]

I don't understand much English and the video is very long, in conclusion, can someone tell me which one is the best?

[@gauthamprakashpj]

Overall both are good but the display quality goes for predator

[@annietechtalk]

RGB lights and Strips boosts 10% of FPS 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 😂 😃 😀 😄

[@disatpathy]

41:25

[@Mendaxium]

zephyrus m16 2023 please

[@jstev67]

Predator Helios Neo sounds better than Fierce ruthless killing alien, Titian god, named Thomas Anderson.

[@TonyLightTravels]

Just bought the Neo for $899 to enter the matrix with my video editing! I hope it does well, I don't get why no one runs video editing benchmarks? export some video to see how fast it exports not everyone is a hardcore gamer yo. Thanks for the review tho helped me pull the trigger on this one!

[@jeaven.n.b5644]

Did u find any problems with it?

[@TonyLightTravels]

@@jeaven.n.b5644 no problems with my neo if that's what your asking I got the i5 13500HX rtx4050

[@TonyLightTravels]

@@jeaven.n.b5644 wait for black Friday and see if it goes on sale again at best buy

[@maanas126]

​@@TonyLightTravelshows it now? Build?

[@TonyLightTravels]

@@maanas126 so far so good I've edited many videos so far with this computer and it is light speed ahead of my old Acer Swift 3. It has saved me hours in editing. Best buy has it on sale now for 799 crazy good price. I did upgrade it to 32 gb ram and added a 1 tb SSD to the available slot inside the computer

[@randeibarra6145]

I got the neo 16 and is worth it

[@kurodesu404]

why omen less usage ram

[@portman8909]

Less bloatware software.

[@sxib]

me watching this video on my acer predator helios neo 16.

[@jebuscrustgaming1325]

is it worth it? is it good? how's your gaming experience? is it smooth? have you tried using it for an edit, is it good?

[@sxib]

@@jebuscrustgaming1325 i had no issues with it. i do 3d animation in blender it never disappointed me. gaming experience overall good all the time average under 80 c temp cpu and gpu temp.

[@sukantakumarmohapatra3601]

About alienware m 16

[@Sinner-gn5pk]

Hi I want to get a gaming laptop.My choices are: 1.Laptop Gaming HP OMEN 17-ck0011nq cu procesor Intel® Core™ i5-11400H pana la 4.50 GHz, 17.3", Full HD, IPS, 16GB, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 6GB, 2.Laptop Gaming HP Omen 16-wd0000nq, Intel Core i5-13420H pana la 4.6GHz, 16" FHD, 16GB, SSD 512GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB 3.Laptop gaming LENOVO IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS pana la 4.5GHz, 15.6" Full HD, 16GB, SSD 512GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 6GB 4.Laptop Gaming Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15IAH7 cu procesor Intel® Core™ i5-12450H pana la 4.40 GHz, 15.6", Full HD, IPS, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB They are all at the almost same price.I got a year ago an Ideapad gaming 3 with i5 12450h rtx 3050ti and I had to return it because the battery was discharging while it was plugged in(the charger wasn't powerful enough to keep the laptop charged).Which one is better for longevity,I heard that the hp are better but I need your opinion.

[@opmoonstarislive3559]

brother helios 300 fan is more louder than neo 16

[@kaipurnicus]

guys what should i add to my acer pred to get best performance?!

[@manyord7089]

just update the drivers when they release

[@blabla-ys1vc]

so which is better??

[@TARIQKHAN-zr8sp]

Acer wins the game

[@ASHfilms22]

don't do a comparison of different laptop if you can't even see the 2nd m.2 slot. you're basically saying to us that you don't know anything about the internal.

[@YunaniXVI]

which do you think is worth it? Acer Nitro 16 Price: $1000 Ryzen 5 7535HS RTX 4050 (140W) Lenovo LOQ 15APH8 Price: $1165 Ryzen 5 7640HS RTX 4050 (95W)

[@arifsudarsono3435]

Lenovo LOQ

[@retrogamer847]

​@@arifsudarsono3435no Acer nitro

[@GizmoSlipTech]

At those prices, the nitro is the better value. But also not sure which display is on those specific models you are referring to

[@YunaniXVI]

@@GizmoSlipTech Acer nitro 16 Display; 16" 1920x1200 165Hz, 100% sRGB, Lenovo LOQ Display: 15.6" 2560x1440 100% sRGB, 165Hz,

[@GizmoSlipTech]

Gotcha. Higher resolution means harder to run at native resolution, but you can use upscaling like dlss to mitigate. Higher resoltion can be great if you have great eye sight though.

[@ThichKhumNum]

I think Dell G15 I7 13650HX 4050 360HZ with element31/vapor chamber at around 1200$ would be a better choice

[@un-know-n]

That to costly

[@ThichKhumNum]

@@un-know-n my bad, it's 4060 not 4050.

[@un-know-n]

@@ThichKhumNum what is the price

[@chandandas002]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@modestman6753]

So helios is better am i right?

[@d4nkdesu]

I think the omen will run cheaper than what is shown as he also mentioned he got it for 900 or something but the price increased... Coz i got mine a few days ago for 1200 euros with a rtx 4060.. so in america it would probably be around a 1000 dollars which makes it a much better option considering you get a 4060 with 200 dollars less.

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

Hp always sucks , dunno why

[@tabishsiddiqui2630]

@@mantapdjiwa9768sucks why..?

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

@@tabishsiddiqui2630 fragile looking, low screen quality , always the lowest performance compared to others in the same tier.

[@ahmadsultan2870]

​@@mantapdjiwa9768True

[@Seanweekhaizhen]

Both are awful above $999

[@GizmoSlipTech]

Waiting for the right sale is important imo.

[@Seanweekhaizhen]

@@GizmoSlipTech definitely

[@techandmotivation6843]

Then what should i take when not taking in sale

[@jezrenegabriel]

​@@techandmotivation6843you can take An nitro 5 or an hp victus 15

[@realnapster1522]

At this price it’s a steal.

[@kakarot6514]

Are omen laptops worth buying for long run and does this laptop have good battery life i have heard that intel i5 13 gen battery is average compared ryzen laptops live lenovo 7840hs which has 60wh battery but it more battery life than 83 wh battery of hp omen is this true? plss reply @GizmoSlipTech

[@realnapster1522]

Yes Ryzen has much longer battery life. All AMD laptops are better for battery. But watch Jarrods tech channel to check reviews before you make a decision. I think Legion and Acer Neo 16 are best choices at this price point.