HP Omen X 2S gaming laptop with dual screens announced

HP has announced its new gaming laptop called OMEN X 2S. It is company’s first laptop with dual screens. It is also second laptop after last years ZenBook Pro 15 to have two screens.

The HP Omen X 2S features in 15.6-inch primary display with 1080p resolution at 144Hz or 240Hz refresh rate options. There is a 4K UHD option as well with 60Hz refresh rate.

The secondary screen is of 5.98-inches and offers touch screen support. It offers functionality similar to touch bar seen on Apple MacBooks. You can also watch Twitch streams while gaming on the larger screen simultaneously.

HP Omen X 2S specifications

• Dimensions: 362.11 x 261.7 x 20 mm (W x D x H)
• Weight: 2.35 Kg
• Keyboard and Touchpad: Per-key RGBN-Key rollover keyboard with precision Touchpad and multi-touch gesture support
• Operating System: Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
• Primary display options:
  • 15.6-inch IPS Anti-Glare display with micro-edge bezels, LED backlit, 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 144Hz refresh rate
  • 15.6-inch IPS Anti-Glare display with micro-edge bezels, LED backlit, 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 240Hz refresh rate
  • 15.6-inch IPS Anti-Glare display with micro-edge bezels, LED backlit, 3840 x 2160 pixels resolution, 60Hz refresh rate
• Secondary display: 5.98-inch IPS BrightView multi-touch screen with edge-to-edge glass, 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
• Processor: Up to 9th Generation Intel Core i9 9880H processor (8C/16T) (2.3GHz/4.8GHz Base/Max Turbo)
• Chipset: Mobile Intel HM370
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Or RTX 2080 Graphics card with Max-Q Design (8GB GDDR6 VRAM)
• Memory: up to 64GB dual-channel (DDR4-3200 SDRAM)
• Storage options:
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory 32GB SSD + 512GB SSD
  • 256GB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • 512GB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • 1TB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • 2TB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
  • 2 256GB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD with RAID 0 configured
  • 2 512GB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD with RAID 0 configured
  • 2 1TB PCIe^® NVMe™ M.2 SSD with RAID 0 configured
• Webcam: HP Wide Vision 1080p camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
• Audio: Built-in dual stereo speakers, Audio by BANG & OLUFSEN, DTS:X Ultra support, HP Audio Boost
• Connectivity: Intel Wireless-AC 9560, 802.11ac (2×2) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth V5.0 combo
• Input & Output: Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0B (audio/video output), Mini DisplayPort, AC Smart pin, 3.5mm Headphone/Microphone jack, RJ-45, Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3 x USB 3.1 Type-A

The HP Omen X 2S price starts at $2099 (Rs. 1,47,500 approx.).