HP Omen Transcend 14 Review: A Compact Gaming Laptop with Surprising Power 🎮

The HP Omen Transcend 14 is a gaming laptop that doesn’t look the part. Though it sports RGB lighting on its keyboard, it could be mistaken for an ultraportable. In fact, HP is marketing it as “the world’s lightest 14-inch gaming laptop.” It’s a fetching machine that won’t look out of place at the office or home.

Other than its design, the HP Omen Transcend 14 differentiates itself by packing a new Intel Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” chip. This processor’s NPU can handle the processing necessary to run a streaming application like OBS while the laptop’s CPU and GPU can focus solely on whatever game you’re playing. This could be a selling point for those who stream to platforms like Twitch.
In this video, I go hands-on with the HP Omen Transcend 14 and discuss its design, specs, and how its Intel Core Ultra processor can benefit streamers.