Save $500 On HP's 14-Inch Omen Transcend Gaming Laptop With 2.8K OLED Display At Best Buy

Best Buy is running a massive three-day sale on gaming hardware, and one of the best deals in the bunch will save you $500 on the 14-inch HP Omen Transcend gaming laptop. The particular configuration sports Intel’s new Core Ultra 7-155H CPU along with a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, and crisp OLED screen, and you can pick it up for just $1,200 (down from $1,700) during Best Buy’s sale.

While the laptop’s specs can handle the latest AAA and indie games alike, the HP Omen Transcend’s real draw is its 14-inch OLED screen. OLED screens offer better contrast ratios and more accurate black levels than LED panels. OLED laptop screen are uncommon–especially an OLED laptop for just $1,200.

The display also offers a 2.8K (2880x1800p) resolution and a high 120Hz refresh rate with VRR, which will make games look crisp and keep gameplay smooth–though, given the laptop’s specs, you may have to fiddle with the in-game option to find the best settings. Along with the solid gaming performance, the screen sports flicker-free backlighting and low blue light output for less eye strain.

The rig’s CPU is also of note. The Intel Core Ultra 7-155H is part of the brand’s new line of premium mobile CPUs that launched earlier this year. This particular model is one of the higher-end chips in the line and offers strong performance and power efficiency, which means better-than-average battery life. In this case, the 14-inch HP Omen Transcend’s battery lasts up to roughly 11 hours on a single charge and supports USB-C fast charging, which can restore up to 50% battery life in 30 minutes.

As a bonus, the laptop also comes with three free months of PC Game Pass, which gives you access to tons of games, including almost every Microsoft-published title that’s released in the last few years. That even includes day-one access to upcoming first-party games launching on PC, like Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Avowed, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

This HP Omen Transcend laptop is an excellent choice for those who prefer portable gaming rigs, especially at this lower price. However, it’s not the only gaming laptop of note in Best Buy’s 3-day sale. If you’re looking for budget-friendly entry-level models, the MSI Thin 15.6-inch gaming laptop with 13th-gen Intel Core i5 CPU, GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD is down to just $600 (was $900). There’s also the 15.6-inch Acer Nitro V laptop with an ‎Intel Core i7-13620H CPU, GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAN, and 512GB SSD for $800 (normally $1,100). Both laptops feature 1080p screens with 144Hz refresh rates. And those who have a bit more cash to spare could opt for the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, which runs an AMD Ryzen 9 8000 CPU, GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD for $1,650 (~~$2,000~~).

You can check out even more deals on laptops, pre-built desktops, gaming monitors, and other hardware at Best Buy. The retailer’s three-day gaming sale runs until Sunday, October 27.