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iBall CompBook Merit G9 – Details | Specifications | Key Features

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 10 May 2018 18:00:46 +0000

iBall, the Mumbai headquartered Indian company who are into personal gadgets and computer peripherals and accessories have widened their budget Laptop portfolio with the launch of iBall CompBook Merit G9 priced at ₹ 13,999 in India. Here is the key specifications and features of the affordable laptop from their CompBook series.

iBall CompBook Merit G9 Key Features

Merit G9 weighs 1.1 KG (without the HDD) and the dimensions are 30 cm (W) X 20.3 cm (D) X 2.5 cm (H)
The display is 11.6- inch and features a HD display of 1366*768 resolution.
The Merit G9 is powered by Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350, clocked at 2.4GHz speed and has 2GB DDR3 RAM
Storage: The Merit G9 has 32GB In-built Storage with a micro SD Slot, Expandable up to 128GB. The Laptop also has a slot to connect HDD/SSD, though the user has to buy separately the storage drives. It supports storage devices upto 1TB.
The Merit G9 comes with pre-installed Windows 10. The iBall CompBook Merit G9 supports Intelligent power saving feature and comes with built-inCortana – the digital personal assistant and built-inAnti–Virus Defender that protects the PC from unwanted viruses and malwares.
The iBall CompBook Merit G9 has a 5000mAh(38Wh) battery pack. The company claims a battery life of 6 hours.
On the connectivity side, there is an array of connectivity options such as Wireless connectivity and Bluetooth. It facilitates an HDMI Ver.1.4a port and two distinct USB ports of 2.0 and 3.0.

So what you think of the iBall CompBook Merit G9?

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Smartron tBook Unboxing and First Impression

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 01:34:18 +0000

While the tablets market is nosediving, the 2-in-1 segment is booming. They are convenient and are versatile. While the Surface Pro is the ultimate dream machine at one end of the spectrum, the other end has many entry-level machines running on piddly Intel Atom processors but Smartron, a new desi brand takes the middle path. It’s affordable, functional and can perform decently well running on Intel Core M and it got the good looks too. In case you were living in dark lately, Smartron is an Indian company with big ambitions in IoT and they launched the tBook, a 2-in-1 detachable a few weeks back at Rs 39,999 and tPhone, their first Android Smartphone will make the debut next month. That Sachin Tendulkar has been impressed with the company and is backing it as an investor and brand ambassador gives the brand the extra visibility. We got the retail box of the Smartron tBook and here is the unboxing and first impression of the convertible which runs on Windows 10 and retails at Gadgets360 and I was told will also hit the offline market very soon. The packaging is interesting. Once unsealed, it cannot be reused. So when you buy this from a store or online, you can be rest assured that its a fresh piece from the manufacturer and is not opened up for demo purposes or for any other reason earlier. A neat sturdy, white box sits inside with Smartron branding. The box gives a positive vibe, detailing matters at every stage and so far, so smart. Open the lid and sits the tBook. The box content also includes the keyboard And the power brick with type-C adapter. The t-Book has a 12.2-inch WQXGA display with IPS technology and supports multi-touch, the display has an oleophopic coating that avoids fingerprint smudges. The 2560-by-1600 resolution (2K) is a surprise addition at this price segment. It looks very similar to Surface Pro but has a noticeable weight to it but it also gives the user a sturdy, solid build quality. It is made of Magnesium and Aluminum chassis. The dual tone shade of burnt orange and grey gives it a very characteristic look. We don’t come across color dressing in this category routinely but there is also an all grey variant, in case you like to go subtle. I personally is fond of this oxidized orange shade and Smartron has done a fab job at the finishing and build quality. A flip out stand is tucked in to the surface and is easy to release and is secures well. A cut out on the right bottom helps to easily flip the stand out and a 3.5 mm audio jack sits next to it. The power and volume bottons are at the top. The right side has all the ports. • 2xFull-size USB 3.0 • Micro HDMI port • Micro SD card slot, expandable upto 128GB • Type C(for charging) along with USB 3.0 The bottom has the magnetic pogo pin for keyboard. The detachable keyboard docks easily to the tablet to get into the laptop mode. The keyboard is full sized and is easy to type. Though the track pad was over sensitive and a slightest touch annoyingly makes the browser smaller in the middle of the work. When the feedback was given to the Smartron team, they assured an update will fix the issue. Otherwise the keyboard works well plus it also serves as a flip cover for the display. The t-Book has dual stereo speakers at the front and dual microphone nor noise cancellation. It is also equipped with a 5MP rear camera with autofocus and a front facing 2MP camera that can take HD video. Powering the t-Book is 64-bit, Intel Core M processor offering a ‘good enough’ level of performance and a better power management operatimg at a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of just 4.5 watts. A 4Gb of 1600MHz LPDDR3 RAM is included and the tB0ok comes with a SSD storage of 128GB capacity. The microSD card can support another 128GB. Smartron t-Book has a 10000mAh battery and the company claims it offers 10 hours of web browsing and 28 days of standby time. I will validate the battery life in my complete review after testing the product for a week. My initial impression on the tBook remains optimistic. Good looks, attractive dual-color, solid build quality , neat display with brilliant touch response and my few hours spend on it so far (in fact am drafting this article on the tBook) has given it a positive start. ]]>

My experience when I turned paperless with Kindle Paperwhite

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:15:31 +0000

I love books, in fact my entire family loves reading and we have amassed quiet a good collection of books at home. In spite of space constraints, we managed to find place for all our books – at the corners, filling the under-the-bed storage and even our wardrobes! It attracts typical, standard question from my friends and visitors that why being a tech writer I have not embraced Kindle yet? I was expected to be the first one to use it and suggest it to others but rather looks like I am a late adopter of Kindle, which has kind of become synonymous with e-reader. I have for quiet long time now resisted the idea of Kindle for my reading. Like many good, old, passionate readers I love that fresh smell emanating from the pages of a new book as you flip through, the texture of the paper which obviously you cannot in a e-reader. A tree is being cut for the joy of reading a book, if you are Eco-conscious and also, the space constraints in a city living means e-reader are increasingly popular. An entire shelf of books can be stored digitally and can be accessed anytime, anywhere. So finally I took a plunge and tried the Kindle Paperwhite, did it win over me? Read ahead. Frankly, the first time I took hold of the 2015 Kindle Paperwhite , it felt awkward. The dimension was smaller than the regular book. For a moment, I pondered ‘do I really need to read on this screen‘ but by now the tech writer in me had taken over and I am not looking back now. I am going to read at least one book on this and experience it. After toying endlessly with colorful displays in mobiles and tablets, the all-white or rather paper white display looked ‘strange’. But it makes perfect sense. The paper white display is made for your eyes. It won’t strain your eyes after hours of reading. Remember, the blue filter toggle tucked in most Smartphone display settings that promises to be good for reading, well, the PaperWhite display makes them feel a poor attempt. The PaperWhite display is genuinely made for reading. The 6″ E-ink display has a 300 pixels per inch which makes for super-crisp, sharp text and visuals. After all a blurred ink can kill the joy on prints and screens. This is supposed to be a marked improvement from the earlier generations. I made my first e-book purchase. For long I wanted to read The Martian by Andy Weir, even though I have watched the movie adaptation, so it was my first purchase and it was instantly delivered into my Kindle account. One also saves bucks when buying kindle editions over the conventional books. Every penny saved, more books to buy. Sometimes I crib over typography of some books. Kindle gives the freedom to choose your convenient font size, fonts (Bookerly font is my choice, it’s neat) , the spacing and also show the reading progress. These tools make Kindle a good mode to read. I slowly start developing a likeness for it, dismissing my initial skepticism. Parents are paranoid about children getting addicted to electronic devices especially Smartphones and tablets. I have a 6 year old son, who has acquired the reading habits of his parents and this is one device I would be happy if he spends time with. What makes this special over the paper books? It betters his reading skills. The built-in dictionary feature accessed by just tapping the words makes them learn new words and also word wise, a feature that shows short and simple definitions automatically above difficult words, so you can keep reading with fewer interruptions. One can also refer from wikipedia and translation right on the page. The vocabulary builder gathers all the terms you searched in dictionary , one can use these lists to quiz yourself with flashcards and instantly see words in context, children who enjoy reading would love it. I have this habit of taking notes, annotate but WhisperSync, a feature in Kindle simplifies it. It saves and synchronizes your last page read, bookmarks, and annotations across all of your devices and Kindle apps, so you can always pick up where you left off. Another interesting feature is the X-Ray. It scans through the books and pieces together notable clips, characters, terms and images for reference. Say you want to go through all the mentions of a particular character in the entire book, it’s easy meal. I am sort of person who wears fitness bands just to see how many steps I walked, though am no fitness freak. I like to read information on me – the way I operate. So I got a fancy for this feature which calculates the reading speed based. Am a slow reader but I still like to see my personalized reading speed, just for the fun of it. So finally did Kindle manage to change my perception? Will I go paperless? I think yes. I was skeptical but after one good read of a book, I think its an acquired taste. Yes, I miss the smell of papers and the feel of it but Kindle is convenient, I can carry my library on the go, the bundled features are useful and convenient. I would still be reading paper books, it is not easy to change the joy I have got accustomed to since childhood. But I am open to reading on Kindle now, it doesn’t feel alien and I might be buying more and more e-books now for the sheer convenience it offers. When I gave my dad his first phone, I remember him not so comfortable but my kid is naturally at ease with Smartphones and tablets and would be with with e-books also, think Kindle is the way forward. Yes, while I was reading on Kindle, my wife was shaking her head, she still likes the old world charm of holding a book like how I used to be earlier. May be, I will get her read one book and that might change her perception.]]>

Microsoft brings the Surface Pro tablets to India; Surface Pro 4 and 3 launched

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 07 Jan 2016 08:49:53 +0000

Top of the line and the latest Surface Pro 4 is larger, lighter and thinner version of the Surface Pro 3 and it also comes bundled with Surface Pen which has to be separately availed for the Pro 3. Surface Pro 4 runs on Windows 10 and is powered by 6th generation Intel i5 or i7, users can also choose between 4GB / 8GB RAM option. It has a 12.3-inch pixel display with a 2736 x 1824 resolution packing a 267 PPI. The Solid state drive (SSD) makes is ultra faster device with a 128GB, or 256GB options. At 8.45mm it is attractively thinner too. The Surface Pro also features Windows Hello, an automatic biometric sign-in option introduced earlier this year. The feature allows users to scan their face, iris or fingerprints to verify their identity and give them access to Windows phones, laptops and personal computers. Surface Pro 3 comes at a starting price of Rs 73,999 for the core i3, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage model. The display is marginally smaller than the Surface Pro 4 at 12-inch and sports a 2160 x 1440 pixels resolution. The tablet is available in 128GB storage with 4GB RAM and 256GB or 512GB storage with 8GB RAM variants. It has 5 megapixel rear-facing and front facing cameras. Microsoft has also launched the Surface Pen and new Type Cover, which are backward compatible with the Surface Pro 3. The keyboard is available for Rs 12,490, while the Surface Pen is priced at Rs 5,990. The power supply unit comes for Rs 8,490. The Surface Pen has a year-long battery life, 1,024 pressure points and comes in five colours with inter-changeable pen tips with the Pro 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECAzI07tyD8]]>

Asus launches new EeeBook series in India; Price starts Rs 16,990

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 12:26:36 +0000

Asus has announced the launch of its EeeBook series with Eeebook E402 and Eeebook E205SA. Both the notebooks runs on Windows 10 and are priced at Rs 16,990 and Rs 23,990 respectively. Asus Eeebook E402 is a 14-inch compact notebook offering HD display and weighs 1.65kg and measures 2.19 cm in thickness. It is powered by Intel Dual-Core Celeron N2840 processor and has an on-board memory of 2GB. It comes with a slot for installing hard drive up to 3TB. The HDD expansion slot is conveniently placed on the bottom with a special back-door making it easier for the users to install the HDD by themselves in a plug and play fashion. It is available in Elegant White, Vibrant Red and Ocean Blue color options and runs on Windows 10 out of the box and other features include SonicMaster technology for audio experience, ASUS Smart Gesture technology for intuitive Windows gestures on the large touchpad. The Asus EeeBook E205SA on the other hand is more affordable, entry level convertible offering a 360 degree flip form factor. It has a 11.6-inch touch display and being a convertible offers both the convenience of tablet and notebook. It is powered by Intel Dual-Core Celeron® N3050 Processor, it has a 32GB eMMC , 2GB of RAM and 2GB of internal storage and runs on Windows 10 out of the box. Available in dark blue and crystal silver, it also features reversible USB Type-C port, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. Asus claims a full 8 hours of working time. ]]>

Microsoft unveils a bagful of surprises at its Windows 10 devices event

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 19:23:19 +0000

What Microsoft showed to the world in its Windows 10 devices event held at NewYork would silence all its critics and restore the faith on them. It also turns the software giant into an all-important hardware company too. It was one of the best presentation I have ever seen, full of dramatic flurry and Microsoft’s VP Panos Panay gets full credit for it. There was the expected mentions of the new quick heights the Windows 10 OS has occupied within two months of its launch. 110 million+ devices now run it. While am still intrigued with the HaloLens (may be because I never got a chance yet to experience it), Microsoft announced that it will make HoloLens development kits available in the first quarter of 2016. From here on wards, everything was super-charged for me. The flurry of show-offs. Take this list.

Microsoft Band 2.o
Lumia 950 and 950XL , the flagship devices
Lumia 550, a budget offering running on Windows 10
Display dock
Surface Pro 4

And then the unexpected biggest surprise,

Surface Book

Quiet an impressive laundry list, agree?

Microsoft Band 2.0

Aesthetically looking better than the original band and packing more sensors now, the Microsoft Band is what the company calls as the ultimate fitness device. The design language is smooth all through and it flaunts a curved OLED screen with a Gorilla glass. In the latest avatar, the band looks pretty with aluminum metal accents. We have all the fitness features that was thrown in the first generation band , we are talking about stuffs like GPS, a heart rate monitor, sleep and calorie tracking, guided workout notifications etc. Then there is the new sensor included, barometer to track elevation. Plus, there is also new additions like golf swing tracking, the ability to dig into body’s VO2 max, which I came to know from the presentation is the maximum amount of oxygen you can body can use while you work it out. There is also deeper Cortana integration. Not just this, there is also array of third-party developers right from Starbucks to Twitter and Uber (yes, your next cab is right on your wrist now!). Microsoft Band will be available from October 30th and is listed at $249.

Lumia 950 and 950XL

After a long gap and dozens of affordable devices in betweem, we have a real flagship Windows Phone and not one but two. The Lumia 950 and 950XL. The former gets a 5.2-inch display while the the XL flaunts a 5.7-inch screen. Both the phones use the USB type-C port. Both the phones will be available from Novermber onwards and the 950 starts at $549 and the XL at $650.

Here is a quick rundown on the 950 specs:

Display: 5.2-inch WQHD OLED (564 PPI)
Processor: Snapdragon 808, hexacore, 64-bit
Storage: 32GB internal, microSD card slot
Memory: 3GB of RAM
Cameras: 20MP PureView on the rear, with optical image stabilization; 5MP wide angle (front)
Battery: 3000mAh (removable)

And the 950XL with a big sized specs

Display: 5.7-inch WQHD OLED (518 PPI)
Processor: Snapdragon 810, octacore, 64-bit
Storage: 32GB internal, microSD card slot
Memory: 3GB of RAM
Cameras: 20MP PureView on the rear, with optical image stabilization; 5MP wide angle (front)
Battery: 3340mAh (removable)

Both the phones has a infrared sensor for “Windows Hello”, which unlocks a user’s phone by face recognition. Going by the demo, it worked neat. Microsoft also talked of a liquid cooling system, 5th generation OIS. And then there is also a dedicated camera button.

Display dock

Microsoft showcased a little block that could turn the Windows phone to give a PC experience on a bigger screen. The small box has ports for HDMI, DisplayPort, and three full USB ports. It connects to the monitor by a Type-C USB cable. What was interesting to see during the presentation is how the Windows 10 scales to the bigger screen from the Smartphone and the universal apps of Windows 10 needs a special mention for making the experience seamless.

Surface Pro 4

Slowly and steadily, Microsoft is getting everything right with their Surface tablets. With Surface 3 giving them a shot of confidence, the new Surface Pro 4 is a perfect followup. It’s thinner, lighter, and faster and the screen even slightly larger with the thinning of the bezel. The convertible now has a 12.3-inch display with what Microsoft calls a ‘PixelSense’ technology. The Surface Pro 4 also gets a Microsoft developed G4 chipset and the company claims it is 50% faster than the MacBook Air and 30% faster than the Surface Pro 3. Specs include ‘up to’ 16GB of RAM and 1TB of solid-state storage, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a larger trackpad on the keyboard accessory. Microsoft also has fine tune the Surface Pen and it also gets an eraser and with some 1000 odds pressure points for accurate scribbling. The Surface Pro 4 is available October 26th, starting at $899.

The Surface Book

Definitely the biggest ‘one more thing’ moment that surprised everyone. The folks at Redmond event managed to keep it a big surprise with no leaks or rumours what-so-ever before the event. Microsoft’s direct answer to Apple’s MacBook and also the first laptop from them. One workd, the Sufrace Book is amazing with whatever details the company shared. Something, I would really want and a befitting answer to Macbook. It’s beautiful. It’s powerful. It has a 13.5-inch display that supports both stylus and touch input. It has six million pixels, which adds to 267 PPI. It runs a Nvidia GeForce graphics, the latest Intel Core processor with Core i5 and i7 models. It has an quirky hinge that snakes on the behind that Microsoft calls the dynamic fulcrum hinge and the screen can be flipped around. Pressing a button on a keyboard, the display can miraculously detached from the strong hinge and be worked as a standalone surface tablet. Am sold. The Surface Book is available on October 26th and starts at $1,499. ]]>

Lenovo PHAB Plus resurrects the Phablet category with its 6.8-inch display

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:46:29 +0000

When the first Galaxy Note was launched people thought it was too big and it had only 5.29-inch display! The mobile screens has grown more bigger since then and going by the sales, people got comfortable with it. But how big can it become? Lenovo tests it now with a 6.8″ display and calls it the Lenovo PHAB Plus, almost on the borderline of a tablet. I have come across many people who uses a 8-inch tablet as their phone, so clearly there is a demand for big devices. The PHAB Plus is a crossover between a big Smartphone and a tablet and will make a good media consumption device for watching videos, browsing or playing games. The PHAB Plus is quiet equipped spec-wise too. To begin with the 6.8-inch IPS display has a fullHD (1080p) resolution packing a 326ppi. Internally, it has a Qualcom Snapdragon 615 chipset, Octacore processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB RAM, Adreno 405 GPU and 32GB storage. There is also a microSD card slot thrown in to accommodate up to 64GB. On the camera side, the PHAB Plus fires a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash and a 5MP front shooter. A wide angle lens and a pano selfie mode for groufies might charm the selfies. Further, you can also take 1080p HD video at 60 fps. The dual-SIM PHAB Plus supports 4G and also gets a built-in Dolby ATMOS® 3D Audio soundbox that should provide a good audio when watching movies or playing games. The Lenovo PHAB Plus is priced at Rs 20,990 and will be available on Amazon.in from October 5 and offline at all Croma and Reliance stores from October 12th. Does the super-big phablet excite you? ]]>

Lenovo India launches Yoga 500 – 14" display, i7 processor, 1TB storage

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:13:55 +0000

Along side Yoga 300, the most affordable in the Yoga series, Lenovo India also launched the Yoga 500 for those seeking good performance, mobility and convenience of the convertibles. The Windows 8.1 laptop convertible offers four different modes: laptop, tablet, tent, or stand and is priced at Rs. 71,490. It will be available from exclusive Lenovo stores across India and online at the company’s own thedotstore.com The Yoga 500 sports a 14-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS multi-touch display. It is powered by fifth generation 64-bit Intel Core i7-5500U processor (2 cores, 4 threads, 2.4GHz base clock, up to 3GHz burst, 4MB cache) combined with 8GB of DDR3L RAM and Intel integrated graphics along with the Nvidia GeForce 920M (N16V-GM) GPU. There is a 720p HD camera with array mic. . The connectivity features of the laptop include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, and a headphone and mic combo jack For audio experience there are two 1.5W speakers with Dolby audio technology to enhance it. There are no optical disc drive. It weighs 1.8 kilograms and is 9.25mm in thickness. There is a 3 cell 45W battery which the company claims will run the machine up to 6 hours. It will be available in Black and White colour variants.]]>

With Yoga 300, Lenovo makes convertibles more affordable

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:11:49 +0000

The convertible laptops are uber-cool and Lenovo has mastered it with its Yoga Series 2-in-1 category launched first back in 2012. The convertible offers four different modes: laptop, tablet, tent, or stand. To make Yoga more mainstream, Lenovo has launched Yoga 300 priced at Rs 30,480 in India. The Yoga 300 has a compact display featuring a 11.6-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) LED-backlit multi-touch LCD display. It is powered by 64-bit Intel Pentium N3540p rocessor (4 cores, 4 threads, 2.16GHz base clock, up to 2.66GHz burst, 2MB cache) clubbed with 4GB of DDR3L 1333MHz RAM and Intel integrated graphics. On the storage front, it houses a 500GB HDD clocked at 5400RPM. The Yoga 300 comes with a 720p HD camera with single mic for getting the voice calls right. The connectivity features of the convertible include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and HDMI. For a good audio experience, the Yoga 300’s audio is powered by Dolby Home Theatre technology and has dual speakers. It is powered by a 2-cell 30Wh battery, the company says it can run up to 5 hours on single charge. It comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Office 365, Evernote and Lenovo ShareIt and Haromony apps. The Yoga 300 is availabe in a white color variant and will be available in the Lenovo exclusive stores and online at thedostore.com ]]>

With HP Omen, the company woes the gaming tribe in India

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 04:26:48 +0000

The gamers community are difficult segment to crack for laptop makers. The adrenalin charged gamers wants the best of fire-power and durability in their machine along with great sounds and they have more in their bucket lists. HP thinks they can convince some of the serious gamers into their gaming mobility machine, nicely named HP Omen. They launched the Omen in India and has been priced at Rs. 1,59,990 and available in single configuration. The Omen is the PC maker’s first go at the gaming laptop and was first globally unveiled last November. The HP has joined hands with the renowned audio company, Bang and Olufsen and the Omen comes with their audio technology. In India only one configuration is available for now, the HP Omen 15-5116TX, featuring a 15.6-inch full-HD (1920×1080 pixel) LED-backlit IPS display with capacitive multi-touch. The HP Omen 15-5116TX runs on a fourth-generation Intel Core i7-4720HQ processor (4 cores, 8 threads, 2.6GHz base clock, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, 6MB Cache), coupled with 8GB of DDR3L-1600 RAM. It features a 256GB PCIe SSD (which HP claims is 2-3 times faster than a SATA-connected SSD). The Omen living up to the gaming pedigree gets a dedicated graphics card – an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M (N15P -GX) GPU with 4GB of GDDR5 video RAM. Connectivity options on the HP Omen 15-5116TX include Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Intel WiDi, Miracast, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, SD card reader, HDMI v1.4b port, Mini DisplayPort v1.2, four USB 3.0 ports, and a 3.5mm headphone/ microphone port. The company has the bundled HP USB Ethernet adaptor for LAN connectivity. It is powered by a 4-cell Lithium-ion battery, weighs 2.12kg, and measures 382.9×247.5×15.5mm. The HP Omen 15-5116TX features dual front-facing Bang & Olufsen speakers with multicolour lighting, an extra wide touchpad, and HP TrueVision full-HD web camera. The gamers love to customize the machines and the Omen’s keyboard is a customisable RGB-backlit with seven zones of multicolour lighting that can be configured by the users, additionally there is six programmable function keys. The HP Omen comes with a neat backpack that can house the laptop and other accessories the gamers would require on the move. ]]>