Victus by HP 15 Gaming Laptop, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Full HD Display, Windows 11 Home, Backlit Keyboard, Enhanced Thermals (15-fa0025nr, 2022)

Ive had this laptop for about 2 weeks now. I was nervous buying this because theres so many mixed reviews, but here is my pros and cons and honest opinion (coming from someone who only plays sims and gta5).Ive watched so many Youtube reviews and read so many comments and amazon reviews so it was a very thought out purchase lol.It really has good graphics and runs everything smoothly. Loading times are under 10 seconds no matter what game I am playing.Ive never had a gaming laptop before so i really did my research before buying, and i love this laptop. Light up keyboard, Non flimsy screen (because some people were stating that it wobbles but i dont have a problem with that). battery life does really well and also charges conveniently.All of the features like windows 11 and just the keyboard set up on the laptop is a1 in my opinion. Comes with Omen and Nvidia which just helps you game better. lots of perks with EA and omen discounts steam discounts etc etc.Laptop set up was super simple, downloading apps and things are super easy and fast. I can run my sims game in the background while i google something or watch youtube videos so the ram is nice and i got the 8gb which i was doubting it would be enough ram but its plenty. same for gta5.if youre a casual gamer and still want to have a laptop for day to day basis/ school, i would recommend.i have plenty of storage so far as well. i think it came with 600 gb?? i have about 1000 mods/cc for sims alone with gta and still have a good 500gb left if not more.has bluetooth which i really love to connect my airpods and xbox controller to it. they said it came with an alexa but i havent yet found it or even bothered to look as theres so much to discover when using this and setting up.theres only one or two things ive noticed that i dont like about this laptop but its nothing to not make me buy the laptop again if needed. i noticed your fingerprints are very likely to show all over this laptop lol. outside, mouse pad, screen. lol. nothing to crazy youll just need to wipe often. another thing is the fan is very loud when you have games running. it was noticeable at first because my old laptop wasnt like that but its only because your laptop is processing graphics etc at such a fast pace which is a good thing. i got used to the sound quickly. and the last thing is the mouse pad gets stuck. when i click too much or too hard when gaming it gets pushed down and will get stuck. longest its lasted was like probably less than 5 minutes. just little bit annoying but you can still tap and use mouse any other ways.overall, im really happy with this purchase. its my first gaming laptop let alone brand new out the box and im satisfied with it.

I genuinely do not understand where the negative reviews are coming from because this is a steal of a laptop. The battery lasts up to like 4-5 hours when not on charge, the screen does go up to 144Hz, the RTX runs really well, and it does have an extra RAM slot so you can change them out. Oh also, the laptop is made of that "not very cheap" plastic which makes it by far the most durable PC I've ever had. Though I am going to still be careful with it of course.I would say that my only criticism would be that the bottom was INCREDIBLY hard to take off which would make it very difficult for repairs, cleaning, and changing hardware. I had to be very gentle at removing it for almost an hour for it to come undone. OH ALSO thank you to whoever decided to put normal Philips head screws on the bottom cause the last 2 laptops I had, had these star shaped ones which were very very annoying.Edit: It has been a bit longer since and I am still rather happy with this laptop. Though I do have a gripe about the keyboard. Ever since I got it, sometimes the laptop will slow down to a very very slow speed (Which is not the end of the world for me, but it is annoying for about 2 minutes) and I cannot seem to find why it is doing it. Other than that, everything is running pretty good and I am still satisfied. Thank you :3

I wouldn’t say this laptop is worth a full price of $1000, but for a discount it might be good for you. I got this laptop for going off to college (engineering, hence the GPU) and its performance is pretty great for the price. (Got it for $750) It also doesn’t have a bunch of crazy accents and colors which I really appreciate on a laptop. Comes installed with a bit of “bloatware” like the HP Omen center which I did find to be pretty useful. One thing to note is that the display on this is 60Hz. If you’re looking for a 120-144Hz display you’ll be disappointed with this one. It also doesn’t have the best colors and vibrance on the screen which isn’t really an issue but might bother some. Battery life is passable (hard to give an exact number, but I was able to watch YouTube video at 480p for 4h30m with rather low brightness and power saver enabled. Can probably extrapolate from there. Something better would be ideal but you should look for a Ryzen model if you want actual good battery life. One thing advertises is that the laptop can charge from 0% to 50% in 30 minutes, and this is indeed true which impressed me. Overall despite my nagging, it’s a good-looking laptop with good specs for a sale price and passable battery life.

As the title suggets, it just works splendidly. Whether I'm gaming, editing, surfing the web it does it all quick&smooth. The 15.6 inch screen is wide enough to enjoy anything you watch plus it has a very HD display; everything looks gorgeous.It runs essentially all games made upto 2022 but the high end ones you do need to tweak the settings a lot (expected for the price tag). Heating is also excellently managed which many laptops fail to achieve. I haven't seen temp. rise above 60° C while playing.As for negatives screen brightness is too dim & battery depletes waaayy too quick. You will not get more than 1-2 hours of gaming without battery.Ultimately for the 660$ I got this for I definitely I definitely came out on top. It's totally worth buying if you're a busy student like myself that can't spend too much money but still want high quality all purpose laptop.