HP's first attempt in gaming laptops a few years ago didn't go too well. The first Omen wasn't received so well by the users because it didn't offer anything out of the ordinary, yet it cost a pretty penny. Now, the HP Omen 17 with GTX 1070 is in the same ballpark as the ASUS ROG Strix GL702VS and Acer's Predator 17. However, both are hard to match rivals and the Omen 17 has a hard time keeping up. Seemingly, the HP Omen 17 has all that it takes to play in the big league - Intel Core i7-7700HQ, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, up to 32GB of DDR4-2400 RAM, an M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD for speedy data transfer/read and, of course, a good Full HD IPS display with 75Hz refresh rate and native G-Sync support. Still, these are specs that are commonly found in today's gaming laptops so what sets them apar[...]