Omen 17vsRaider GE78 HX
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Omen 17 vs Raider GE78 HX

How these two compare on everything we measure — where the AIs rank them, what reviewers and buyers say, and how they price. We don’t crown a winner — the differences are the point.

Omen 17
by HP · High-performance gaming laptop with 17-inch display
AI rank #9.0$1500
Reviewers
/5
Buyers
/5
vs
Raider GE78 HX
by MSI · Gaming laptop with Intel HX processor
AI rank #29.0$2997–$3373
Reviewers
/5
Buyers
4.6/5
Short answer?

Take Omen 17 if you weight the AI ranking and a lower price; take Raider GE78 HX if buyer ratings matter more. That's where they diverge — elsewhere they're close.

How this is made

Built from what 1 AI models (Perplexity) recommend for real buyer questions, layered with reviewer test summaries, Google buyer ratings, street prices and press. The short answer and verdict are derived from where those signals diverge — not written by hand for either product.

Independent — not a vendor, not advertising, not a paid review. How we score →

Act I

The numbers

Side by side, how the AI models rank them, and which wins each buyer-question.

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Side by side

Every signal we hold, on one shared scale. The leading side is lit — but the tally below doesn’t crown a winner.?

#9.0
AI rankcombined avg · lower is better
#29.0
Reviewersout of 5
BuyersGoogle rating
4.6
$1500
Street pricelower is cheaper
$2997–$3373
02

How the AIs rank them

Four models rank both products. Here’s each model’s pick (lower rank = higher).?

Perplexity
Omen 17
#9
Raider GE78 HX
#29
03

Which is better for what

Across the buyer-questions both appear in, who the AI panel ranks higher — and the widest gaps.?

Best Gaming Laptops Omen 17 by 20#9 vs #29
Across 1 shared questions: Omen 17 higher in 1 · Raider GE78 HX in 0
Showing the 1 widest gaps
Act II

What people say

Where the AI panel and reviewers line up, and what reviewers and buyers think.

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What buyers say

Aggregated Google Shopping ratings — the score, the aspects owners rate, and a real quote.?

no buyer reviews yet
Google ratings
4.6
19 ratings
Gaming performance4.8
Build quality & durability3.5
Thermal management2.8
Portability & weight2.5
This is a monster of a gadget, the best gaming laptop I have ever purchased and an absolute workhorse in every way. The fans are loud whilst playing high def games and it does take a while to get used to and it is a very heavy laptop so not for every shoulder every day but from my point of view the best purchase I made in a very long time. Reviewed by Currys customer · www.currys.co.uk
Act III

Price and the verdict

How they price, who each is for, whether you can trust the claims — and our read.

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How they price

Street price across retailers, the tier each lands in, and how it’s moved.?

$1500
across 1 retailer
tier Mid-range
current street price
current model
$2997–$3373
across 3 retailers
tier Premium
current street price
current model
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The verdict: which to buy

Our read of everything above — who leads each point, and who each is for.

Omen 17
AI panel rank
Raider GE78 HX
Omen 17
Reviewer score
Raider GE78 HX
Omen 17
Buyer rating
Raider GE78 HX
Omen 17
Lower price
Raider GE78 HX

Net: Omen 17 leads 2 of 4 · Raider GE78 HX 1.

So which one?

Each leads on different points — pick the one strong where you shop.

Take Omen 17 if…

…you weight ai panel rank and lower price.

Take Raider GE78 HX if…

…you weight buyer rating.

We don’t crown a winner. Both are strong; the differences above decide it for your use. Where a signal is missing, we leave it blank rather than guess.

as of June 29 · 1 shared buyer questions?

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Common questions

The questions people ask comparing these two — answered from the data above.

QIs Omen 17 or Raider GE78 HX better overall?

The AI panel ranks Omen 17 higher (avg #9.0 vs #29.0), but it’s close — reviewers and buyers split differently.

QWhich one is cheaper?

Omen 17$1500 vs $2997–$3373 across retailers.