HP OMEN Transcend 14 Shadow Black 2025
Combining an Intel Ultra 9-285H processor and RTX 5070 graphics with a vivid 14-inch 2.8K OLED 120Hz display, this laptop delivers crisp gaming visuals in a compact chassis. At just 1.68kg with a 6-cell 71Wh battery, it balances portability and all-day usability, while 32GB of RAM and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity ensure smooth multitasking and peripheral support. It’s an ideal choice for gamers and video editors who demand high-refresh OLED clarity and DLSS 3 accelerated rendering in a travel-friendly 14-inch build.
About This Laptop
Combining an Intel Ultra 9-285H processor and RTX 5070 graphics with a vivid 14-inch 2.8K OLED 120Hz display, this laptop delivers crisp gaming visuals in a compact chassis. At just 1.68kg with a 6-cell 71Wh battery, it balances portability and all-day usability, while 32GB of RAM and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity ensure smooth multitasking and peripheral support. It’s an ideal choice for gamers and video editors who demand high-refresh OLED clarity and DLSS 3 accelerated rendering in a travel-friendly 14-inch build.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 14" 2880x1800
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 1.7
- Battery wh 71
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong cpu (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong gpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th
Cons
- Below average social proof (31th percentile) 31th
- Below average reliability (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
| Battery | 71 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP OMEN Transcend 14 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 8192 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 71 | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP OMEN Transcend 14 | 88.5 | 87.3 | 81 | 39.8 | 92 | 70.6 | 81.1 | 31.8 | 30.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.8 | 18.4 | 96.1 | 79.9 | 99 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.2 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.2 | 91.4 | 92.1 | 66.8 | 95.4 | 72.3 | 91.9 | 58.2 | 96.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 90.2 | 97.9 | 94.5 | 8.5 | 97.5 | 78.6 | 90.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.4 | 63.9 | 81 | 83.2 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.4 | 58.2 | 91.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.6 | 63.9 | 81 | 66.8 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.4 | 78.6 | 94.3 |
Usage Scores
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