CES 2026: HP says the HyperX Omen Max 16 is the most powerful 16-inch gaming laptop in the world

The HyperX Omen Max 16 is being heralded as the most powerful 16-inch gaming laptop in the world without external cooling. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget)

This year HP is making an important change by taking its name off its gaming hardware entirely and letting its HyperX branding take center stage. At CES 2026, the company is celebrating this transition in a big way with Omen Max 16, which is being heralded as the world’s most powerful gaming laptop with fully internal cooling.

Now the last part of that claim is a bit of a cop out, but considering that most gamers probably don’t want to lug around a notebook with hoses coming out the back, it’s an understandable qualifier. Plus, with a ...