MARCH 2020 PCWorld 83

HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop:

Affordable gaming with caveats

The dim display and lack of real mouse buttons could frustrate some. BY HAYDEN DINGMAN

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P’s Pavilion Gaming Laptop may

seem like a relic from years past,

given the rise of HP’s Omen line.

Granted, the Pavilion line lacks

Omen’s “For Gamers, By Gamers” cred, but...

well, what’s in a name, really? The Pavilion

Gaming Laptop is just an Omen in disguise,

an entry-level peer with mainstream branding.

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The pricing is mainstream, too. The Pavilion

Gaming Laptop starts at just $640 for a base

IMAGE: HAYDEN DINGMAN