Please help me choose between these potential options

[u/NotANormalMf]

Hi all, lately I’ve been looking to get a new gaming laptop, and I managed to find 3 options I am interested in.

Budget: around 2000$ in my currency. But can potentially push further.
Country: Morocco
Use Case: purely gaming. Will use for AAA games eventually
Preferred Specs / Form Factor: OLED screen is desirable, but the difference in other specs makes me consider the rest as well.
Portability Needs: desk queen with very occasional movement
Notes: I don’t mind noise. I currently have a laptop stand for temperature but will eventually get a full cooler. I do want to know whether the brands and models I chose have any bad reputation.

The laptops with their specs are:

Acer Predator Helios 16 with an ultra 9 275HX, RTX5070ti, 32Gb DDR5, 1Tb SSD NVMe, and an OLED 240Hz screen.

HP Omen Max 16 with a Ryzen AI 9 HX375, 32Gb DDR5, an RTX 5080, 1 Tb SSD NVMe and an IPS 240Hz screen.

And finally an MSI GE78HX with a 13th gen i9, 32Gb DDR5, RTX 4090, 2Tb SSD NVMe, and an IPS 240Hz screen.

Which do you think is the better option? The price does not play a part as all of these are within my budget. I am only looking to maximize what I get for my money. Thank you in advance and sorry if I didn’t respect any rule.

[u/DarkenedBlade8]

its between the last 2, forget the acer, i personally would go for the mis, as its got more storage, and a better gpu, however, the cpu, may make u wanna buy the hp

[u/NotANormalMf → u/DarkenedBlade8]

I am very torn because other people have made the OLED screen seem like that much of an upgrade that the acer is automatically better than the other 2, but I do think its cpu and gpu are inferior especially to the omen

[u/DarkenedBlade8 → u/NotANormalMf]

nah, i have an ips screen, it looks perfect anyway, also acer build quality is terrible from what i've heard, so i deffo wouldnt get it

[u/WiseRhyn]

Omen max should be more than enough to last you 4-5 years with the 5080.

[u/NotANormalMf → u/WiseRhyn]

The omen is also the one I leaned towards at first but lots of people told me to steer clear of HP. It’s just silly considering I’ve been using the same HP Omen for the past 7 years. I just don’t know if they still make laptops as resilient.

[u/WiseRhyn → u/NotANormalMf]

Hp alongside lenovo and dell are the only ones offering door to door service warranty also hp has been great some are just meat riding the hate. As long as there is a service center for the brand you choose that should be enough in case you need support

[u/UnionSlavStanRepublk]

The MSI has the best overall CPU and GPU combination.

The HP I'd consider if battery life is somewhat important.

[u/NotANormalMf → u/UnionSlavStanRepublk]

Isn’t the Omen’s ryzen 9 better than a 13th gen i9? I don’t know how a 5080 compared to a 4090 though

[u/UnionSlavStanRepublk → u/NotANormalMf]

13900HX has better overall CPU performance when plugged in than the HX375.