HP Victus Gaming 15-fb1004ax 15.6" FHD 144Hz RTX 2050 Gaming Laptop

Was an excellent deal for the price I paid, it almost doubled in price after the sale ended so I feel like I got a very good deal. My son, whom it is for, I bought it for his Birthday, has been gaming for years on a multitude of different gaming machines, he says the Victus is up there with the best. He doesn't understand the negative comments on this product and says they are being very fussy. You can hardly hear the fans and they are no more louder than any other gaming machine he has used. We are yet to find out about the battery life but son says he will be using it plugged in when gaming so battery life doesn't really matter and you can...view more Was an excellent deal for the price I paid, it almost doubled in price after the sale ended so I feel like I got a very good deal. My son, whom it is for, I bought it for his Birthday, has been gaming for years on a multitude of different gaming machines, he says the Victus is up there with the best. He doesn't understand the negative comments on this product and says they are being very fussy. You can hardly hear the fans and they are no more louder than any other gaming machine he has used. We are yet to find out about the battery life but son says he will be using it plugged in when gaming so battery life doesn't really matter and you can't expect it to last long when gaming anyway.

All in all we are extremely happy with our purchase and my son has a smile from ear to ear. We haven't had it long but long enough to know it is everything we expected it to be. The service from PB's was flawless as usual. Delivery was very fast and package was well presented when handed to me. If you are not fussy it's a 10/10, if you are fussy it'll probably be more an 8/10 which is still great. We rate it a 10/10. The fan noise, screen flex and port layout are all things you can research before buying so I don't quite know why the other reviewers have mentioned them negatively, they knew those things before purchasing. Thanks for another awesome trade PBtech and for an excellent product!

Purchased this for my son during Black Friday deals.
It is an excellent product for the price. My previous HP laptop is 11 years old and still running. Build quality has always been good in Hp.

This particular laptop has all the latest hardware: hdmi 2.1, display port 1.4, ddr5 ram. All other brands may have the same processor and Gpu, but will not have the hardware described above.

Overall, it is an entry level gaming laptop that is future proof, and with HP quality, I hope it lasts long into future. Purchased this for my son during Black Friday deals.
It is an excellent product for the price. My previous HP laptop is 11 years old and still running. Build quality has always been good in Hp.

This particular laptop has all the latest hardware: hdmi 2.1, display port 1.4, ddr5 ram. All other brands may have the same processor and Gpu, but will not have the hardware described above.

Overall, it is an entry level gaming laptop that is future proof, and with HP quality, I hope it lasts long into future.

Black Friday saw this go to three figure pricing. Replacing both an old 3rd gen laptop and 7th gen desktop with a GTX 1650, my Victus (connected to a USB dock and 21:9 display) meets my desktop and mobile requirements and out-performs all my previous setups. For the price I paid and saved, I've maxxed out the RAM (2x 16GB), slapped in a gen4 2TB SSD, all up spending significantly less than the RRP for what is now a pretty powerful machine.

My two biggest annoyances are battery life (atrocious even with low-load), and the fan noise. I thought I've researched enough, however digging (very) deep in the interwebs there are some US forums that...view more Black Friday saw this go to three figure pricing. Replacing both an old 3rd gen laptop and 7th gen desktop with a GTX 1650, my Victus (connected to a USB dock and 21:9 display) meets my desktop and mobile requirements and out-performs all my previous setups. For the price I paid and saved, I've maxxed out the RAM (2x 16GB), slapped in a gen4 2TB SSD, all up spending significantly less than the RRP for what is now a pretty powerful machine.

My two biggest annoyances are battery life (atrocious even with low-load), and the fan noise. I thought I've researched enough, however digging (very) deep in the interwebs there are some US forums that complain about fan 'whistling' on the Victus 15 models, regardless of CPU and spec. Some reviewers say it's capacitor whine, but I can confirm it is definitely poor fan-blade / aero design - sound is not existent when the bottom cover is removed. The whistling is quiet, but is higher-pitch and always there whenever the fan spins even at the lowest speed (and stops when the fan stops during low-load scenarios). Rubbed my OCD something almighty but I'm getting used to it now. At least the system stays surprisingly cool at high load. All in all, after a week of usage ranging from office-work to some moderate gaming, this is a surprisingly good bang-for-buck machine, when on sale at least.

I bought it to play games and for school. The design is nice and the laptop runs very well. I get about 140 to 200 fps in valorant. my only issue is the fan noises, its very loud while gaming. I would reccomend for school and/or gaming. The price is also 100 percent worth it. I bought it to play games and for school. The design is nice and the laptop runs very well. I get about 140 to 200 fps in valorant. my only issue is the fan noises, its very loud while gaming. I would reccomend for school and/or gaming. The price is also 100 percent worth it.

perfect laptop for school, editing and gaming. Would 100% recommend. perfect laptop for school, editing and gaming. Would 100% recommend.

Super fast and quick start-up Super fast and quick start-up

Good laptop, pretty happy with it. Only fault I have with the design is the placement of the charging cable makes me worried I'll end up damaging it, but that's probably unlikely. Struggles a little bit when playing a game loading lots of things and having other stuff happening in the background, and the fan can get a bit noisy if it's stressed, but honestly a pretty good computer for the price and hasn't had anything yet that it's not been able to manage Good laptop, pretty happy with it. Only fault I have with the design is the placement of the charging cable makes me worried I'll end up damaging it, but that's probably unlikely. Struggles a little bit when playing a game loading lots of things and having other stuff happening in the background, and the fan can get a bit noisy if it's stressed, but honestly a pretty good computer for the price and hasn't had anything yet that it's not been able to manage

Purchased this for my daughter due to her wanting a personal laptop with the ability for gaming, processor and graphics are fast and she has got this set up and running like breeze, connecting her controller, speakers and everything she needs

Big up to the sales assistant who knew his products and specifications to advise Purchased this for my daughter due to her wanting a personal laptop with the ability for gaming, processor and graphics are fast and she has got this set up and running like breeze, connecting her controller, speakers and everything she needs

Big up to the sales assistant who knew his products and specifications to advise

Great product and my son loves it. Great product and my son loves it.

Great value for money! Great value for money!

Performance-wise it's everything I wanted. I don't know a lot about computers, but it boots fast and runs games well compared to other laptops I've had before. I've had it for about a month and I'm happy.
...view more Performance-wise it's everything I wanted. I don't know a lot about computers, but it boots fast and runs games well compared to other laptops I've had before. I've had it for about a month and I'm happy.
Downsides are mainly physical things. The screen feels a little wobbly/flimsy, I make sure to always pull/push from the middle just to be safe. The little light on the power button is annoying so I've covered it with black electrical tape. I would have liked more than 2 usb ports though two isn't bad really. Fan noise is a little high pitched sometimes. No other complaints. I got it for a good price on a Black Friday early bird sale, so it really was a great deal.

The processor and display are ok. The 16GB RAM is ok. I bought this machine as a cheap personal computer. I’m a software developer and this is my home machine. I wiped windows and installed Linux. The battery life is crappy at 2.5 hours. The touchpad is crappy too. I use it plugged into the wall socket and set the sensitivity on the touchpad down. I bought this on sale because I was too cheap to buy at regular price. Am I happy, not really. Am I satisfied, yes. It does what I need it to do. That said, I won’t miss it in a few years when I upgrade. You get the ride that you pay for. The processor and display are ok. The 16GB RAM is ok. I bought this machine as a cheap personal computer. I’m a software developer and this is my home machine. I wiped windows and installed Linux. The battery life is crappy at 2.5 hours. The touchpad is crappy too. I use it plugged into the wall socket and set the sensitivity on the touchpad down. I bought this on sale because I was too cheap to buy at regular price. Am I happy, not really. Am I satisfied, yes. It does what I need it to do. That said, I won’t miss it in a few years when I upgrade. You get the ride that you pay for.