HP's new gaming laptop has more screens for more content

There's something about gaming laptops that makes manufacturers do weird things. It's kind of wonderful. Companies tend to give their teams much more leeway for weird and novel designs, and HP's Omen line certainly is no stranger to it. Designs that tend to be relegated to the concept shelf of history do come to market, and indeed the Omen X 2S is currently slated for a May/June release.

The defining feature of the $2,700 notebook is almost certainly the second screen, located just above the keyboard. HP isn't the first to try something like this - in fact, we're approaching a trend here. The 6-inch secondary display is significantly smaller than the 15-inch mean deal.

It's intended to provide supplementary information at a glance. While the idea of ​​a secondary screen has been around for a while, I think HP is at least fairly realistic as to how it's primarily used. Rather than assuming game developers are creating content specifically for the 1080p touchscreen, HP suggests that gamers will almost certainly use it entirely for other apps.

It suggests chatting in WeChat and WhatsApp, using Spotify, and watching Twitch and YouTube videos. In other words, it essentially does the same thing as sticking your phone to your laptop - but that one is built in. Oh, and HP is now selling "Omen Apparel" so you can coordinate with your new dual-screen laptop.