From PC World: HP’s Omen X Compact Desktop was purely a VR backpack PC in a past life. For this generation, it’s branching out—perhaps because VR gaming hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. Instead, HP is emphasizing how this new generation, announced Tuesday, is actually a desktop with backpack special powers.
The Omen X Compact Desktop is expected to ship in late July. The $2,499 configuration will include Intel’s 7th-generation Kaby Lake mobile quad-core Core i7, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, a factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 1080 GPU, and a 1TB PCIe SSD.
Ports on the PC itself include four USB Type A ports and one USB 3.1 Type C/Thunderbolt 3 port, a combo audio jack, HDMI 2.0, mini DisplayPort, and a Vive power-out port for the VR headset. The included, hot-swappable Dock adds five more USB Type A ports and one more USB Type C, ethernet, HDMI 2.0, and DisplayPort.
Add the optional $599 backpack harness, and you can convert the Omen X Compact Desktop into a full-on tetherless VR gaming machine. The backpack comes with four batteries, a battery charging dock, and a shortened headset cable for HTC’s Vive. The shortened cable is a nice touch, as the standard 16-foot Vive cable would be cumbersome when used with a backpack PC. HP also said it angled the vents to direct exhaust heat away from the user’s body.
View: Article @ Source Site
