HP Omen X Compact Desktop VR backpack video review

Interested in taking your VR setup on the go? Check out our video review of HP's Omen X Compact Desktop.

Your standard PCVR setup is usually a stationary affair, but backpack VR PCs, which let you take the experience mobile, are starting to crop up more and more. One of the more interesting options out there is the HP Omen X Compact Desktop, and we recently spent some time with the backpack PC for an in-depth video review.

The HP Omen X Compact Desktop sits in a dock and, despite its unique looks, offers a pretty standard desktop experience when hooked up to your monitor. However, the tower can be undocked and slotted into a battery-powered backpack setup to allow for total freedom of movement while you're adventuring in VR.

While not cheap - it starts at $2,499 - the HP Omen X Compact Desktop is a stunning piece of hardware that is very gaming capable.

See at HP

If the Omen X Compact Desktop piques your interest, be sure to give our full video review a watch above. And for more, we shoot a lot of YouTube video these days that doesn't always hit WindowCentral.com right away. If you want to stay on top of all our latest video, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Subscribe to Windows Central on YouTube

CATEGORIES
Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Dan Thorp-Lancaster is the former Editor-in-Chief of Windows Central. He began working with Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore as a news writer in 2014 and is obsessed with tech of all sorts. You can follow Dan on Twitter @DthorpL and Instagram @heyitsdtl

Latest in Virtual Reality
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 becomes the first 3D holographic gaming experience
Apple Vision Pro, cracked
Apple Intelligence will reportedly ship to the Vision Pro to boost its $3,500 value — as HoloLens marinates in the Microsoft Graveyard before its prime-time
A hand holding the Lenovo Legion Glasses 2 with the Windows Central CES 2025 badge
Lenovo's latest answer to XREAL AR glasses arrives sooner than you think
New XREAL One AR glasses showcasing its augmented capabilities.
The new XREAL AR glasses are what Microsoft HoloLens should've been: on-board spatial computing takes the new 'XREAL AR One' and 'One Pro' to the next level
IVAS headset based on Microsoft HoloLens
$22 billion Microsoft deal with U.S. Army could be in jeopardy unless the tech giant can get the price of its militarized HoloLens to be "substantially less than" $80,000 per unit
Microsoft HoloLens
It's over. Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2, ending its foray into VR.
Latest in Review
Luminkey Magger68 HE keyboard with 'Recommended' award badge from Windows Central
I tested the new Luminkey Magger68 HE — A standout 65% hall effect keyboard for practically anyone
Atomfall with 'Must Play' award from Windows Central
Atomfall review: It might look like Fallout at first, but its masterful gameplay is more like Prey
JSAUX Grip Connector with Lenovo Legion Go controllers playing Cyberpunk 2077
I just used a $20 Lenovo Legion Go accessory to turn my PC gaming handheld into a Nintendo Switch replacement
Scuf Valor Pro xbox controller on a red background
Scuf Valor Pro review: I didn't expect to like this hall-effect Xbox controller, but it won me over anyway
Image of the ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025).
I tested ASUS' Surface Pro on steroids and it's clearly designed for nerds like me, but probably not for you
Screenshot of Assassin's Creed Shadows.
Assassin's Creed Shadows in-progress review: I haven't even finished the game, but Ubisoft may truly be back