HP OMEN 16-b0013dx review

The definition of class-average, 3060 edition

The HP OMEN 16-b0013dx (2021) is a machine the measurement engine cannot find anything to say about: no top strength, no top weakness, both scans null. The weight of 2.3kg runs 4.2% under the median — typical. The 64GB of RAM equals the class median — typical. At $870 against a $749.56 median it prices 16.1% above typical. The configuration: an eight-core i7 11800H, an RTX 3060 with 6GB, and that median-matching memory.

Average on every axis, green on every flag

The capability sheet clears the tested set: Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rainbow Six Siege at recommended, with Adobe Photoshop and Visual Studio Code passing at minimum. Both null readings are honest peer-comparison data — nothing stands out against the class, nothing falls behind it — while the absolute levels keep one standing fact: portability in the low band (28), the usual tax of a 16-inch gaming chassis, alongside top-scale photo & design (93) and office capability (92). This is the 3060-tier reference machine: the seat the class median describes, delivered complete and verified.

What average at a premium means

The one number that departs from typical is the price: 16% above the class median for median performance. The corridor explains the step: the OMEN 16-C0825NO at $998.44 carries a 3070 above it, the Legion 5 15ACH6H at $783.64 and the Dell G15 5511 at $749.56 carry the same 3060 class below it. Paying the middle price for the middle machine is defensible when condition and availability align; the data itself prices the identical tier $86–120 lower one row down.

Depreciation: the 2021 pace

From a $1,800 anchor to $870 is a 13.44% annualized decline, projecting to $652 in two years — a further 25.08%, roughly $218 of exposure. The curve is the generation's standard, holding no surprises.

Against its neighbors

Above it: the OMEN 16-C0825NO at $998.44 and the Lenovo LOQ 15AHP9 at $918.24. Below it: the Dell G15 5511 at $749.56 and the Legion 5 15ACH6H at $783.64. The corridor prices GPU tiers and chassis years around this center seat; it is the 3060-class midpoint among them.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the buyer who wants the class's exact center with no compromise and no highlight: every flag green, every axis typical, no low-band reading anywhere. The 16% price premium over median is the cost of the specific chassis; the same measurements sell for less nearby. Take it for completeness and condition, not for an edge — it deliberately has none.