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HP OMEN Accelerator vs PowerColor Devil Box: Comparison

HP OMEN Accelerator and PowerColor Devil Box separate most on psu wattage: HP OMEN Accelerator at 460, PowerColor Devil Box at 500, 8% in favour of PowerColor Devil Box.

HP OMEN Accelerator (Proprietary PCIe Connector / 460W PSU / Full-Length GPU / Select OMEN Laptops Only)
HPHP OMEN Accelerator
PowerColor Devil Box (Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / AMD XConnect Certified / Full-Length GPU Support / Red Devil Styling)
PowerColorPowerColor Devil Box

Specs

Specification
HP OMEN Accelerator (Proprietary PCIe Connector / 460W PSU / Full-Length GPU / Select OMEN Laptops Only)
HP OMEN Accelerator
PowerColor Devil Box (Thunderbolt 3 eGPU Enclosure / AMD XConnect Certified / Full-Length GPU Support / Red Devil Styling)
PowerColor Devil Box
Connection StandardProprietaryThunderbolt 3
BrandHPPowerColor
Extra Ports3x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x Gigabit EthernetNone beyond the PCIe slot; bare-bones enclosure
PSU Wattage460-8%500
Cooling TypeActive FanActive fan, vented steel chassis
ModelOMEN AcceleratorDevil Box
PriceLaunched around $299 (2017)Launched around $299.99 (2017)

Price comparison

RetailerHP OMEN AcceleratorPowerColor Devil Box
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Verdict

HP OMEN Accelerator

5 / 10 Expert Rating

A niche, single-generation product locked to specific older OMEN laptops, not a general recommendation.

PowerColor Devil Box

5 / 10 Expert Rating

A historically significant early Thunderbolt 3 eGPU box, but bare-bones even by the standards of its own era and long discontinued.

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