Updated
Updated · Engadget · Jul 10
HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Delivers 19-Hour Battery Life as $1,300 Discounted Model Impresses
Updated
Updated · Engadget · Jul 10

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 Delivers 19-Hour Battery Life as $1,300 Discounted Model Impresses

1 articles · Updated · Engadget · Jul 10

Summary

  • 19 hours 14 minutes of battery life helped make the OmniBook Ultra 14 HP’s strongest ultraportable in years in Engadget’s review, which also praised its design, display and overall speed.
  • 2.8-pound weight and 0.42-inch thickness give the 14-inch laptop an edge over a comparable MacBook Pro, while its 3K 120Hz OLED screen and sturdy aluminum build stood out.
  • $4,000 buys the top review unit with 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, but Engadget said a $2,600 configuration still offers the Core Ultra X9 388H and 32GB for power users.
  • 56 fps in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p showed unusually strong gaming performance for an ultraportable, though the review flagged missing HDMI and SD card slots plus HP’s intrusive pop-ups.
  • $500 off a mid-range model cuts the price to $1,300 from $1,800, strengthening HP’s push to make the rebranded OmniBook line a premium Windows rival to Dell and Apple.

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