The HP OmniBook Ultra 14 looks like a MacBook Air from across the room. But don’t let that fool you — this is a legit high-end Windows machine.
I tested the Stone Blue variant with a Snapdragon X2 Elite chip and 64GB of RAM. It’s thin — 10.7mm at the thickest, tapering to 7.3mm. Under three pounds. The recycled aluminum chassis feels solid. No flex, no creak.
The 3K OLED touchscreen is the highlight. Full DCI-P3 coverage. Delta E < 1 color accuracy. It's the kind of panel you'd expect on a creator laptop. One problem: it's glossy. Indoors, gorgeous. Outdoors, nearly unusable under direct sun.
Performance was snappy across the board. Dozens of browser tabs, photo editing, writing, multiple apps — never a hitch. Benchmark scores are strong too, beating the M5 MacBook Pro on GeekBench 6 single-core. Extended stress testing shows thermal throttling on multicore, but I never hit that wall in real use.
Battery life? Just under 24 hours on a single charge. That’s outstanding for a Windows ultrabook. Only the OmniBook 3 beats it.
The keyboard is quiet and tactile with a clean latticeless design. The haptic touchpad passes the one-finger lift test. The 5MP webcam is just okay — desaturated colors and visible noise. Gets the job done for video calls but nothing more.
Starts at $1,200 for the Intel config. For the Snapdragon with 64GB RAM, expect to pay more. Worth it if you want a premium work laptop that doesn’t tether you to an outlet.
