I've been using the HP OmniBook X Filp 14 for a few weeks now, and it has become my favorite. This sleek convertible is exactly what I've been looking for in a versatile, modern laptop. It feels incredibly premium and solid while straying remarkably thin and light.
This little laptop has really impressed me in many ways, and left something to be desired in others. Let’s start with the good.. I love that it is light weight. I travel a lot so I needed something that wouldn’t weigh down my carry on. Weighing less than a 2liter of sods, this baby can go anywhere! It’s also fast! My old laptop was just that, old, 11 years to be exact. So maybe all laptops run this fast these days, or maybe this one is an exception. But either way, the time to turn on and off, including updating, as well as the time it takes to pull up a web page is a fraction of what I’m used to and I’ve really been enjoying that. I LOVE that it came with a pen and can go into tablet mode. I honestly didn’t think that I would use that feature as much as I do. But it has come in so handy, especially when sitting in a middle seat of an airplane. Moving on to the bad - I hate that it uses copilot. I don’t use AI or trust AI and I can’t figure out how to uninstall it. In tablet mode, I often accidentally hit that button and get stuck in a little loop of trying to figure out how to get out of AI mode. I know using it more often and becoming more familiar with it will help. But as a learning curve aspect, this is annoying and I wish there were an easy way to turn that off. I also struggle when attaching the pen. It has a magnetic spot on the side and it really does hold well. But if you attach it too close to the hinge, it turns the screen off. It’s really not that big if a deal but it is a minor annoyance and again, just using it more will help with that. It also doesn’t have buttons on the track pad. You just press on the pad near the bottom. I do struggle a lot to right click. It feels like the right click input happens pretty much just in the bottom right 3cm or so rather than going to half way across the pad. But I also often use a wireless mouse. Overall I am very impressed and like this little laptop a lot. It came easy to set up, charges fast, stays alive a long time, and travels well. Definitely worth the money!
The laptop is sleek, fast, and well laid out. However, it closes so tight that it is slightly hard to open it and I would suggest making a notch at the corner to assist in opening the lid. Additionally, a finger print reader would be useful though facial recognition works well. Having a dedicated CoPilot key is helpful too.
No complaints so far. I wish the keyboard was was smaller and had soft keys vice harder larger keys. The option for integrated fingerprint scanner would be nice. Those are very minor preferences and do not detract from the overall performance of the pc.
Because of my careful use, my previous laptop lasted way beyond its life. I purchased this one after it fully ran out. I wanted to have enough experience, including carrying it in my bag, to be able to provide insightful feedback. What I appreciate the most is the power of this version, the overall color, and the high-definition camera and acoustics. However, I do not like this keyboard and it is much heavier than my previous laptop. The charging cord is clunky.
I purchased this laptop to replace my nearly seven-year-old HP Spectre x360, fully expecting the “latest and greatest” model to outperform it by a wide margin. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case at all.
Even basic tasks feel sluggish, which has been incredibly frustrating. I primarily use Adobe Illustrator for graphic design, and my files are typically under 20 MB. Despite that, the system constantly lags and struggles to keep up.
Overall, the performance has been very disappointing. If returning it were an option, I would do so without hesitation.
My old was the Intel Core i7-8565U (1.8 GHz, up to 4 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)+Intel UHD Graphics 620+ 16GB onboard. My new has the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (up to 4.8 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 8 cores, 8 threads) + Intel Arc 140V GPU (16GB) + 32 GB(onboard).