I bought this during a great sale specifically for portable amatuer radio use. The software isn't demanding, but light weight, good WiFi, a clear and bright screen, a familiar keyboard layout and othr features that this laptop have were important. I use 2 EliteDesk 800s in my home office and my main laptop is a 16" Envy with the i9 processor. Fro what I use it for, this seems just as fast. The screen is not a 4k, but the laptop weighs a lot less. I think this is a great laptop for what most people would use one for. At 62% off the full retail price, this is almost a must-buy item. performance and features right in the middle and a price down at the bottom. I have had nothing from HP computers for years, including an ultra lightweight but slower 16" with the N200 processor. There was nothing wrong with that laptop for indoor use, but the screen on the new OmniBook is soo much better in outdoor light (with shade) that I had to buy it!
We've stuck with HP for computers and printers for years, because they are reiable. The one I just purchased has one of the qualities I look for in a computer which is a backlit keyboard. I thought it also had a touchscreen, but sadly, it doesn't. I am only going to use it as a back up, if something goes wrong with my current laptop, because I prefer a computer with a touchscreen.
So far, I am not loving this computer. It randomly freezes regularly and has to be turned off. The laptop also restarts randomly. I have adjusted the settings, and nothing seems to help.
I purchased the Omni Book because support for Windows 10 was ending. Setup was very smooth, just following the online directions. As expected, opening files and websites is much faster than on my Windows 10 machine, which had a mechanical drive. Initially I had trouble accessing my old documents and photos. I got messages like "Word experienced an error in trying to open the file", and for the photos, Format not supported, or may be corrupted. Then, after some cogitation, I found I could do this by going to One Drive. Now everything seems accessible.