I got a little hands-on time with the new HP OmniBook 5 AI laptop the other day and it looks really nice. First of all, it’s very light at 2.98 pounds. Secondly, it’s got the world’s longest battery life in a consumer AI PC laptop at about 34 hours of constant video playback. That’s pretty awesome, and it’s due to the Snapdragon X Elite processor with the ARM architecture and Windows Home for ARM operating system.
This new OmniBook 5 model has a lot of configuration options including the smaller portable 14 inch size as well as a larger 16 inch screen size. The prices range from about $520 to $900 depending on the configuration you choose. The OmniBook 5 is also available with Intel or AMD processors as well, but those are probably going to have less impressive battery life capabilities.
There are also options for 16-32Gb of RAM, 2K OLED display, 1080p IR camera, and HP Audio Boost 2.0 sound. It also has fast USB-C charging that gets you up to 50% in only 30 minutes.
I haven’t heavily tested an ARM based Windows laptop in a long time. It sounds like they are much faster than they used to be with better x64/x86 emulation, and certainly better battery life.