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8.5 / 10
SCORE HP OmniBook 5 14 $850 at HP Pros Unbelievable battery life
Sturdy, stylish and compact design
OLED display delivers deep blacks, vivid colors
Generous RAM and SSD for the price Cons OLED display isn't the brightest
Slow USB-C ports
HP is back on top. Only a few weeks after ceding the battery life throne to Lenovo in our tests, HP has snatched back the crown with the OmniBook 5 14. Last year's HP OmniBook X 14 was the first laptop CNET tested that ran for more hours than there are in a day, lasting more than 25 hours in battery testing. It held the record for more than a year until the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition set the bar a bit higher earlier this month. The Yoga 9i's reign was a short one because the OmniBook 5 14 showed up and shattered the record by running for more than 28 hours (!) on a single charge.
What this pair of OmniBooks has in common is a Qualcomm Snapdragon X series processor. These efficient, Arm-based CPUs have powered some of the best battery life laptops I've tested, including the 13-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop, Asus Zenbook A14 and Acer Swift Go 14 AI.
In addition to record-setting battery life, the OmniBook 5 14 offers a simple, elegant design and easy-to-carry weight -- plus, an OLED display that delivers stellar contrast and vivid colors. Along with its Snapdragon X Plus processor, it supplies an ample 32GB of RAM and a roomy 1TB SSD, neither of which is a given in a laptop that costs less than $1,000. For students and others constantly on the go, the OmniBook 5 14 is a fantastic pick at a great price.
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