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8.0 / 10
SCORE HP OmniBook X Flip 14 $1,150 at HP Pros Stylish and sturdy all-metal design
3K OLED display is awesome, especially for the price
Included pen is of high quality Cons Battery life isn't great
Display doesn't have variable refresh rate
You might not like typing on the latticeless keyboard (but I did)
The HP OmniBook X Flip 14 is an eminently configurable convertible laptop. Prefer Intel chips? Not a problem. Favor AMD? You can get those, too. Want to keep the price to a minimum? You can spend as little as $550. Willing to pay more for an OLED display? You can nab a sweet-looking, 3K-resolution OLED panel for only an additional $100. My test system features a number of upgrades, including the OLED display, and still costs a reasonable $1,150 at its sale price, direct from HP. That's a great price for a two-in-one with an OLED surrounded by a stylish and sturdy design.
The 3K OLED panel doesn't do any favors for battery life, but it supplies the regular OLED goodies of incredible contrast with effectively zero-nit black levels and vibrant colors that pop. And the 3K resolution keeps things looking extra crisp, while the 120Hz refresh rate delivers smooth movement. The battery should still get you through all but the longest of days on a single charge, so that's a trade-off I'd be willing to make. The OmniBook X Flip 14 can't match the stunning looks of the HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14, but it doesn't have to when it costs hundreds less than HP's premium two-in-one offering. For most people, the midrange OmniBook X Flip 14 is the better buy.
HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Price as reviewed $1,150 Display size/resolution 14-inch 2,880x1,800 OLED CPU AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 Memory 32GB LPDDR5-7500 Graphics AMD Radeon 860M Storage 1TB SSD Ports USB4, USB-C 10Gbps, 2x USB-A 10Gbps, HDMI 2.1, combo audio Networking Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 Operating system Windows 11 Home 24H2 Weight 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
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