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HP OmniBook X laptop (14-fe1000QU) review

HP OmniBook X laptop (14-fe1000QU)

CHOICE Expert Rating

75%
Recommended
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good Wi-Fi speed (Wi-Fi 6)
  • Very good battery life
  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad (large)
  • Can upgrade or replace some components (SSD, battery)
  • Very good screen luminance
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio (unnatural high frequencies that sounded distorted)
  • Lacks HDMI
  • No proper gripping point for opening the laptop; could use a notch
  • Lacks an SD card slot
  • The two USB-C ports have different speeds and it is difficult to know which is which

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
75%
Performance score
68%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
82%
Display score
78%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
82%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
4459
Storage read-speed (MBps)
4548
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
72
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
14:56
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:30
Expert tester comments
The HP Omnibook X is a Microsoft Copilot PC that makes use of the latest Snapdragon processor. This means It might be restricted in some of the software it can run u002du002d for example, some recent high-profile games might not work. For most everyday productivity software, the laptop should perform well. The battery life, keyboard, and touchpad are all very good, and the 14-inch screen's resolution is higher than Full HD. It is quite glossy though, which could make it annoying to view in bright environments. There are a couple of USB-C ports, but they are not equal: one has a maximum speed of 10Gbps, and one has a maximum speed of 40Gbps (USB4). The labelling is too small to make it obvious.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Tested model

Cost

Price
$1,299.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2440 x 1400
Processor (CPU) type
Snapdragon X Plus X1P42100
CPU frequency (GHz)
3.24
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 GPU
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
412
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
7
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.3
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.31
Size (mm, H x D x W)
18 x 223 x 313

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
1
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
3

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