HP OmniBook

OmniBook is a brand for a line of laptop computers originally produced by Hewlett-Packard and currently marketed by its successor, HP Inc. HP first introduced the brand as a line of business-oriented laptops and notebooks produced between 1993 and 2002.

HP OmniBook

Developer	Hewlett-Packard (1993–2002) HP Inc. (2024–present)
Manufacturer	Hewlett-Packard (1993–2002) HP Inc. (2024–present)
Type	Laptop
Release date	June 1993; 32 years ago (1993-06) (original) May 2024; 1 year ago (2024-05) (revival)
Lifespan	1993–2002 (original) 2024–present (revival)
Discontinued	May 2002; 23 years ago (2002-05) (original)
Operating system	MS-DOS Windows
CPU	i386SX i486 Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Snapdragon X Ryzen Intel Core Ultra 5/7/9
Marketing target	Business purpose (1993–2002) Consumer / Home purpose (2024–present)
Predecessor	1993 (original): HP Vectra LS 2024 (revival): HP Essential HP Pavilion HP Envy HP Spectre
Related	HP OmniDesk, HP OmniStudio

Following a rebranding of its product lines in 2024, HP Inc., the successor company of the original Hewlett-Packard, reintroduced the brand name as part of the Omni brand of computers that year, coexisting with (and succeeding) the previous Spectre, Envy, Pavilion and Essential lines, effectively becoming a singular brand for all consumer-oriented laptops produced by the company.^[1]

The relaunched OmniBook line (as well as the HP Omni brand) is part of a new emerging platform called AI PCs, which are designed for the next generation of computing. All OmniBook laptops made since 2024 featured artificial intelligence technology integrated into the hardware and software.

History

OmniBook was introduced in 1993 as a line of business-oriented laptops and subnotebooks produced by Hewlett-Packard. It succeeded the prior HP Vectra LS models of computers. Following the acquisition of Compaq in 2002, the OmniBook line was discontinued^[2][3] in favor of the Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion laptops.

In 2024, HP (as HP Inc.) announced its intentions on rebranding their consumer line of PCs, with the new Omni branding being used for all consumer PCs except for Omen (with OmniBook for laptops, OmniDesk for desktop computers, and OmniStudio for all-in-one PCs). It would coexist with (and replace) the long-running Pavilion brand in use since 1995 among other brands. The new Omni brand tailors for the next generation of computers with artificial intelligence, featuring AI-powered hardware and software.^[4][1]

As part of the new Omni branding that year, HP repurposed the old OmniBook name that had been used for its former line of business-oriented laptops in the 1990s for a new line of next generation AI-powered laptops manufactured by HP, reviving the historic nameplate that had been absent for 22 years.^[4][1]

Models

The original OmniBook line from 1993 to 2002 consisted of several different models of business notebooks and laptops produced in various sizes and configurations. Many generations of Intel (and sometimes AMD) processors were offered throughout the entirety of the original OmniBook brand, ranging from the original Pentium to the Pentium 4, with some models featuring 386, i486, and Celeron processors. Some OmniBook models from the early-to-mid 1990s also had a small pop-up mouse located on the right-hand side of the computer.

The current OmniBook line since 2024 consisted of various models grouped into five different grades: 3, 5, 7, X, and Ultra, with Ultra representing the highest-grade model and 3 representing the lowest-grade model. Other HP computers under the Omni brand (OmniStudio and OmniDesk) follows the same format.^[1] As of June 2025^[update], the X features Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (specifically the Snapdragon X), the 5, 7 and Ultra features AMD Ryzen or Intel Core Ultra processors, and the 3 exclusively features AMD Ryzen processors. All models of the OmniBook line (as well as the OmniDesk and OmniStudio lines) featured processors with AI technology, dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) for accelerating AI applications and featured Microsoft's Copilot chatbot software as part of a standard installation of Windows.^[5]

List of models

OmniBook 800 (1996)

Pop-up mouse of the OmniBook 800CT

OmniBook 2100 (1998)

OmniBook XE3 (2000)

OmniBook 6100 (2001)

NOTE: This list includes the previous business-oriented models produced from 1993–2002, as well as the current consumer-oriented models with AI technologies from 2024–present.

Model name	LCD size and resolution	LCD technology	Processor	Clock speed (MHz)	Graphics	RAM	Max. memory	Storage	Audio	Operating system	Release date	Ref(s).
300	9 in, VGA	Monochrome STN (reflective)	AMD 386SX-LV	20		2 MB	10 MB	40 MB HDD, 10 MB Flash		Windows 3.1 with MS-DOS 5.0	June 1993	[6][7]
425	9 in, VGA	Monochrome STN (reflective)	TI 486SLC/e	25							November 1993	[8][9]
430	9 in, VGA	Monochrome STN (reflective)				2 MB (40 MB HDD), 4 MB (105 MB HDD)		40 MB HDD, 105 MB HDD		Windows 3.1 with MS-DOS 6.2	February 1994	[10][11]
530	9 in, VGA	Monochrome STN (reflective)	Intel 486SX	33		4 MB	12 MB	130 MB HDD		Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS 6.2	June 1994	[12][13]: 240
600C	8.5, VGA	Color STN	Intel i486DX4	75			16 MB				November 1994	[14][15]
4000	10.3, VGA (STN) or 10.4, VGA (TFT)	Color STN or Color TFT	Intel i486DX2	50			32 MB					[14][16][17]
600CT	9.5, VGA	Color TFT	Intel i486DX4	75			16 MB				July 1995	[18]
5500CT	12.1, SVGA	Color STN	Intel Pentium	100 or 120	Local bus video with 1 MB display RAM		64 MB	1.35 GB HDD		Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 95	May 1996	[19]
5500CS	10.4, SVGA or 12.1, SVGA	Color TFT		120 or 133								[19]
800CT	10.4, SVGA	Color TFT		133			48 MB	1.44 GB		Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95	September 1996	[20][21]
800CS	10.4, SVGA	Color TFT		100				2.5" 2 GB IDE hard drive and a 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy drive (external)				[20][21]
5000CT	12.1, SVGA	Color TFT		133						Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 95		[20]
5700	12.1, SVGA	Color TFT	Intel Pentium MMX	150 or 166			160 MB			Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 95	April 1997	[22]
2000CT	12.1, SVGA	Color TFT		133			64 MB				June 1997	[23]
2000CS	12.1, SVGA	Color STN		150							October 1997	[24]
3000	13.3, XGA	Color TFT		233 or 266			144 MB			Windows 95	November 1997	[25][26][27]
2100	12.1, SVGA	Color STN or Color TFT		200 or 233			160 MB			Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0	April 1998	[28][29]
3100	13.3, XGA	Color TFT		266								[28]
4100	13.3, XGA 14.1, XGA	Color TFT	Intel Mobile Pentium II	233 or 266						Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98		[28][30]
7100	14.1, XGA	Color TFT		266			288 MB		Sound Blaster Pro-compatible with SRS 3D enhanced audio, Dolby Digital for DVD playback, stereo sound via two built-in speakers and microphone	Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0		[28][31][32]
Sojourn[a]	12.1, SVGA	Color TFT		233		64 MB	64 MB	1 GB HDD		Windows 95		[33][34][35]
7150	14.1, XGA	Color TFT		300			320 MB			Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98	September 1998	[36][32]
4150 4150B	13.3, XGA 14.1, XGA	Color TFT					256 MB			Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 2000	October 1998	[37][30]
900	12.1, SVGA or 13.3, XGA	Color TFT	Intel Mobile Pentium II or Intel Mobile Pentium III	300, 360 or 400 (Pentium II) 450 or 500 (Pentium III)			160 MB			Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98	January 1999	[38][39]
900B	12.1, SVGA or 13.3, XGA	Color TFT					192 MB				1999	[39]
XE	12.1, SVGA (SFN and TFT) 13.3, XGA (TFT)	Color STN (HPA) or Color TFT	Intel Mobile Pentium II or Intel Celeron	266 or 300 (Pentium II) 333 (Celeron)			256 MB				February 1999	[40][41]
XE2	12.1, SVGA (SFN and TFT) 13.3, XGA (TFT)	Color STN (HPA) or Color TFT		300 (Pentium II) 333 (Celeron)			256 MB				May 1999	[42][41]
6000	14.1, XGA or 15.0, SXGA	Color TFT	Intel Mobile Pentium III or Intel Celeron	700 (Pentium III) 550 (Celeron)	ATI Mobility M/M1 with 2X AGP		128 MB		16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible stereo sound	Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000	May 2000	[43]
XE3	14.1, XGA or 15.0, SXGA	Color TFT		933–1133 (Pentium III) 933–1066 (Celeron)	S3 Savage IX		1 GB		ESS Allegro 1988 with built-in stereo speakers and microphone	Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP	September 2000	[44][45]
500	12.1, XGA	Color TFT		700 or 750 (Pentium III) 600 (Celeron)			512 MB			Windows 98, Windows 2000	November 2000	[46][47]
6100	14.1, XGA or 15.0, SXGA	Color TFT	Intel Mobile Pentium III	1133			512 MB			Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP	August 2001	[48]
XT6200	14.1, XGA or 15.0, SXGA	Color TFT	Intel Pentium 4 M	1700			1 GB			Windows 2000, Windows XP	March 2002	[49]
VT6200	14.1, XGA or 15.0, SXGA	Color TFT
X	14, 2.2K (2240 × 1400 pixels)	Color OLED IPS touchscreen	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus	3400 (12 cores)	Qualcomm Adreno	16 GB, 32 GB	32 GB	512 GB SSD, 1 TB SSD, 2 TB SSD		Windows 11	May 2024	[5]
Ultra	14, 2.2K (2240 × 1400 pixels)	Color OLED IPS touchscreen	AMD Ryzen AI 300 or Intel Core Ultra 5/7/9	5000 or 5100 (AMD) 4500 or 5100 (Intel)							November 2024	[50]

OmniBook 300

HP OmniBook 300 (1993)

The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a subnotebook released in June 1993 as one of the first models of the original OmniBook line. It weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It is powered by an AMD 386SX-LV processor, featured a full-size keyboard, a pop-up computer mouse (This same pop-up mouse would later be used in the OmniBook 800CT; see the image above), and a 9-inch VGA screen.^[51][52][53] It had two PCMCIA slots for additional memory, modem, network cards or other peripherals. Furthermore, it came with three different storage configurations: no mass storage (F1030A at US$1,515), 10 MB flash memory disk (F1031A at US$2,375), or 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at US$1,950). Compared to the hard drive, the flash memory disk reduced the weight and storage capacity of the notebook with increased battery life. One of its outstanding features was a technology known as “Instant On”.

The OmniBook 300 came with slimmed-down copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. Due to storage limitations, the OmniBook 300 includes both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed in ROM, a practice that still remains unusual even to this day.^[54] The “International English” version of the OmniBook 300 used code page 850 (rather than the more common code page 437) as hardware code page.

OmniBook X

HP OmniBook X (2024)

The HP OmniBook X (14-fe000) is a laptop first announced in May 2024 as the first model of the current OmniBook line. Introduced as a next-generation AI-powered PC, it weighs at about 2.97 pounds and measures 12.32 × 8.8 × 0.56 inches in the front and 12.32 × 8.8 × 0.57 inches in the rear. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor with a dedicated NPU powered by the Snapdragon processor for accelerating AI applications, a Qualcomm Adreno GPU, a 14" OLED IPS touchscreen display with a 2240 × 1400 display resolution, 16 GB or 32 GB memory, and either a 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB solid-state drive.^[5][55] It also features a built-in 5MP webcam, as well as a Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 wireless card. Battery life of the OmniBook X is rated at about 26 hours.

The OmniBook X came pre-installed with Windows 11 and includes the Copilot AI chatbot, Windows Studio Effects, and Poly Studio audio tuning.^[5][55] The OmniBook X is compliant with Microsoft's Copilot+ PC platform marketing brand, with also includes the addition of a dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard replacing the menu key found in previous keyboards.

Notes

1. Badge-engineered Mitsubishi Pedion

See also

• HP OmniGo