HP OmniBook 6000

OmniBook

Company type	Product brand
Industry	Computer hardware
Predecessor	HP Vectra LS series
Founded	1993
Founder	Hewlett-Packard
Defunct	2002 (original line)
Fate	Discontinued in 2002; revived in 2024 by HP Inc.
Successor	Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, HP Pavilion (post-2002)
Headquarters	United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Laptop computers
Owner	HP Inc.
Parent	HP Inc.
Website	www.hp.com/us-en/shop/omni

OmniBook represents a series of laptop computers initially developed by Hewlett-Packard and presently sold by its successor, HP Inc.. This brand was launched by HP as notebooks tailored for business users, available from 1993 until 2002.

In 2024, HP Inc. revived the OmniBook brand within the newly established Omni product family, which replaced former lines such as Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, and Essential. The repositioned OmniBook serves as HP’s flagship consumer laptop range. The updated OmniBook models incorporate artificial intelligence capabilities in both their hardware and software components, aligning with HP’s AI-focused PC platform initiative.

History

Introduced in 1993, OmniBook was HP's line of laptops designed primarily for business professionals, succeeding the earlier HP Vectra LS series. Following HP’s acquisition of Compaq in 2002, the OmniBook lineup was phased out in favor of the Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion product families.

By 2024, HP Inc. unified its consumer PC offerings under the Omni brand umbrella: OmniBook for laptops, OmniDesk for desktop machines, and OmniStudio for all-in-one systems. This rebranding strategy discontinued the longstanding Pavilion name and underscored a shift towards AI-enhanced computing across all categories.

The revival of the OmniBook brand capitalized on its established reputation while preparing it for future AI-driven laptops, marking a significant strategic evolution in HP’s consumer hardware portfolio after more than two decades.

Models

The original OmniBook collection (1993–2002) encompassed various business-oriented notebooks available in different sizes and configurations. These models featured processors from both Intel and AMD, ranging from early 386, i486, and Celeron CPUs to the original Pentium and up to Pentium 4. A distinctive feature of some early 1990s units was a pop-up mouse located on the right side.

After its 2024 relaunch, the OmniBook line is segmented into five tiers: 3, 5, 7, X, and Ultra—with Ultra representing the top-tier model and 3 serving as the entry-level option. This grading system is also applied to other HP Omni-branded products such as OmniStudio and OmniDesk. As of mid-2025, the X model is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (Snapdragon X), while the 5, 7, and Ultra models utilize either AMD Ryzen or Intel Core Ultra CPUs; the 3 tier exclusively features AMD Ryzen processors. Every newly released OmniBook incorporates AI-enabled processors that include dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) and comes preloaded with Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, on Windows.

List of models

NOTE: This compilation includes both legacy business-oriented models (1993–2002) as well as current consumer-focused AI-enhanced versions (2024–present).

5500CS||

• 10.4 or12.1, SVGA

||Color TFT||(120 or133) 800CS||10.4, SVGA||Color TFT||(100) 5000CT||12.1, SVGA||Color TFT||(133) 5700||12.1, SVGA||Color TFT||rowspan=6 |Intel Pentium MMX||(150 or166) 2000CT||12.1, SVGA||Color TFT||(133) 2000CS||12.1, SVGA||Color STN||(150) 3000||13.3, XGA||Color TFT||(233 or266) 2100||12.1, SVGA ||

• "Color STN"
• "Color TFT"

||(200 or233) 3100||13.3, XGA ||Color TFT||(266) 4100||

• "13.3 XGA"
• "14.1 XGA"

||Color TFT ||rowspan=5 |Intel Mobile Pentium II||(233 or266) 7100||14.1 XGA ||Color TFT||(266) Sojourn ||12.1 SVGA ||Color TFT||(233) 7150||14.1 XGA ||Color TFT||(300)

• "4150"
• "4150B"

||

• "13.3 XGA"
• "14.1 XGA"

||Color TFT || 900||

• "12.1 SVGA"
• "13.3 XGA"

||Color TFT ||rowspan=2 |

• "Intel Mobile Pentium II"
• "Mobile Pentium III"

||(300-400 Pentium II /450-500 Pentium III) 900B||

• "12.1 SVGA"
• "13.3 XGA"

||Color TFT || XE ||

• "12.1 SVGA"
• "13.3 XGA"

||

• "Color STN HPA"
• "Color TFT"

||rowspan=2 |

• "Intel Mobile Pentium II"
• "Celeron"

||(266-300 Pentium II /333 Celeron) XE2 ||

• "12.1 SVGA"
• "13.3 XGA"

||

• "Color STN HPA"
• "Color TFT"

||(300 Pentium II /333 Celeron) 6000 ||

• "14.1 XGA"
• "15 SXGA"

||Color TFT ||rowspan=3 |

• "Intel Mobile Pentium III"
• "Celeron"

||(700 Pentium III /550 Celeron) XE3 ||

• "14.1 XGA"
• "15 SXGA"

|| Color TFT||(933–1133 Pentium III /933–1066 Celeron) 500 ||12.1 XGA || Color TFT||(700 or750 Pentium III /600 Celeron) 6100 ||

• "14.1 XGA"
• "15 SXGA"

|| Color TFT ||Intel Mobile Pentium III ||1133 XT6200 ||

• "14.1 XGA"
• "15 SXGA"

  || Color TFT  || rowspan=2 | Intel Pentium 4 M  ||

1700

VT6200  || same as above || X  || 14", 2240×1400 OLED IPS touchscreen Ultra  || 14", 2240×1400 OLED IPS touchscreen

Model Name	LCD Size & Resolution	Display 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	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
425	9 in, VGA	Monochrome STN (reflective)	TI 486SLC/e	25					REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
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	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
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	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
600C	8.5, VGA	Color STN	Intel i486DX4	75		16 MB		REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
4000	10.3, VGA (STN) 10.4, VGA (TFT)	Color STN Color TFT	Intel i486DX2	50		32 MB
600CT	9.5, VGA	Color TFT	Intel i486DX4	75		16 MB		REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
5500CT	12.1, SVGA	Color STN	Intel Pentium	(100 or120)	Local bus video with 1 MB display RAM	rowspan=2 |64 MB	1.35 GB HDD	rowspan=2 |Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 95||rowspan=2 | REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
						- 800CT||10.4, SVGA||Color TFT||(133)		48 MB	1.44 GB HDD	rowspan=2 |Windows for Workgroups 3.11 with MS-DOS6.22 and Windows95 ||rowspan=3 | REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	2.5"2 GB IDE HDD + external floppy drive
		Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 ||
	160 MB	rowspan=3 |Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22 and Windows95 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	rowspan=2 |64 MB		REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
			REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	144 MB	Windows95 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	rowspan=3 |160 MB	Windows95, Windows NT4.0 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
		Windows95, Windows NT4.0, Windows98 ||
	288 MB	Sound Blaster Pro-compatible with SRS3D audio and Dolby Digital for DVD playback | Windows95, Windows NT4.0 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	64 MB	64 MB	1 GB HDD | Windows95 ||
	320 MB	Windows95, Windows NT4.0, Windows98 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	256 MB	Windows95 to Windows2000 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	160 MB	Windows95 to Windows98 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	192 MB			REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	256 MB			REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	256 MB			REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
ATI Mobility M/M1 with AGP		128 MB	16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible stereo sound | Windows95 to Windows2000 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
S3 Savage IX		1 GB	ESS Allegro stereo sound | Windows98 to Windows XP || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	512 MB	Windows98 to Windows2000 || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	512 MB	Windows98 to Windows XP || REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
	1 GB	rowspan=2 | Windows 2000/XP	rowspan=2 | Template:Dts \ ||
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite/Plus	3400 MHz (12 cores)	Qualcomm Adreno GPU	16/32 GB RAM	32 GB max memory	512 GB–2 TB SSD	Windows 11	2024/05
AMD Ryzen AI 300 or Intel Core Ultra	5000–5100 MHz (AMD),4500–5100 MHz (Intel)					Windows 11	2024/11

OmniBook 300

Introduced in June 1993, the HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) was one of the earliest subnotebooks in HP's OmniBook series. It weighed a mere 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. The device was powered by an AMD 386SX-LV CPU and included a full-sized keyboard, a retractable computer mouse, and a 9-inch VGA display. It offered two PCMCIA slots for expansion cards such as memory, modem, or network adapters. Storage configurations were available in three variants: no mass storage (F1030A at ), a 10 MB flash memory drive (F1031A at ), or a 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at ). The flash memory model provided longer battery endurance and was lighter, although it had reduced storage capacity. A key highlight was its “Instant On” feature.

The OmniBook 300 operated on streamlined versions of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. Due to limited storage space, both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word came preloaded in ROM—a rare approach even by current standards. The international English edition utilized code page 850 rather than the more common code page 437 hardware code page.

OmniBook X

Announced in May 2024, the HP OmniBook X (14-fe000) represents the newest entry in the OmniBook lineup and embodies HP’s advanced AI-driven PC technology. It weighs approximately 2.97 pounds and measures around 12.32 × 8.8 × 0.56–0.57 inches. Equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor featuring an integrated NPU for AI tasks and a Qualcomm Adreno GPU, it boasts a 14-inch OLED IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 2240 × 1400 pixels. Memory options include either 16 GB or 32 GB, while SSD storage is available in capacities of 512 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB. Connectivity features encompass a built-in 5MP webcam along with Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 wireless modules. Battery life is estimated to reach up to 26 hours.

Shipping with Windows 11, the OmniBook X integrates the Copilot AI assistant, Windows Studio Effects, and Poly Studio audio enhancements. It adheres to Microsoft's Copilot+ PC platform standards and introduces a dedicated Copilot key that replaces the conventional menu key on its keyboard.

See also

• HP OmniGo

External links

Official HP pages

• OmniBook search results on HP's website
• OmniBook support page , including an extended list of models [1]
• HP OmniBook X official landing page
• HP OmniBook Ultra official landing page

Additional resources

• HP OmniBook Information by Kieran Garbutt
• HP OmniBook site maintained by Sean McCreary