HP OmniBook 7000
| Company type | Product line |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Hewlett-Packard |
| Defunct | 2002 (original series) |
| Fate | Phased out in 2002; revived in 2024 by HP Inc. |
| Successor | HP Compaq, HP Pavilion (original series) |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | HP Inc. |
| Website | www |
OmniBook represents a series of laptop computers initially developed by Hewlett-Packard and presently sold by its successor, HP Inc.. Debuting in 1993 as laptops tailored for business users, production continued until 2002.
In 2024, HP Inc. revived the OmniBook brand within its new Omni series, supplanting the former HP Spectre, HP Envy, HP Pavilion, and HP Essential product lines. This consolidated brand centers on consumer laptops equipped with built-in artificial intelligence capabilities at both hardware and software levels, positioning OmniBook within the growing AI PC segment.
History
Introduced in 1993, OmniBook replaced the HP Vectra LS range as Hewlett-Packard’s dedicated business laptop offering. Following HP’s acquisition of Compaq in 2002, the OmniBook line was phased out in favor of Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion models.
By 2024, HP Inc. restructured its consumer PC portfolio under the Omni umbrella: OmniBook for laptops, OmniDesk for desktops, and OmniStudio for all-in-one systems. This approach retired legacy brands such as Pavilion and highlighted AI-enhanced computing platforms designed for future-oriented performance.
The reintroduction of the OmniBook name resurrected a legacy brand dormant for over two decades, now symbolizing HP’s AI-powered consumer laptop range.
Models
The original OmniBook series (1993–2002) comprised various business notebooks and laptops available in diverse sizes and specifications. It featured processors from both Intel and AMD, spanning early i386 and i486 chips through to the Pentium 4, with some iterations incorporating Celeron processors. Notably, early 1990s models sometimes included a distinctive pop-up mouse positioned on the right side.
Since 2024, the OmniBook lineup has been divided into five tiers: 3, 5, 7, X, and Ultra—where Ultra denotes the highest-end models and 3 serves as the entry-level option. Related products under the Omni brand (OmniStudio and OmniDesk) follow this same classification system. As of mid-2025, the X variant utilizes Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (Snapdragon X), while models 5, 7, and Ultra are powered by either AMD Ryzen or Intel Core Ultra CPUs; model 3 exclusively runs on AMD Ryzen processors. Every current OmniBook model incorporates AI-capable processors featuring dedicated neural processing units (NPUs) and comes pre-installed with Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, integrated within Windows.
List of models
NOTE: The following table includes business-focused models from 1993 to 2002 alongside current AI-enabled consumer models launched from 2024 onwards.
| Model name |
LCD size and resolution | LCD technology | Processor | Clock speed (MHz) |
Graphics | RAM | Max. memory | Storage | Audio | Operating system | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 425 | 9 in, VGA | Monochrome STN (reflective) | Texas Instruments 486SLC/e | 25 | November 1993 | ||||||
| 430 | 9 in, VGA | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 2–4 MB RAM, up to 105 MB HDD | Windows 3.1 with MS-DOS 6.2 | February 1994 | ||||||
| 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 | ||
| 600C | 8.5", VGA | Color STN | Intel i486DX4 | 75 | 16 MB | November 1994 | |||||
| 4000 | 10.3"/10.4", VGA | Color STN or TFT | Intel i486DX2 | 50 | 32 MB | ||||||
| 600CT | 9.5", VGA | Color TFT | Intel i486DX4 | 75 | 16 MB | July 1995 | |||||
| 5500CT | 12.1", SVGA | Color STN | Intel Pentium | 100 or120 | Local bus video with1 MB VRAM |
64 MB |
1.35 GB HDD |
Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 || May1996 | |||
| 5500CS | 10.4"/12.1", SVGA | Color TFT | 120 or133 |
Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 || May1996 | |||||||
| 800CT | 10.4", SVGA | Color TFT | 133 |
48 MB |
1.44 GB HDD |
Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 || Sept1996 | |||||
| 800CS | 10.4", SVGA | Color TFT | 100 |
2 GB IDE HDD + external floppy drive |
Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 || Sept1996 | ||||||
| 5000CT | 12.1", SVGA | Color TFT | 133 | Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 | Sept1996 | ||||||
| 5700 | 12.1", SVGA | Color TFT | Intel Pentium MMX | 150 or166 |
160 MB |
Windows for Workgroups3.11 with MS-DOS6.22, Windows95 | April1997 | ||||
| 2000CT | 12.1", SVGA | Color TFT | 133 |
64 MB |
June1997 | ||||||
| 2000CS | 12.1", SVGA | Color STN | 150 | October1997 | |||||||
| 3000 | 13.3", XGA | Color TFT | 233 or266 |
144 MB||||Windows95 || Nov1997 | |||||||
| 2100 | 12.1", SVGA | Color STN or TFT | 200 or233 | 160 MB | Windows95, NT4 | April1998 | |||||
| 3100 | 13.3", XGA | Color TFT | 266 | April1998 | |||||||
| 4100 | 13.3"/14.1", XGA | Color TFT | rowspan=5 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 233 or266 | Windows95, NT4, Win98 | April1998+ | |||||
| 7100 | 14.1", XGA | Color TFT | 266 | 288 MB | Windows95, NT4 | April1998+ | |||||
| 'Sojourn' (badge-engineered Mitsubishi Pedion) | 12.1", SVGA | Color TFT | 233 | 64 MB RAM / HDD | Windows95 | March1998+ | |||||
| 7150 | 14.1", XGA | Color TFT | 300 | 320 MB | Win95/NT4/98 | Sept1998+ | |||||
| '4150/4150B' | 13.3"/14.1", XGA | Color TFT | 256 MB RAM | Win95/NT4/98/2000 | Oct1998+ | ||||||
| '900' | 12.1"/13.3" SVGA/XGA | Color TFT | rowspan=2 | Intel Mobile Pentium II or III | 300-500 MHz | 160-192 MB RAM | Win95/NT4/98 | Jan1999+ | ||||
| '900B' | 12.1"/13.3" SVGA/XGA | Color TFT | 192 MB RAM | Win98/2000 | Jan1999+ | ||||||
| 'XE' | 12.1"/13.3" SVGA/XGA | Color STN (HPA) or TFT | rowspan=2 | Intel Mobile Pentium II or Celeron | 266-333 MHz | 256 MB RAM | Win98/2000/XP | Feb-May1999+ | ||||
| 'XE2' | 12.1"/13.3" SVGA/XGA | Color STN (HPA) or TFT | 300-333 MHz | 256 MB RAM | Win98/2000/XP | May1999+ | |||||
| '6000' | 14.1"/15" XGA/SXGA | Color TFT | rowspan=3 | Intel Mobile Pentium III or Celeron | 550-700 MHz | ATI Mobility M/M1 GPU |128 MB RAM |16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible stereo sound | Win95/98/2000 | May2000+ | |||||||
| 'XE3' | 14.1"/15" XGA/SXGA | Color TFT | 933-1133 MHz Pentium III / Celeron | S3 Savage IX GPU |1 GB RAM | ESS Allegro audio with stereo speakers/mic | Win98/2000/XP | Sept2000+ | ||||||||
| '500' | 12.1", XGA | Color TFT | 700-750 MHz Pentium III /600 MHz Celeron |512 MB RAM | Win98/2000 | Nov2000+ | ||||||||
| '6100' | 14.1"/15" XGA/SXGA | Color TFT | Intel Mobile Pentium III @1133 MHz |512 MB RAM | Win98/2000/XP | Aug2001+ | ||||||||
| 'XT6200'/'VT6200' | 14.1"/15" XGA/SXGA | Color TFT | Intel Pentium4 M @1700 MHz |1 GB RAM | Win2000/XP | Mar2002+ | ||||||||
| 'X' | 14",2240×1400 OLED IPS touchscreen | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or Plus CPUs @3400 MHz (12 cores) | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |16–32 GB RAM |512 GB–2 TB SSD storage | Windows11 | May2024+ | |||||||||
| 'Ultra' | 14",2240×1400 OLED IPS touchscreen | AMD Ryzen AI300 or Intel Core Ultra (5/7/9 series) CPUs @4500–5100 MHz range | Windows11 | Nov2024+ |
OmniBook 300
The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a subnotebook that debuted in June 1993 as one of the initial models in the OmniBook lineup. It weighed merely 2.9 pounds and had dimensions of 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. This model was equipped with an AMD 386SX-LV CPU, a full-sized keyboard, a retractable computer mouse, and a 9-inch VGA display. It offered two PCMCIA slots to accommodate memory expansions, modem cards, network adapters, or other peripherals. Storage configurations varied: no mass storage (F1030A at ), a 10 MB flash memory drive (F1031A at ), or a 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at ). The flash memory option provided advantages in terms of reduced weight and extended battery endurance. A notable innovation was its “Instant On” capability.
This OmniBook model came with streamlined editions of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. Given its limited storage capacity, it uniquely featured both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed directly in ROM. The version labeled “International English” utilized code page 850 rather than the more typical code page 437 as its hardware code page.
OmniBook X
Announced in May 2024, the HP OmniBook X (14-fe000) represents the most recent advancement in the OmniBook series, marketed as a cutting-edge AI-enhanced laptop. It weighs close to 2.97 pounds and measures 12.32 × 8.8 × 0.56–0.57 inches. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor featuring an integrated NPU dedicated to AI processing, alongside a Qualcomm Adreno GPU. Its display is a 14-inch OLED IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 2240 × 1400 pixels, and it offers memory options of either 16 GB or 32 GB, paired with SSD storage choices of 512 GB, 1 TB, or 2 TB.
Additional specifications include an integrated 5MP webcam and wireless connectivity through Qualcomm’s Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 standards. The battery life is estimated to last approximately 26 hours.
Preloaded with Windows 11, the OmniBook X integrates Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant, Windows Studio Effects for enhanced media experiences, and Poly Studio audio tuning technology. It adheres to Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC platform standards and introduces a dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard that replaces the conventional menu key.
See also
External links
- Official HP pages
- Search results for OmniBook on HP’s official website
- Support page for OmniBook , including an extended list of models available here [1]
- HP OmniBook X product page
- HP OmniBook Ultra product page
- Additional resources
- Comprehensive HP OmniBook information by Kieran Garbutt
- Dedicated HP OmniBook resource by Sean McCreary