HP’s new OmniBook 5 14 puts an OLED touchscreen, an aluminum body and a backlit keyboard into a $699.99 Windows laptop. For someone considering a MacBook Neo but wanting to stay with Windows, that’s an appealing starting point. The configuration behind the price deserves a closer look, though: 8GB of onboard memory and a 256GB SSD.
The Starlit Blue model listed by HP, the 14-mh0513nr, uses an Intel Core 5 320 processor. HP’s broader announcement talks about more powerful chips and a brighter screen coming later. Those upgrades aren’t what this $700 listing buys.
Price: $699.99 (14-mh0513nr; 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
Where to buy: HP
Listed ship date: November 13
The OLED screen you can order
The launch model has a 14-inch, 1920 × 1200 OLED touchscreen with a 16:10 shape and a stated 100% DCI-P3 color gamut. That taller shape leaves more vertical room for a document or web page than a 16:9 screen. OLED’s individually lit pixels also give dark movie scenes a useful advantage over the backlit LCDs common in budget laptops.
Brightness is the catch worth noticing. This configuration is rated at 300 nits. HP is advertising a 2.5K OLED option rated at up to 620 nits, but its launch announcement puts that screen in March 2027. Anyone drawn to the brighter panel should plan around that separate release rather than assume it comes with the first models.
HP has given the design some personality, with Smoke Silver, Starlit Blue, Peony Pink and Soft Honeydew finishes. The blue configuration weighs a listed 2.6 pounds and measures 0.46 inches thick. Its 180-degree hinge lets the screen lie flat for sharing something across a table.
Useful connections, modest memory
There’s HDMI 2.1 for a monitor or projector, alongside two 10Gbps USB-C ports supporting charging and DisplayPort, plus a headphone/microphone jack. A 65W USB-C GaN power adapter is listed in the specifications. The keyboard is backlit, and an infrared 1080p camera supports Windows Hello facial sign-in.
Those are practical conveniences for a laptop moving between a desk, class and the couch. The 8GB memory allocation is less generous. HP lists it as onboard, so shoppers shouldn’t count on a simple memory upgrade later. The 256GB SSD also leaves less room for a large photo collection or downloaded games once Windows and apps take their share.
The new Intel model is different from the Snapdragon-based OmniBook 5 featured in our earlier student-laptop roundup. Matching the model number is important here: the shared name doesn’t mean the processor, memory or battery claims carry over.
A 42-hour claim needs context
HP says the new family can reach up to 42 hours of local video playback. Its test used a full-screen 1080p video stored on the laptop, brightness set to 200 nits, and wireless switched on but not connected. That tells us about a controlled playback test, not a day of browser tabs, meetings and downloads.
The $699.99 blue model has a 60Wh battery. HP also lists charging to roughly 50% in 30 minutes while the system is shut down. We haven’t tested this laptop, so everyday endurance and how it handles a busy workload remain open questions.
HP announced October availability through its own store and Best Buy, with Core 7 models planned for mid-October. The specific blue listing currently shows a November 13 ship date. That distinction is worth checking before ordering for a class or trip.
Price: $699.99 (14-mh0513nr; 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
Where to buy: HP
Listed ship date: November 13
The appeal is straightforward: a light Windows laptop with an OLED touchscreen and useful ports at $700. I’d look closely at the memory configuration before choosing it for several years of work. The screen is a welcome feature, but it shouldn’t be the only thing that decides which laptop goes in your bag.
