HP didn’t just announce a laptop — it refreshed the entire OmniBook lineup with new designs, OLED options, and next‑gen chips

Image of the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (G2) at CES 2026.

Another year, another Consumer Electronics Show, and another tidal wave of new tech announcements. HP is hitting CES 2026 hard with its own smorgasbord of reveals, including a complete refresh of its consumer-focused OmniBook family of laptops.

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• Start: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026
• End: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
• Where: Las Vegas, Nevada
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With new hardware, fresh designs, and the latest silicon from Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD spread across five series, HP may be taking the cake for the largest number of laptop announcements at this year's CES. However, only one of these laptops truly stood out to me at first.

That's the brand-new HP OmniBook Ultra 14, with a thinner, lighter, and more durable design, an HP-exclusive version of the powerful new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite, and a surprisingly imminent release date.

Lots of OmniBooks, but my eyes are on the Ultra

The OmniBook Ultra brings a brand-new design with a different keyboard and a brighter OLED display. (Image credit: Windows Central | Daniel Rubino)

From the rear, though, it looks a lot like any other HP OmniBook. (Image credit: Windows Central | Daniel Rubino)

This laptop is crazy thin and light, but it still packs a punch. (Image credit: Windows Central | Daniel Rubino)

You get a redesigned keyboard with HP's awesome haptic touchpad, too. (Image credit: Windows Central | Daniel Rubino)

I'll have to use this keyboard for myself to say if it's as good (or better) than last year's OmniBook Ultra, though. (Image credit: Windows Central | Daniel Rubino)

HP isn't holding back in 2026, with new hardware boasting Qualcomm Snapdragon X2, Intel Core Ultra (Series 3), and AMD Ryzen 400 chipsets across a range of form factors, screen sizes, and budgets.

Value-driven OmniBook 3- and 5-series devices are expected in February, starting at just $500, while more premium OmniBook 7- and X-series laptops are arriving later in Spring. There will be a lot of options under those four families, but it's what stands at the pinnacle that interests me most.

The HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (G2) is coming with a more refined and premium take on the design language that debuted with the HP OmniBook X Flip I reviewed, and it's a nice change of pace when so many other HP OmniBooks are rather reserved on the design front.

There are too many new HP OmniBooks to count at CES 2026, but the top dog definitely draws the most attention.

It's over 50% lighter than the last generation (at under 3lbs) and 5% thinner than the latest Apple MacBook Air (at around 11mm), passes 20 MIL-STD-810 tests for greater durability, and in general boasts a really impressive list of features and specifications. What impresses most, though, is that this laptop doesn't hold back when it comes to performance.

You'll be able to get the OmniBook Ultra 14 in Qualcomm and Intel flavors when it drops later this month (with an expected starting price of around $1,550), and that includes an HP-exclusive, 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite with an increased 5.0GHz clock speed and an insane 85 TOPS NPU for AI workloads.

HP has been on a strong run with its OmniBook laptops in general, lately, so I'm sure there will be a laptop for everyone here (it helps that there are so many options). I'll definitely be waiting for an opportunity to get my hands on the new HP OmniBook Ultra 14, especially the blue Snapdragon variant.

What do you think of HP's OmniBook announcements at CES 2026? Does the OmniBook Ultra 14 deserve the attention?

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