I'm preparing to finish my review of the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (2024), but I have to admit that it's not the most exciting laptop I've tested. You'll have to wait a little longer for that full review, but HP did send me a (very) early pre-production sample of its upcoming EliteBook X 14, and it feels like what happens when you take the excellent core of the OmniBook Ultra and combine it with better security, better AI performance, and a more attractive design.
HP is dubbing the EliteBook X as "the world's most powerful next-gen AI PC" thanks to its (for now) exclusive AMD Ryzen AI PRO 9 HX 375 chipset and the 55 TOPS NPU inside of it, but there's a lot more about this laptop that makes it worthy of attention. It's not just the performance, or the keyboard, or the Thunderbolt 4 ports (yes, you read that right) — it's also because HP has one of the most comprehensive visions for what an AI PC can be that I've seen so far, and I think the company may be winning me over with it.
