HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Review: Flip Flop

Convertible laptops continue To grow in popularity, probably due to the exceptional flexibility that offer people who want to change their use: movement of the form between the traditional forms of notebooks, tablets and stop entertainment devices. The last device to enter this fray is HP OmniBook X Flip, available in both 16th and 14 -inch versions, the latter of which is what was sent to me to review.

Its poor battery life and embarrassing design, however, do it not to be among the best 2 in 1 laptops that I have tested, even if the price is quite attractive.

Questionable choices

Photography: Chris Null

At first glance, it is an insignificant device, completely covered in silver aluminum, interrupted only by a discreet HP brand on the lid. But look more closely and soon you will see some design elements that could raise an eyebrow.

Strangely, it starts with the lower part of the laptop, which looks like an angled pedestal on which the keyboard rests. In addition, it makes the laptop more often than it is, although at 19 mm (0.75 inches), in reality it is about the average for the 14 -inch category. (The 3.1 pound weight, however, is relatively heavy and seems such in hand.)

The other great turning point is the keyboard. Rather than presenting the keys in the omnipresent island style today, OmniBook X Flip has its keys that all run together, with only a fragment of space between each of them. This makes each key a little bigger than normal, and although this may seem useful, I discovered that it made a slightly more difficult touch experience while I accidentally hit two keys more often than expected. It also seems decidedly strange, a love-o-hatred-o-hatred retro aspect that distinctly reminded me of some computers from the 80s.

A poor interpreter

Photography: Chris Null

HP Swaps Intel for AMD on OmniBook X Flip of 14-inch (even if the 16-inch model uses Intel CPU) and the revised model is one of the available high-end configurations, including an AMD Ryzen with 7 350 CPU with AMD Radeon 860m Graphics, 32 GB of RAM and a 1-Kerabyte SSD.