Photograph: Chris Null<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nAt first glance, it\u2019s an unremarkable device, completely clad in silvery aluminum, interrupted only by understated HP branding on the lid. But look closer and you\u2019ll soon see some design elements that might raise an eyebrow.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nIt starts, oddly enough, with the underside of the laptop, which looks like an angled pedestal upon which the keyboard rests. It also makes the laptop appear thicker than it is, though at 19 mm (0.75 inches) thick, it\u2019s actually about average for the 14-inch category. (The 3.1-pound weight, however, is comparatively heavy, and it feels as such in the hand.)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nThe other big twist is the keyboard. Rather than featuring the island-style keys ubiquitous today, the OmniBook X Flip has its keys all run together, with just a sliver of space between each of them. This makes each key just a bit larger than normal, and while that may sound helpful, I found it made for a slightly more difficult touch-typing experience as I accidentally hit two keys at once more often than expected. It also looks decidedly weird, a surefire love-it-or-hate-it retro appearance that distinctly reminded me of some computers from the 1980s.<\/p>\n
A Poor Performer<\/h2>\n\nPhotograph: Chris Null<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nHP swaps Intel for AMD on the 14-inch OmniBook X Flip (though the 16-inch model uses Intel CPUs), and the model reviewed is one of the higher-end configurations available, including an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 CPU with AMD Radeon 860M graphics, 32 GB of RAM, and a 1-terabyte SSD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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