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HP Unveils New OmniBook, EliteBook, and Workstation Lines at Amplify 2025
Published: 2025/04/30 23:37:12
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – HP used its annual Amplify partner conference, held this year in Nashville, as a launchpad for a broad refresh of its commercial, workstation, and even gaming product lines. The timing aligns with Nvidia’s recent unveiling of workstation GPUs tailored for commercial applications, alongside DGX Spark and Workstation technologies.These new components are finding their way into the latest HP models. The event also included updates to HP’s Omen gaming series, possibly compensating for a less prominent presence at CES earlier in the year.
Many of these new PCs appear designed to capitalize on corporate upgrades from computers purchased during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, as well as the looming end of Windows 10 support.
The HP OmniBook X Flip 16 laptop
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OmniBook Series: A Deep Dive into Consumer and Gaming Laptops
The OmniBook series leads the charge, starting with the OmniBook X line. This year,it expands to include 14- and 16-inch Flip convertibles and a larger 17.3-inch traditional laptop. All three will feature Intel’s Core Ultra 200V series processors and up to 32GB of RAM. A 16-inch Flip version will also offer AMD Ryzen 5 220 chips, omitting a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), likely as a cost-saving measure.
Stepping down to the OmniBook 7, similar 14-, 16-, and 17.3-inch display options are available, with the 16-inch offered as a Flip. The OmniBook 7 lineup presents a complex array of choices, with both AI-enabled and non-AI PCs. Certain 14- and 16-inch OmniBook 7 models will ship with Intel’s Core 200H series CPUs, lacking the 40+ TOPS NPU required for the “AI PC” designation. The 14, 16, 16 Flip and 17 models will be AI PCs, using the core Ultra 200V series. These AI-enabled models are capped at 32GB of RAM due to the Lunar Lake processor’s on-package memory, and offer multiple OLED display options.
Rounding out the OmniBook 7 is the 13.3-inch OmniBook 7 Aero, equipped with an AMD Ryzen AI 300 series chip, also considered an AI PC but with a 32GB RAM limit, likely reflecting its consumer focus. The abundance of seven OmniBook 7 variants might undermine HP’s stated goal of brand consolidation.
The OmniBook 5 series simplifies the selection slightly, offering five versions. A 14-inch non-AI PC and four 16-inch models, including two non-AI options, are available.The 14-inch Flip and 16-inch models, powered by Intel’s older Core 7 100U series, target budget-conscious buyers. Similarly, a 16-inch non-AI PC utilizes AMD’s Ryzen 8000 series. Other 16-inch AI PCs will feature the latest AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Intel Core Ultra 200V CPUs, all exceeding 40 TOPS NPU performance. Both versions also provide up to a 2K 120Hz OLED display.
The OmniBook 3 series includes solely two variants: 14- and 15.6-inch models, both supporting AI PC capabilities with Copilot+ and AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series. The OmniBook series refresh aims to provide a complete range of options, though the seven OmniBook 7 configurations might cause confusion.
Commercial and Workstation Computers: Powering Professionals
HP’s “commercial and workstation” category encompasses desktops and professional laptops. Desktops are available as all-in-One PCs, Towers, Small Form Factors, and Minis. At amplify, HP revealed the ProStudio 4 G1i and the EliteStudio 8 G1i desktops. The ProStudio 4 G1i incorporates Intel Core 5 CPUs and AMD graphics within a 23.8-inch display, aimed at SMB frontline professionals. The EliteStudio G1i, intended for enterprise and SMB professionals, IT managers, and back-office employees, comes in 23.8- and 27-inch sizes and features Intel’s Core CPUs with 13 TOPS of NPU performance. The use of the Core Ultra designation for cpus below 40 TOPS is a point of contention for some.
The EliteDesk 8 series, in Tower and SFF configurations, offers up to Intel Core 9 200 series CPUs with 13 TOPS NPUs. It presents four discrete graphics options from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia, including the AMD Radeon RX 6300 2GB, Intel Arc A380 6GB, Nvidia A400 4GB, and nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 8GB. The configurations are varied, notably considering RAM differences and the use of consumer graphics cards in commercial desktops, although the entry-level positioning might justify this. The SFF tower shares CPU and GPU options, but replaces the Intel Arc card and RTX 3050 with an A1000 GPU.The ProDesk 4 series offers comparable CPU and GPU configurations, but with fewer SSD options, solidifying it as the entry point.
The EliteDesk Mini PCs stand out. The EliteDesk 8 Mini G1a utilizes AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series CPUs and up to 64GB of RAM via two SODIMMs in a compact form factor with integrated graphics. The Mini G1i features Intel’s Core CPUs with a similar chassis. The ProDesk 4 and 8 Mini models mirror these configurations, but with fewer Intel CPU tiers. Though, the EliteDesk 8 Mini G1a with AMD includes a Ryzen 200 series processor, using older CPU cores and lacking an NPU, presumably to reduce costs.
HP also introduced new EliteBook and ProBook 8, 6, and 4 series laptops, with Intel and AMD options. The commercial offerings are extensive, including four EliteBook 8 G1i versions: 13-inch, 13-inch Flip, 14-inch, and 16-inch. Each offers four or five LCD display options and includes Intel’s Core Ultra 5 and 7 processors, U and H series, enabling up to 64GB of RAM but with only a 13 TOPS NPU. The G1a comes in 13-, 14- and 16-inch variants, featuring AMD’s Ryzen 200 series, with a 16 TOPS NPU and older Zen 4 CPU cores, also offering up to 64GB, despite the lack of Copilot+ support. Displays are similar to the Intel variants. Separately, HP is offering Copilot+-capable systems with Intel CPUs in 14- and 16-inch configurations and AMD CPUs in 13-, 14- and 16-inch configurations. Intel’s configurations are limited to 32GB, while AMD’s go up to 64GB. All of these models still ship with LCD panels.
the EliteBook 6 series is simpler, with a 14-inch G1a powered by AMD’s ryzen AI 300 5 and 7 Pro and non-Pro series. The EliteBook 6 G1q, powered by a Qualcomm chipset, offers up to 64GB of RAM. This qualcomm version will ship with three different tiers of the Qualcomm X series: X Elite, X Plus and X. This laptop will also be the first to carry HP’s new Go service. This one-click service simplifies 5G connectivity onboarding, improving service selection with multi-carrier switching between AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. It also automates switching between secure Wi-Fi and 5G based on IT policies. The plan starts at $19 per month, making HP responsible for the end-to-end experience. Additionally, there are five more EliteBook 6 series laptops with AMD and Intel configurations offering non-Copilot-capable CPUs.
At the lower end,the ProBook 4 series mixes Intel,AMD,and Qualcomm processors in 14- and 16-inch versions. The Qualcomm version is the only 14-inch model and the only one with an NPU supporting Copilot+ features. The Snapdragon X CPU with Copilot+ stands out, as the Intel and AMD options lack a competitive NPU and use older CPU designs. One G1iR version even features an Intel 13th Gen Core 5 1334U processor. *two* generations old * in a brand-new notebook.
HP Z Workstations: Powering AI Growth
HP’s Z Workstation lineup was prominent at CES,featuring the ZBook Ultra G1a and Z2 Mini G1a,both powered by AMD’s “Strix Halo” Ryzen AI Max 300+ processors. Afterward, HP announced the HP ZGX Nano AI Station G1
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