# HP OmniBook 5

6 Hacker News commenters recommended HP OmniBook 5 and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a laptop with 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD and an aluminum build. Critics say battery life and build quality trail MacBooks.

## Why people recommend it

- More RAM and storage than rivals (3 comments): "This HP laptop also has 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD and is an excellent machine overall. I'm speaking from experience." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275415)) "It has a better CPU, 16 GB RAM (double), and 1 TB SSD (double)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47249217)) "faster, more RAM, feels great to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47334299))
- Fast and pleasant to use (2 comments): "This HP laptop also has 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD and is an excellent machine overall. I'm speaking from experience." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275415)) "faster, more RAM, feels great to use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47334299))

## What people warn about

- Battery life trails MacBooks (2 comments): "The bargain HP laptops don’t compare at all to MacBook build quality or battery life." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275111)) "That $650 laptop has a real-world battery life of ~8 hours." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47275898))
- Preinstalled Copilot and bloat (2 comments): "There's nothing special about an 'AI PC'. It's just a regular PC with Windows Copilot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362188)) "I don't want this garbage on my laptop, especially when its running of its battery!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362100))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple MacBook Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-pro.md): 928 recommend
- [Apple MacBook Neo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-neo.md): 707 recommend
- [MacBook Air](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbook-air.md): 633 recommend
- [Apple MacBook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-macbook.md): 499 recommend
- [Framework Laptop 12](https://hackerapproved.com/p/framework-laptop-12.md): 83 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=HP+OmniBook+5+16+laptop&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HP OmniBook 5", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hp-omnibook-5-16-laptop/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).