HP’s answer to the MacBook Neo is thinner, lighter, and comes with OLED

The HP OmniBook 5 14 looks like a Neo wannabe right down to its 8GB of RAM and colors, but it seems a compelling competitor.

HP is announcing a new laptop that’s squarely aimed at Apple’s MacBook Neo . The 2026 HP OmniBook 5 14 starts at $699.99 with an Intel Core 5 315 “Wildcat Lake” processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. Much of that sounds pretty familiar, being in lockstep with both Apple’s Neo and its recent competition from Dell , Asus , and Acer — the HP even offers a similar four color options in silver, pink, blue, and green. But one thing that separates the OmniBook is its inclusion of an OLED display on all configs.

The OmniBook 5 14 can be configured much higher, with up to a Core 7 350 chip, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD, but all models include a 1080p webcam, dual speakers, HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack, and just two 10Gbps USB-C ports. And while the inclusion of OLED across the range is a major draw to the new OmniBook, the base config only has a passable 1920 x 1200 resolution and 300 nits of max brightness on its non-touch panel. A touchscreen version will be available when the OmniBook 5 launches in October, but a version with a 2560 x 1600 resolution OLED and 400 nits of brightness isn’t coming until March 2027.