The amount of laptops announced at CES every year is staggering. There are so many to choose from, and for the most part, a lot of them tend to blend together. However, this year at CES 2026, the HP Omnibook Ultra 14 caught our attention , earning our Best of CES 2026 award . Not only is it super slim, but it’s tough, and you have the choice of either Qualcomm or Intel chipsets.
HP’s new laptop runs on Qualcomm or Intel
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Elite chipset is the company’s answer to Apple Silicon, and in 2026, it’s nice to see more PC makers adopt it. In the case of the HP Omnibook Ultra 14 at CES 2026, the company is giving customers the choice of either the Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X2 or an Intel Core Ultra 3.
For traditionalists, Intel is the obvious way to go. However, for those who value battery life, Qualcomm’s chipset could be a better choice. Apart from giving customers the option of chipset, HP has also designed the laptop to be ultraportable. It measures just 0.42-inches thick, but don’t let the thin design fool you.
The laptop has also passed various military standard tests, thus earning it MIL-STD-810 certification. This means that while it’s thin, it’s also tough. This makes it perfect for users who are constantly on the go and don’t want to worry about their laptops getting damaged. There are rugged laptops out there, especially for the enterprise. However, they tend to be rather ugly and bulky. HP seems to have solved that issue.
Other specs of the Omnibook Ultra 14 include a 3K OLED display, up to 64GB of memory, and 2TB of storage. Both the Qualcomm and Intel variants pack a 70WHr battery, but we don’t have the figures on exact battery life yet. However, if Qualcomm-powered laptops have proven anything in the past, it should let you squeeze out a bit more.
Pricing and availability
If you’re keen on HP’s new laptop , the company will be putting it up for sale later this month. It has a starting price of $1,550, which is admittedly not cheap. However, you are getting a slim laptop that’s durable, and with its specs, it should be more than capable of getting the job done. And then some.
