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Best HP laptops
The top 12 of 25 non-discontinued HP models we track, ranked by our hand-scored average across the six categories. Not by what HP pushes, and not by commission.
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- HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 375)
One of the fastest 14-inch chips you can buy, a Zen 5 HX 375 with a 55-TOPS NPU, in a dull but solid HP shell from 1350 dollars.
€ 1.499 7.3/10 Linux, minor tweaks - HP OmniBook 5 14 (Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, 2025)
A 1.35 kg ARM ultrabook with a 14 inch 1200p OLED and a 59 Wh battery that hits over 25 hours of video playback for around 900 dollars, but Snapdragon X Plus on Linux is still an experimental story and the X1P-42-100 is the lowest tier of the family.
€ 836 7.2/10 Linux unverified - HP Pavilion Plus 14 (14-ew1000, Intel, 2024)
A 2.8K 120Hz OLED with 32GB soldered for about 900 dollars (approx) is hard to beat on value; just expect about 9 hours of battery, not the 13 on the box.
€ 999 7.2/10 Linux, minor tweaks - HP EliteBook 845 G10 (AMD)
A 1.36 kg Phoenix EliteBook with the Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Radeon 780M, two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots to 64GB, and a Notebookcheck-measured 10 hour real-world battery on a 51Wh cell.
€ 999 7.2/10 Linux out of box - HP OmniBook X 14 (Snapdragon X Elite)
Exceptional Windows-on-Arm battery, about 16 real hours, and a light clean build.
€ 1.299 7.2/10 Linux not supported - HP EliteBook 840 G11
Ubuntu-certified, SO-DIMM slots to 64 GB, 15 hours real battery, and a webcam that skips the IPU6 mess.
€ 1.799 7.2/10 Linux, minor tweaks - HP EliteBook X G1a 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 375)
A fast Zen 5 HX PRO 375 in a solid business 14-inch with around 12 hours of real battery, but RAM is soldered, the base panel is a plain 1200p, and Linux on this exact model is not verified.
€ 1.952 7.2/10 Linux unverified - HP EliteBook 1040 G11 (Core Ultra 7 165H)
The premium EliteBook is the 1040 G11: 1.18 kg, 13 real hours on the 68Wh battery, Ubuntu-certified, and a UVC webcam that ducks the IPU6 mess.
€ 2.299 7.2/10 Linux, minor tweaks - HP OmniBook 7 14 (Core Ultra 7 256V, 2025)
The 2025 OmniBook 7 14 is the rebranded Pavilion Plus 14, a 1.4 kg Lunar Lake ultrabook with a 68 Wh battery good for around 15 hours and a 2.5K panel for about 950 dollars.
€ 883 7.0/10 Linux unverified - HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
A well-built convertible with a 120 Hz OLED and a UVC webcam that avoids the IPU6 trap.
€ 1.699 7.0/10 Linux, minor tweaks - HP EliteBook Ultra G1q (Snapdragon X Elite)
Great Windows-on-ARM battery (about 13 hours real) and a clean build, but this is a Snapdragon chassis with thin Linux enablement compared to the ThinkPad T14s X Elite.
€ 1.899 7.0/10 Linux not supported - HP EliteBook 840 G10 (Intel)
A 1.37 kg Raptor Lake-U EliteBook with two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots to 64GB, a 51Wh battery and the same 250-nit WUXGA base panel as the 845.
€ 1.299 6.8/10 Linux out of box
