HP · 2024
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.
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- Best for programming office and web work AI and data work creative work
- Linux: minor fixes
Scorecard
Mean of six category scores, 0 to 10. Compiled from public sources. How we rate.
Strongest on speed, with no category below average.
- Battery 8/10
- Display 6/10
- Build 8/10
- Keyboard 7/10
- Speed 9/10
- Value 6/10
Worth knowing
Stands out
- Long 10h real-world battery
Watch for
- RAM is soldered, no upgrade later
Linux
Works · Best on fedora. Confidence: high · How we score
Linux compatibility, per distro
- Fedora Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : broken
- Webcam : works
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : needs tweak
04 LTS as shipped. Audio on these HP chassis often routes through an amplifier that wants a sof-firmware and UCM update before the speakers behave.
Phoronix: AMD Strix Point on Linux (6.10/6.11) →Show full report
io on these HP chassis often routes through an amplifier that wants a sof-firmware and UCM update before the speakers behave. Fingerprint reader has no libfprint driver. RAM is soldered LPDDR5x. The chip itself is the fast part here, the rest is HP business-class plain.
- Ubuntu LTS Minor setup
- Wi-Fi : works
- Bluetooth : works
- Fingerprint : broken
- Webcam : works
- Audio : needs tweak
- Suspend : needs tweak
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ships 6.8 and is too old for Strix Point; use the HWE kernel or 24.10+ to get the iGPU and suspend right. Same speaker-amp tweak as Fedora.
See the broader picture in the Linux compatibility hub, the full compatibility matrix, and the buying guides.
Specs
| CPU | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 |
|---|---|
| GPU | AMD Radeon 890M (integrated) |
| RAM | 32 GB (soldered, not upgradeable) |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Screen | 14" 2240x1400 @ 60Hz, 300 nitsfine indoors, dim in direct sun |
| Weight | 1.49 kglight for daily carry |
| Battery | 68 Wh, around 10 h real-world |
Common questions
- Does the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 375) work with Linux?
- Mostly: it runs after one or two known fixes (checked on Fedora, Ubuntu LTS). Strix Point (HX 375) needs a recent kernel: 6.11 or newer for the Radeon 890M and clean s2idle, so Fedora 41+ over Ubuntu 24.04 LTS as shipped.
- What does the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 375) cost?
- RRP is about 1350 USD (1499 EUR in the EU); street price is often lower.
- Is the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 375) good for programming?
- For programming we score it 6/10 on value and 9/10 on performance.
- How heavy is the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 375)?
- 1.49 kg (3.28 lb). That's manageable for occasional travel.
- What's the battery life like?
- A 68 Wh pack, around 10 hours real-world mixed use. We score battery 8/10.
- Can I upgrade the RAM or storage?
- RAM is soldered, so the 32 GB it ships with is the RAM it dies with. Storage starts at 1024 GB on this configuration.
Ready to buy the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 375)?
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from € 1.499 $1,350 RRP
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