HP OmniBook 5 Brings Wildcat Lake and OLED to a $699 Laptop

HP has announced a new 14-inch OmniBook 5 built around Intel's Wildcat Lake processors, with US pricing starting at $699.99. The launch model combines a Core 5-class processor, integrated Intel graphics and an OLED display, positioning OLED as a standard part of this generation rather than a premium-panel upgrade reserved for the most expensive configuration.

HP says the notebook will be available in Smoke Silver, Starlit Blue, Peony Pink and Soft Honeydew. At about 1.16 kg and 11.77 mm thick, it is also aimed squarely at thin-and-light everyday PCs rather than gaming or workstation workloads.

HP advertises up to 42 hours of battery life, but that number comes from a controlled local-video-playback test rather than mixed productivity, web browsing or sustained compute. The useful hardware fact is the 60Wh battery paired with a low-power Wildcat Lake platform; independent testing will be needed to establish realistic endurance.

The machine charges through USB-C and ships with HP's compact 65W USB GaN adapter. Its port selection includes two full-function USB-C connections, HDMI and a 3.5mm audio jack, which is notable on a chassis this thin.

Intel's Wildcat Lake platform is the mainstream Core Series 3 counterpart to higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 designs. It brings Intel's newer CPU, integrated graphics and NPU architecture into lower-priced notebooks, but the platform is not defined by the 40-TOPS NPU threshold associated with Copilot+ PCs.

That distinction matters because HP markets the OmniBook 5 as AI-ready. The machine can accelerate supported local AI workloads, but the label does not mean every configuration qualifies for Microsoft's Copilot+ PC feature set.

Every announced configuration uses OLED, while HP lists an upper-tier 2.5K touch option with 100% DCI-P3 coverage and up to 620 nits. Independent reporting indicates the lower-priced 1920×1200 OLED options are substantially dimmer, so buyers should check the exact panel rather than treating every OmniBook 5 display as identical.

The practical significance of the launch is therefore less about a single benchmark claim and more about component mix: a current Intel platform, OLED, a 60Wh battery and a sub-1.2kg aluminum chassis are moving into a $699 starting tier. Whether that combination is genuinely competitive will depend on retail configurations, sustained performance, display calibration and real battery testing after systems ship.