Micro Center has
HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16 2-in-1 Laptop (Refurbished, Glacier Silver Aluminum, B88B1UAR#ABA) on sale for
$749.99. Select free store pickup where available.
- Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location and may be limited.
Thanks to Community Member
Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Specs:
- 16", 3K (2880 x 1800), OLED, multitouch-enabled, 48-120 Hz, 0.2 ms, UWVA, edge-to-edge glass, micro-edge, Low Blue Light, SDR 400 nits, HDR 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3 Touchscreen Display
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (2.2GHz) Processor
- 1TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
- 32GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM Memory
- Intel Arc 140V Integrated Graphics
- 2x2 Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 5.4
- Backlit Keyboard
- Windows 11 Home
- 4-Cell Li-ion Polymer Battery
- 3.95 lbs. (1.79 kg)
- Ports:
- 1x Thunderbolt 4
- 1x 3.5mm Combo
- 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-A)
- 2x USB 3.2 (Gen 2 Type-C)
- 1x HDMI
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This 15mins video is very informative. Only two serious cons I see:
- Super glossy reflective screen (many OLEDs displays suffer this), if you plan to use outdoors are well lit room
- Wobbly hinge
However for $750, a 3K 120HZ is perfect resolution and refresh rate. 32GB RAM future proofs for a next 3 years at least, and very good CPU. The pros outweighs the cons for a non-gamer user like me.I've been waiting to find these specs under a $1k.
Thank you for sharing this deal
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It's got all the specs and is probably going to be excellent for most people.
Coming from a 14" laptop, this is definitely an improvement in terms of useable screen size, and the glossy finish isn't that bad as you can easily tilt the screen to mitigate whatever glare.
The centered keyboard is great especially if you're not one to use a number pad.
The lack of a column of keys for page up/down home and end drives me crazy, and using the function key to activate those buttons on the arrow keys is obnoxious if you like using those keys as it all but negates their efficiency.
The built in speakers offer decent sound but the volume level surprisingly maxes out quite low for what is essentially a desktop replacement machine.
I had a lot of bizarre issues running python and TurboTax on my machine, and after literally 3 full days on the phone with Intuit, the only fix that worked was for me to completely reinstall a vanilla copy of Windows without all the HP junk, and finally it cleared up the TurboTax issue. Python still gives me some issues but I've mostly found workarounds and that won't affect most users.
The biggest disappointment I have is that for a machine that is 4 years newer than my previous HP laptop and with about triple the processing abilities and double the RAM (in quantity and speed), chrome still manages to freeze sometimes as often as 4 or 5 times in one session. I have plugins to automatically put most of my tabs to sleep but somehow it still sucks up 50-70% of available memory and leads to freezing. This did not happen nearly as often on my older machine with half the RAM, and yes I know I don't need 60+ tabs open and I know I could just use other browsers, etc., but my understanding is that this is more of a Chrome/Windows 11 issue and less the hardware. That having been said, it's still super annoying and disappointing, but I'll digress as it's not likely specific to this machine. Most reviews and reddit posts I've browsed do mention that if you have any moderate level of computer skills, you should do yourself a favor and install a fresh factory Microsoft copy of Windows on the machine right away and you should be good to go for years.
The build feels nice and premium (I don't notice any issues with the hinge that some have mentioned) and relatively thoughtfully designed, including a built-in physical web camera siding privacy shutter. Battery life is great and machine is much quieter than my older HP laptop, and does not got hot in comparison. The keyboard can be a little "clackey" compared to some, but doesn't bother me much personally, though I often do use a separate keyboard due to the need for keypad and page/home/end keys for data analysis and coding work that the built-in keyboard just makes unbearable for me.
Regarding the built-in Copilot functionality, I don't honestly notice it or frankly find it clear what to use it for / when / how, and though I use GenAI very often, it's no thanks to that functionality.
HTH
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