HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16 2-in-1: 16" 2.8K 120Hz OLED Touch, Ultra 7 258V, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB Gen4 SSD, Win11H, HP MPP 2.0 Pen @ $1000 at Costco

sapmi

Jul 19, 2026 3:57 PM

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sapmiJul 19, 2026 3:57 PM

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Hi all i need opinion on a laptop for Data Engineering work.
I'm deciding between these two laptops and would appreciate your recommendations, especially from anyone working in Data Engineering, Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or software development.
Option 1: Dell Plus 16" 2-in-1 (Open Box) – $850
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V (Series 2, 2024)
32GB LPDDR5X RAM
1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
16" 2.5K Touchscreen (2-in-1 Convertible)
Intel Arc Graphics
Copilot+ PC
Windows 11

Option 2 this posted HP OmniBook 7

My primary use will be:
Microsoft Fabric
Azure Data Engineering
Databricks
Snowflake
SQL
Python
Power BI
Running multiple VMs/Docker and lots of browser tabs

slickdealer2099

Jul 19, 2026 3:59 PM

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slickdealer2099Jul 19, 2026 3:59 PM

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Looks like they built the computer around the RAM.

hunter44102

Jul 19, 2026 4:51 PM

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hunter44102Jul 19, 2026 4:51 PM

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Reviews not too good maybe thats why they are clearing them out

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covertfantom

Jul 19, 2026 5:29 PM

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Reviews not too good maybe thats why they are clearing them out

They're clearing it out because the next gen products are about to hit the shelves.

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covertfantom

Jul 19, 2026 5:34 PM

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covertfantomJul 19, 2026 5:34 PM

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Quote from sapmi

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Hi all i need opinion on a laptop for Data Engineering work.
I'm deciding between these two laptops and would appreciate your recommendations, especially from anyone working in Data Engineering, Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or software development.
Option 1: Dell Plus 16" 2-in-1 (Open Box) – $850
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V (Series 2, 2024)
32GB LPDDR5X RAM
1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
16" 2.5K Touchscreen (2-in-1 Convertible)
Intel Arc Graphics
Copilot+ PC
Windows 11

Option 2 this posted HP OmniBook 7

My primary use will be:
Microsoft Fabric
Azure Data Engineering
Databricks
Snowflake
SQL
Python
Power BI
Running multiple VMs/Docker and lots of browser tabs

I've got this laptop. Alot of the items you've listed are really running in the cloud, so running them wouldn't use any more resources than just having tabs open? This things got 32 GB of RAM so it does fine with tabs. VM/Docker containers really boil down what you are actually running and how hard they are being run. I've got lots of VMs and docker containers running on far less hardware.

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sapmi

Jul 19, 2026 6:54 PM

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sapmiJul 19, 2026 6:54 PM

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Quote from covertfantom

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I've got this laptop. Alot of the items you've listed are really running in the cloud, so running them wouldn't use any more resources than just having tabs open? This things got 32 GB of RAM so it does fine with tabs. VM/Docker containers really boil down what you are actually running and how hard they are being run. I've got lots of VMs and docker containers running on far less hardware.

Thanks for sharing.

OldnCrappy

Jul 19, 2026 11:45 PM

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OldnCrappyJul 19, 2026 11:45 PM

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Quote from covertfantom

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I've got this laptop. Alot of the items you've listed are really running in the cloud, so running them wouldn't use any more resources than just having tabs open? This things got 32 GB of RAM so it does fine with tabs. VM/Docker containers really boil down what you are actually running and how hard they are being run. I've got lots of VMs and docker containers running on far less hardware.

Is the screen glossy?

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Is the screen glossy?

yes, sir

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Quote from sapmi

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Hi all i need opinion on a laptop for Data Engineering work.
I'm deciding between these two laptops and would appreciate your recommendations, especially from anyone working in Data Engineering, Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or software development.
Option 1: Dell Plus 16" 2-in-1 (Open Box) – $850
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V (Series 2, 2024)
32GB LPDDR5X RAM
1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
16" 2.5K Touchscreen (2-in-1 Convertible)
Intel Arc Graphics
Copilot+ PC
Windows 11

Option 2 this posted HP OmniBook 7

My primary use will be:
Microsoft Fabric
Azure Data Engineering
Databricks
Snowflake
SQL
Python
Power BI
Running multiple VMs/Docker and lots of browser tabs

Both are bad options due to low performance Processor The whole Lunar Lake series is developed for Battery life and high performance Graphics but poor CPU performance. You need a lot more power than that. Try to find CPU with Core Ultra 7 255H or AMD Ryzen AI 9 series Processors. Also, even a midrange dedicated nvidia Graphics is recommended, in case in future you want to run AI models or use Mahcine learning algos.

Right now prices are pretty high but keep a close look on the below one as that one goes around $1100-1200 a lot of times.
https://www.costco.com/hp-omniboo...04441.html

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sapmi

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sapmiYesterday 3:28 AM

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Both are bad options due to low performance Processor The whole Lunar Lake series is developed for Battery life and high performance Graphics but poor CPU performance. You need a lot more power than that. Try to find CPU with Core Ultra 7 255H or AMD Ryzen AI 9 series Processors. Also, even a midrange dedicated nvidia Graphics is recommended, in case in future you want to run AI models or use Mahcine learning algos.Right now prices are pretty high but keep a close look on the below one as that one goes around $1100-1200 a lot of times.https://www.costco.com/hp-omniboo...04441.html

Thanks a lot. I will keep an eye on this . You are right i might have to run Ai models in coming years.

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jonebgoodYesterday 5:19 AM

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Quote from sapmi

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Hi all i need opinion on a laptop for Data Engineering work. I'm deciding between these two laptops and would appreciate your recommendations, especially from anyone working in Data Engineering, Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or software development. Option 1: Dell Plus 16" 2-in-1 (Open Box) – $850 Intel Core Ultra 9 288V (Series 2, 2024) 32GB LPDDR5X RAM 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD 16" 2.5K Touchscreen (2-in-1 Convertible) Intel Arc Graphics Copilot+ PC Windows 11 Option 2 this posted HP OmniBook 7 My primary use will be: Microsoft Fabric Azure Data Engineering Databricks Snowflake SQL Python Power BI Running multiple VMs/Docker and lots of browser tabs

Intel ARC with 32GB shared RAM is trash. I have this HP laptop (got it for +$50 a year ago to use for my MSBA program, and I've had to 1-install vanilla Windows, 2-remove all the animation settings to do similar work just to get it to stop freezing with 60+ chrome tabs (using auto discard) and Tableau, Anaconda, MySQL workbench, etc., 3-update drivers for everything multiple times, 4-sit through weekly Intel display driver updates for the past month.

The hardware sounds amazing but if you use multiple monitors, it will drive you crazy, even if it's just one additional screen. Integrated graphics cards with shared RAM do all these computers such an incredibly disappointing disservice.

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Intel ARC with 32GB shared RAM is trash. I have this HP laptop (got it for +$50 a year ago to use for my MSBA program, and I've had to 1-install vanilla Windows, 2-remove all the animation settings to do similar work just to get it to stop freezing with 60+ chrome tabs (using auto discard) and Tableau, Anaconda, MySQL workbench, etc., 3-update drivers for everything multiple times, 4-sit through weekly Intel display driver updates for the past month.

The hardware sounds amazing but if you use multiple monitors, it will drive you crazy, even if it's just one additional screen. Integrated graphics cards with shared RAM do all these computers such an incredibly disappointing disservice.

I've had one myself, and have clients with, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i with 258V/32GB RAM and no issues. There are Intel driver updates every once in a while (which I appreciate they are actively improving) but nothing obnoxious. I'm guessing maybe you've got an issue with this HP. I would not call all 258V-based laptops "trash" though...

HP OmniBook 7 Flip 16 2-in-1: 16" 2.8K 120Hz OLED Touch, Ultra 7 258V, 32GB LPDDR5X, 1TB Gen4 SSD, Win11H, HP MPP 2.0 Pen @ $1000 at Costco

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