u/Odd-Web4113

I read a ton of reviews on finding a laptop suited for me and many came through this community board. So, thank you all for your comments. I figured I'd give some quick feedback if anyone else is looking for a similar computer.

• This is used for personal use at home. Mostly browsing the web and making spreadsheets. We do code in colab and mess around with different AI platforms. Don't use the PC for gaming.
• Bought 16GB of RAM. Really way more than I needed unless you really are a gamer. I have this connected to 2 other screens. So I had on my 3 screens - the Bears pre-season game on yesterday, running some python script for stock screening and had websites like realtor.com up that that requires a lot of processing b/c of the amount of maps and pictures it loads. All worked smoothly and I didn't hear the fan kick on at all. NO NOISE.
• The one thing I was reading with HP and OmniBooks is it is has hinge problems (funny comment I read was that is what HP stands for...."hinge problems"). But I also read that is not for the X version. On this version, the hinges seem like they are built well. We will find out over time as this is a very big screen.
• I really thought I was going to go for the XPS 14 with similar specs (but obviously smaller screen), but everything kept pointing me to this direction. With exception the XPS certainly looks more elegant.
• Anyway, I started this process and thought for sure a Dell, maybe Acer or Lenova for my PC needs. But after 3 hours of researching it, I changed my opinion and can't believe I bought an HP b/c I never had. I just retired a Surface Pro and I have invested in a few of those in the past. But, I can say this HP is impressive so far. It does list for 1,500...but you can find it for $900 ($600 off) at best buy right now.
• Finally with that price reduction and some other back to school sales, I did take the specs and run though both chatgpt and gemini and both pointed to this one across a multitude of factors. But, for the current price, it really tipped it in HP's value.

So far - a very happy HP client.