Arm-based Windows laptops running Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are all the rage, at least if you hear it from Microsoft or its manufacturing partners. But they aren’t exactly affordable, or even a good value compared to Intel or AMD. But the newest mid-range offerings from HP will start at $800, paired with 16GB of RAM. That’s a number that makes my eyebrows pop up.
The OmniBook 5 14 (ugh, not great names, folks) is getting that impressive base price, offering an 8-core Snapdragon X Plus processor, 16GB of RAM, and a rather paltry 256GB of storage in that introductory $799 price. Upgrade options include a faster Snapdragon X (sans Plus) processor, 32GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of storage, though we don’t yet know how much those will run you.…