Developer |
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Type | Laptop |
Release date | 1993 |
Lifespan |
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Discontinued | 2002 (original line) |
Marketing target | |
Predecessor | HP Vectra LS |
OmniBook is a line of laptops originally made by Hewlett-Packard and currently sold by HP Inc., the 2015 successor to the original Hewlett-Packard. It was first introduced in 1993 as a line of business-oriented laptops and subnotebooks and was originally discontinued in 2002 following the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard, with the Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion laptops succeeding the OmniBook line.
Nearly 22 years later in May 2024, HP Inc. announced the revival of the OmniBook brand as part of a rebranding of its PC product lines. The new "Omni" brand would be used for all consumer PCs (aside from Omen), with OmniBook for laptops, OmniDesk for desktop computers, and OmniStudio for all-in-one PCs. This new branding would replace the long-running Pavilion brand in use since 1995, among other brands. [1] [2]
Model name |
Processor | Clock speed (MHz) |
Max. memory | LCD technology | LCD size and resolution | Release date | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 | AMD 386SX-LV | 20 | 10 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | June 1993 | [3] [4] |
425 | TI 486SLC/e | 25 | 10 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | November 1993 | [5] [6] |
430 | TI 486SLC/e | 25 | 10 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | February 1994 | [7] [8] |
530 | Intel 486SX | 33 | 12 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | June 1994 | [9] [10]: 240 |
600C | Intel i486DX4 | 75 | 16 MB | Color STN | 8.5, VGA | November 1994 | [11] [12] |
4000 | Intel i486DX2 | 50 | 32 MB | November 1994 | [11] [13] [14] | ||
600CT | Intel i486DX4 | 75 | 16 MB | Color TFT | 9.5, VGA | July 1995 | [15] |
5500CT | Intel Pentium | 100 or 120 | 64 MB | Color STN | 12.1, SVGA | May 1996 | [16] |
5500CS | Intel Pentium | 120 or 133 | 64 MB | Color TFT | May 1996 | [16] | |
800CT | Intel Pentium | 133 | 48 MB | Color TFT | 10.4, SVGA | September 1996 | [17] [18] |
800CS | Intel Pentium | 100 | 48 MB | Color TFT | 10.4, SVGA | September 1996 | [17] [18] |
5000CT | Intel Pentium | 133 | 48 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | September 1996 | [17] |
5700 | Intel Pentium MMX | 150 or 166 | 160 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | April 1997 | [19] |
2000CT | Intel Pentium MMX | 133 | 64 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | June 1997 | [20] |
2000CS | Intel Pentium MMX | 150 | 64 MB | Color STN | 12.1, SVGA | October 1997 | [21] |
3000 | Intel Pentium MMX | 233 or 266 | 144 MB | Color TFT | 13.3, XGA | November 1997 | [22] [23] [24] |
2100 | Intel Pentium MMX | 200 or 233 | 160 MB | 12.1, SVGA | April 1998 | [25] [26] | |
3100 | Intel Pentium MMX | 266 | 160 MB | Color TFT | 13.3, XGA | April 1998 | [25] |
4100 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 233 or 266 | 160 MB | Color TFT | April 1998 | [25] [27] | |
7100 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 266 | 288 MB | Color TFT | 14.1, XGA | April 1998 | [25] [28] [29] |
Sojourn | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 233 | 64 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | April 1998 | [a] [30] [31] [32] |
7150 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 300 | 320 MB | Color TFT | 14.1, XGA | September 1998 | [33] [29] |
|
Intel Mobile Pentium II | 300 | 256 MB | Color TFT | October 1998 | [34] [27] | |
900 |
|
160 MB | Color TFT | January 1999 | [35] [36] | ||
900B |
|
192 MB | Color TFT | 1999 | [36] | ||
XE |
|
256 MB | February 1999 | [37] [38] | |||
XE2 |
|
256 MB | May 1999 | [39] [38] | |||
6000 |
|
128 MB | Color TFT | May 2000 | [40] | ||
XE3 |
|
1 GB | Color TFT | September 2000 | [41] [42] | ||
500 |
|
512 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, XGA | November 2000 | [43] [44] | |
6100 | Intel Mobile Pentium III | 1133 | 512 MB | Color TFT | August 2001 | [45] | |
xt6200 | Intel Pentium 4 M | 1700 | 1 GB | Color TFT | March 2002 | [46] | |
vt6200 | Intel Pentium 4 M | 1700 | 1 GB | Color TFT | March 2002 | [46] | |
X | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite | 3400 (12 cores) | 32 GB | Color OLED (touchscreen) | 14, 2.2K (2240 × 1400 pixels) | May 2024 | [47] |
The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a subnotebook released in 1993 as one of the first models in the OmniBook line. It weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It is powered by an AMD 386SX-LV processor, featured a full-size keyboard, a pop-up computer mouse (The same pop-up mouse was also used in OmniBook 800CT; see the image above), and a 9-inch VGA screen. [48] [49] [50] Due to storage limitations, the OmniBook 300 included both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed in ROM, which was and still remains unusual to this day. [51] It had two PCMCIA slots for additional memory, modem, network cards or other peripherals. One of its outstanding features was a technology known as "Instant On". It was sold in three storage configurations: no mass storage (F1030A at US$1,515), 10 MB flash memory disk (F1031A at US$2,375), or 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at US$1,950). Compared to the hard drive, the flash memory disk reduced the weight and storage capacity but increased battery life. It came with slimmed-down copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. The "International English" version of the OmniBook 300 used code page 850 (rather than the more common code page 437) as hardware code page.
Developer |
|
---|---|
Type | Laptop |
Release date | 1993 |
Lifespan |
|
Discontinued | 2002 (original line) |
Marketing target | |
Predecessor | HP Vectra LS |
OmniBook is a line of laptops originally made by Hewlett-Packard and currently sold by HP Inc., the 2015 successor to the original Hewlett-Packard. It was first introduced in 1993 as a line of business-oriented laptops and subnotebooks and was originally discontinued in 2002 following the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard, with the Compaq Presario, HP Compaq, and HP Pavilion laptops succeeding the OmniBook line.
Nearly 22 years later in May 2024, HP Inc. announced the revival of the OmniBook brand as part of a rebranding of its PC product lines. The new "Omni" brand would be used for all consumer PCs (aside from Omen), with OmniBook for laptops, OmniDesk for desktop computers, and OmniStudio for all-in-one PCs. This new branding would replace the long-running Pavilion brand in use since 1995, among other brands. [1] [2]
Model name |
Processor | Clock speed (MHz) |
Max. memory | LCD technology | LCD size and resolution | Release date | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
300 | AMD 386SX-LV | 20 | 10 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | June 1993 | [3] [4] |
425 | TI 486SLC/e | 25 | 10 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | November 1993 | [5] [6] |
430 | TI 486SLC/e | 25 | 10 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | February 1994 | [7] [8] |
530 | Intel 486SX | 33 | 12 MB | Monochrome STN (reflective) | 9 in, VGA | June 1994 | [9] [10]: 240 |
600C | Intel i486DX4 | 75 | 16 MB | Color STN | 8.5, VGA | November 1994 | [11] [12] |
4000 | Intel i486DX2 | 50 | 32 MB | November 1994 | [11] [13] [14] | ||
600CT | Intel i486DX4 | 75 | 16 MB | Color TFT | 9.5, VGA | July 1995 | [15] |
5500CT | Intel Pentium | 100 or 120 | 64 MB | Color STN | 12.1, SVGA | May 1996 | [16] |
5500CS | Intel Pentium | 120 or 133 | 64 MB | Color TFT | May 1996 | [16] | |
800CT | Intel Pentium | 133 | 48 MB | Color TFT | 10.4, SVGA | September 1996 | [17] [18] |
800CS | Intel Pentium | 100 | 48 MB | Color TFT | 10.4, SVGA | September 1996 | [17] [18] |
5000CT | Intel Pentium | 133 | 48 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | September 1996 | [17] |
5700 | Intel Pentium MMX | 150 or 166 | 160 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | April 1997 | [19] |
2000CT | Intel Pentium MMX | 133 | 64 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | June 1997 | [20] |
2000CS | Intel Pentium MMX | 150 | 64 MB | Color STN | 12.1, SVGA | October 1997 | [21] |
3000 | Intel Pentium MMX | 233 or 266 | 144 MB | Color TFT | 13.3, XGA | November 1997 | [22] [23] [24] |
2100 | Intel Pentium MMX | 200 or 233 | 160 MB | 12.1, SVGA | April 1998 | [25] [26] | |
3100 | Intel Pentium MMX | 266 | 160 MB | Color TFT | 13.3, XGA | April 1998 | [25] |
4100 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 233 or 266 | 160 MB | Color TFT | April 1998 | [25] [27] | |
7100 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 266 | 288 MB | Color TFT | 14.1, XGA | April 1998 | [25] [28] [29] |
Sojourn | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 233 | 64 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, SVGA | April 1998 | [a] [30] [31] [32] |
7150 | Intel Mobile Pentium II | 300 | 320 MB | Color TFT | 14.1, XGA | September 1998 | [33] [29] |
|
Intel Mobile Pentium II | 300 | 256 MB | Color TFT | October 1998 | [34] [27] | |
900 |
|
160 MB | Color TFT | January 1999 | [35] [36] | ||
900B |
|
192 MB | Color TFT | 1999 | [36] | ||
XE |
|
256 MB | February 1999 | [37] [38] | |||
XE2 |
|
256 MB | May 1999 | [39] [38] | |||
6000 |
|
128 MB | Color TFT | May 2000 | [40] | ||
XE3 |
|
1 GB | Color TFT | September 2000 | [41] [42] | ||
500 |
|
512 MB | Color TFT | 12.1, XGA | November 2000 | [43] [44] | |
6100 | Intel Mobile Pentium III | 1133 | 512 MB | Color TFT | August 2001 | [45] | |
xt6200 | Intel Pentium 4 M | 1700 | 1 GB | Color TFT | March 2002 | [46] | |
vt6200 | Intel Pentium 4 M | 1700 | 1 GB | Color TFT | March 2002 | [46] | |
X | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite | 3400 (12 cores) | 32 GB | Color OLED (touchscreen) | 14, 2.2K (2240 × 1400 pixels) | May 2024 | [47] |
The HP OmniBook 300 (OB300) is a subnotebook released in 1993 as one of the first models in the OmniBook line. It weighed only 2.9 pounds and measured 1.4 × 6.4 × 11.1 inches. It is powered by an AMD 386SX-LV processor, featured a full-size keyboard, a pop-up computer mouse (The same pop-up mouse was also used in OmniBook 800CT; see the image above), and a 9-inch VGA screen. [48] [49] [50] Due to storage limitations, the OmniBook 300 included both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word pre-installed in ROM, which was and still remains unusual to this day. [51] It had two PCMCIA slots for additional memory, modem, network cards or other peripherals. One of its outstanding features was a technology known as "Instant On". It was sold in three storage configurations: no mass storage (F1030A at US$1,515), 10 MB flash memory disk (F1031A at US$2,375), or 40 MB hard drive (F1032A at US$1,950). Compared to the hard drive, the flash memory disk reduced the weight and storage capacity but increased battery life. It came with slimmed-down copies of MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. The "International English" version of the OmniBook 300 used code page 850 (rather than the more common code page 437) as hardware code page.