HP OmniBook 3
The way into the range. Email, browsing, documents and video calls, at the price the old entry-level Pavilion sat at.
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HP Inc. makes personal computers, printers and the supplies and services that go with them, and owns the HyperX gaming and Poly meeting-room brands. Founded in 1939 and based in Palo Alto, California.
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Palo Alto, United States
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Founded 1939
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- 2 August 2026
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About HP
HP began in 1939 in a rented garage in Palo Alto, where William Hewlett and David Packard built audio oscillators and sold the first of them to Walt Disney Studios. The partnership was incorporated in California in 1947, and the garage is now a state landmark. It is a founding story that has been retold a great deal, but the useful part of it is what the company still does: build the machines other people do their work on.
The company as it stands today dates from 1 November 2015, when Hewlett-Packard separated into two. HP Inc. kept the personal computers and the printing business. Hewlett Packard Enterprise took the servers, the storage and the enterprise services. They are separate public companies and have been ever since, which is worth knowing before searching for either.
On the computer side, the consumer and premium laptops now all sit under one name, OmniBook, which replaced the Pavilion, ENVY and Spectre lines. For work there are the EliteBook and ProBook notebooks and the Elite desktops, and above them the Z workstations, which is where the engineering and creative work that needs more machine than a laptop can hold tends to end up.
Printing is the other half of the business and the older one. LaserJet, OfficeJet and DeskJet cover the office and the home, Smart Tank ships with ink or toner in the box rather than in a cartridge, and Instant Ink posts replacements before you run out. At the industrial end, DesignJet and PageWide XL handle drawings and posters, Latex prints signage and vehicle graphics, and Indigo presses do commercial print runs that would once have needed a plate.
HP also owns two brands that keep their own names. HyperX is the gaming side, and since January 2026 it is the only one: OMEN, HP's gaming line, was folded into HyperX so that the laptops, desktops, monitors, headsets and keyboards all carry one badge. Poly, which was Plantronics and Polycom before HP acquired it in 2022, makes the headsets, video bars and software that meeting rooms and contact centres run on.
Running underneath all of it is HP Wolf Security, a set of protections built into the hardware and firmware of HP's business machines rather than installed on top of them.
HP is headquartered at 1501 Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, California.
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HP Smart Tank
Inkjets with refillable tanks instead of cartridges, and enough ink in the box to last a couple of years for most households.
HP OmniBook 5
The everyday laptop for a household or a student: enough machine for coursework and a full day away from a socket.
HP OmniBook 7
A step up in build and performance, for people who use a laptop for work as well as at home.
HP Smart
The application printers are set up and driven from: scanning to a phone, printing from one, checking supply levels and diagnosing whatever has gone wrong.
HP OmniBook X
The premium line, which took over from ENVY. Thinner, better screens, and the AI features that arrive on HP hardware first.
HP PageWide XL
High-volume large-format printing, built for reprographics departments that produce drawing sets by the hundred.
HP OmniBook Ultra
The top of the consumer range, replacing Spectre. This is where the fastest silicon and the best display in the line go.
HyperX headsets
Gaming headsets, wired and wireless. The Cloud line is what the brand built its reputation on, largely on how comfortable it is over a long session.
HP EliteBook 8
The premium business notebook, for people who move between concentrated work and back-to-back meetings. The best cameras, microphones and displays in the commercial range.
Poly Studio
Video bars and room systems, from a huddle room up to a board room, with the cameras that frame whoever is speaking.
HP EliteBook 6
The volume business notebook. Configurable enough to standardise a whole organisation on one model, which is what IT departments actually want.
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Frequently asked questions
What is HP?
HP Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California. It makes personal computers, workstations, printers and the supplies and services that go with them, and it owns HyperX, the gaming brand, and Poly, the meeting-room and headset brand.
Is HP the same company as Hewlett Packard Enterprise?
No, and this is the thing most people get wrong. Hewlett-Packard split into two on 1 November 2015. HP Inc. kept the personal computers and printing. Hewlett Packard Enterprise took the servers, storage and enterprise services. They have been separate public companies ever since. This listing is HP Inc.
When was HP founded, and by whom?
In 1939, by William Hewlett and David Packard, working out of a rented garage in Palo Alto. Their first customer was Walt Disney Studios, which bought audio oscillators. The partnership was incorporated in California in 1947.
Where is HP's head office?
1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, in the United States. HP lists (650) 857-1501 as its main telephone number.
What happened to HP Pavilion, ENVY and Spectre laptops?
They were consolidated into one range called OmniBook. OmniBook 3 and 5 took over from the entry-level Pavilion, OmniBook X from ENVY, and OmniBook Ultra from Spectre. If you are looking for a Spectre, the current equivalent is an OmniBook Ultra.
What happened to OMEN?
On 5 January 2026 HP brought OMEN and HyperX together under a single gaming brand, HyperX. OMEN still names the gaming PCs and laptops, but it sits inside HyperX rather than standing on its own, so the machines, monitors and peripherals all carry the same badge now.
What is HP Wolf Security?
A set of protections built into the hardware and firmware of HP business machines rather than installed on top of the operating system. It covers opening risky files inside a disposable virtual machine, verifying and repairing the BIOS at every boot, and reinstalling the operating system over the network when a device cannot be trusted.
Does HP still sell printer ink by subscription?
Yes. HP Instant Ink watches the levels in a connected printer and posts replacement ink or toner before it runs out, priced by the number of pages printed rather than by the cartridge. The Smart Tank and LaserJet Tank printers take the opposite approach and ship with a large supply already in the machine.