News HP reshuffles PC naming scheme, adds AI Helix logo branding, kills some old favorites

[Admin]

HP changes major consumer and commercial brands for its PCs, as well as introducing an HP AI Helix logo to denote NPU support.

HP reshuffles PC naming scheme, adds AI Helix logo branding, kills some old favorites : Read more

 

[Notton]

Yeah, that's not going to be confusing.

In fact, it seems your graph is already confused.
Unless the Elite series is supposed to go 2, 4, 5, 7?

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

The table/chart which you have drawn is wrong. The Commercial products only have even numbers, and there are total 6 categories for commercial.

U, X, 8, 6, 4 and 2. So instead of 7 and 5, it should be 8 and 6. Typo.

All New HP PC Models​

Tiers	HP Consumer Portfolio	HP Commercial Portfolio
U (Ultra)	OmniBook Ultra, OmniStudio Ultra, OmniDesk Ultra	EliteBook Ultra, EliteStudio Ultra, EliteDesk Ultra
X	OmniBook X, OmniStudio X, OmniDesk X	EliteBook X, EliteStudio X, EliteDesk X
7 (Consumer)/8 (Commercial)	OmniBook 7, OmniStudio 7, OmniDesk 7	EliteBook 7, EliteStudio 7, EliteDesk 7
5 (Consumer)/6 (Commercial)	OmniBook 5, OmniStudio 5, OmniDesk 5	EliteBook 5, EliteStudio 5, EliteDesk 5
3 (Consumer)/4 (Commercial)	OmniBook 3, OmniStudio 3, OmniDesk 3	ProDesk 4, ProStudio 4, ProBook 4
2 (Commercial Only)	N/A	ProDesk 2, ProStudio 2, ProBook 2

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

So here is a more clear breakdown, since the article has not explained these points:

1. HP has now killed all its older consumer and commercial PC branding, ditching Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, and Dragonfly codenames, and few more in the list.

2. When it comes to the new branding, consumer PCs are now identified as OMNI, while business laptops are labeled as ELITE.

3. HP OMEN, will however, remain HP’s gaming brand for laptops and desktop PCs. This is important for gamers.

4. The shift in naming is obviously because of the advent of AI and new Copilot+ PCs. duh !

5. And since Omni prefix applies to all consumer laptops and desktops, while the Elite prefix applies to all commercial laptops. Laptops are now either dubbed as OmniBooks (consumer) or EliteBooks (commercial).

All-in-one PCs (AIOs) are now called OmniStudio or EliteStudio, and traditional desktop PCs are OmniDesk or EliteDesk.

6. The use of OmniBook resonates with PC nerds.

Created by Hewlett-Packard in 1993, OmniBooks were originally business laptops but discontinued in 2002 when HP acquired Compaq. However, the name is more than just a callback to HP’s OmniBook heyday; it also conveys an all-powerful image for its consumer PCs, specifically, this new era of AP PCs.

 

[TheyCallMeContra]

Yeah, that's not going to be confusing.

In fact, it seems your graph is already confused.
Unless the Elite series is supposed to go 2, 4, 5, 7?

Long evening. Fixes will be live soon.

 

[TheyCallMeContra]

So here is a more clear breakdown, since the article has not explained these points:

1. HP has now killed all its older consumer and commercial PC branding, ditching Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, and Dragonfly codenames, and few more in the list.

2. When it comes to the new branding, consumer PCs are now identified as OMNI, while business laptops are labeled as ELITE.

3. HP OMEN, will however, remain HP’s gaming brand for laptops and desktop PCs. This is important for gamers.

4. The shift in naming is obviously because of the advent of AI and new Copilot+ PCs. duh !

5. And since Omni prefix applies to all consumer laptops and desktops, while the Elite prefix applies to all commercial laptops. Laptops are now either dubbed as OmniBooks (consumer) or EliteBooks (commercial).

All-in-one PCs (AIOs) are now called OmniStudio or EliteStudio, and traditional desktop PCs are OmniDesk or EliteDesk.

6. The use of OmniBook resonates with PC nerds.

Created by Hewlett-Packard in 1993, OmniBooks were originally business laptops but discontinued in 2002 when HP acquired Compaq. However, the name is more than just a callback to HP’s OmniBook heyday; it also conveys an all-powerful image for its consumer PCs, specifically, this new era of AP PCs.

Also, actually— I appreciate that you're being helpful, but this is a little obnoxious. Points #1 and #5* can already be inferred based on the literal title of the story, and points #2 and #4 are explicitly addressed in the existing text. I don't appreciate the implication you're making there. *#5 also clearly outlined in the existing text.

HP Omen remaining and the trivia on OmniBook actually is relevant and an appreciated addition, but everything else you just mentioned is either already present or so obvious it doesn't truly doesn't need restating. I would prefer that any backseating from the comments section be limited to tidbits I Missed or Actual Mistakes.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

For you it might be obvious or present/clear in the article , but sorry, it's NOT. At least not for me ! I was just giving a constructive and a more clear breakdown !

That's all. It's up to you how to take it. Didn't mean any insult to the original article's write-up or contents whatsoever. Misunderstood me here. I'm not that type of guy.

As an author, you should act maturely, instead of getting hyper for no obvious reason. Also, nowhere your article has mentioned the Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, and Dragonfly codenames, including Elite prefix applies to all commercial laptops.

Laptops are now either dubbed as OmniBooks (consumer) or EliteBooks (commercial). All-in-one PCs (AIOs) are now called OmniStudio or EliteStudio, and traditional desktop PCs are OmniDesk or EliteDesk. Of course nobody asked for it, but like mentioned earlier, I was adding some more context to it.


BTW, how about correcting your previous article first, instead of bashing us for commenting here ?

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[TheyCallMeContra]

For you it might be obvious or present/clear in the article , but sorry, it's NOT. At least not for me ! I was just giving a constructive and a more clear breakdown !

That's all. It's up to you how to take it. Didn't mean any insult to the original article's write-up or contents whatsoever. Misunderstood me here. I'm not that type of guy.

As an author, you should act maturely, instead of getting hyper for no obvious reason. Also, nowhere your article has mentioned the Spectre, Envy, Pavilion, and Dragonfly codenames, including Elite prefix applies to all commercial laptops.

Laptops are now either dubbed as OmniBooks (consumer) or EliteBooks (commercial). All-in-one PCs (AIOs) are now called OmniStudio or EliteStudio, and traditional desktop PCs are OmniDesk or EliteDesk.

I'm a human being before I'm an author, and as a human being I am very comfortable telling someone who isn't paying me when they're being "a little obnoxious", or particularly entitled. In fact I'm comfortable telling people who Do pay me when they're doing that.

I didn't care to list all of the brands that are dead because, again, the whole crux of the story is that This is HP's new product stack. You are listing names that no longer have relevance to people trying to identify a modern PC from HP. I wouldn't disagree with someone else's coverage choosing to list those, but this is My Coverage, so I'm gonna do it how myself and my editors see fit. Deal with it.

BTW, how about correcting your previous article first, instead of bashing us for commenting here ?

Please stop being melodramatic. You're not getting bashed right now. That said, I do care about fixing legitimate mistakes, and I hadn't checked that thread yet— I'll get to it when I can, likely in a less busy time of the day. I Am sorry for those Actual Mistakes in That Article, but I'm not gonna pull out my hair over valid writing choices in This One. Sorry.