HP launches new MacBook Neo rival with Intel Wildcat Lake and OLED display

HP has introduced the StarBook Plus 14, a new Intel Wildcat Lake laptop, in China. It stands as a slightly expensive rival to the MacBook Neo, but it's worth noting that HP's offering comes with an OLED display, which is a better option than the IPS display on the Apple laptop.

Of course, HP didn't fully detail the touchscreen OLED display. For instance, the company didn't specify the peak brightness rating, but it did confirm that it's a 60Hz screen with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels and a 16:10 aspect ratio. This 14-inch panel is also said to have a 100% DCI-P3 color coverage.

Under the hood, the HP StarBook Plus 14 features the Intel Core 5 320, a mid-range processor from the Wildcat Lake range. It pairs the 6-core CPU with the 2-core Xe3 iGPU, and HP has equipped the laptop with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. As for storage, the pre-configured option has a 512GB SSD, which should be upgradeable (1TB Samsung 990 Pro curr. $249.99 on Amazon).

The company further highlights the slim and light build of the laptop. HP says that it weighs 1.3kg (about 2.86lbs) and measures as thin as 13.7mm. While it has a thin form factor, there's a good number of ports, including:

• 2x USB Type-A
• 2x 10Gbps USB Type-C with PD and DP Alt
• 1x HDMI 2.1
• 1x 3.5mm audio

A 59Wh battery, an IR infrared camera with physical shutters, and 65W fast charging support are among the other highlights of the laptop. In China, the HP StarBook Plus 14 launched with an initial price of CNY 5,998, around $882. It's expected to make a global debut alongside the other Wildcat Lake laptops that were introduced recently.