There’s a market out there for convenience in computing. For decades, companies have sold simplicity and style in an all-in-one package, with most makers trying to take a slice of this lucrative pie. HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC is the latest attempt at capturing this segment.
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And the device is a fine effort from the company to do everything in an attractive plug-and-play machine. A huge, beautiful display backed by powerful innards and noticeable attention to usability and convenience makes HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC a competitor.
Genuine All in One, Plug and Play
Absolutely everything you need to start working and playing with HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC is in the box. A full-sized keyboard and a three-button roller mouse are included, as are two sets of two AAA batteries to power them. The mouse and keys are pre-paired – as soon as the batteries are in, you are hooked up.
And the mouse and keyboard will last a long, long time on a pair of AAA batteries each. I’ve done hours of work every day, while both my partner and I have spent hours a day gaming – and we have barely made a dent on the batteries of either in four weeks.
The stand comes in two parts, a footpad and a vertical stalk, and is assembled by hand. The monitor then clicks onto the stand arm. Plug in the 280W power supply and you are ready to go. It’s a seamless set up process that is truly All-in-One, truly plug and play.
Centrepiece
HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC is a premium product and great care has gone into its visual design. The lightly brushed metallic casing in a muted silver is elegant, minimal and professional. The matching mouse and keyboard are a nice touch to complete the package.
The 32-inch display adds to the premium look. There is a minimal silver bezel around the top and sides, with a slightly larger bezel at the bottom housing one of only two logos visible on the whole system. This solitary stylised HP exudes a quiet confidence – if you are intrigued by its design, you’ll lean in to observe the brand. The other logo sits on the palm rest of the mouse.
To Behold
The display is also overtly premium. The 16:9 panel with 31.5 inch diagonal offers 3840×2160 pixels (4K). 10-bit colour, HDR600, and around 700nits peak brightness is stunning with the right source material.
DC dimming of the LED backlighting gives a flicker-free brightness gradient so you can work or play with HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC for hours without any added fatigue.
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The panel uses IPS technology and offers a 178-degree horizontal viewing angle. The display does dim slightly as you move vertically from 0 degrees, something that those standing over your shoulder might notice.
Human Design
The unit stands solidly on our desk. The heavy metal footpad, around 20cm x 20cm, isn’t inconveniently large but certainly enough to keep put the 32-inch display. The unit never wobbles or feels unbalanced as we adjust it, be it along the 10-degree forward tilt, the 10cm vertical travel or simply moving the footpad to rotate.
The interface is tucked away behind the display, near the right-hand edge as you look at the screen. The power button and four-way directional toggle with OK button are placed intuitively, you’ll have no trouble adjusting your settings. They’re also spaced far enough apart, and have very different feels, so you’ll never hit the wrong button.
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The UI layout is similarly easy to use. Volume, input selection (PC, USB/DisplayPort and HDMI, brightness and colour are the quick options on the four points. The greater menu is reached by pressing OK.
Port Power
HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC sports a generous selection of ports. Four full-sized USB-A and three USB-C will do nicely for the vast majority of users. A HDMI out allows for easy dual-screen operation or for hooking the PC to a projector or conference display.
And it’s not just the provision of I/O that impresses, the placement is also well thought out. Two of the full-sized USB and one of the USB-C ports are on the monitor stand, near the bottom and below the lowest point the monitor can reach.
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You’ll always be able to see the trio and reach them easily. The rest of the USB-A and -C ports, as well as both HDMI and the power socket, are around the back.
The headphone combo jack is the one port that may have been better placed, perhaps on the stand. But, with wireless audio solutions being preferred by the type of user that HP is aiming at, it likely won’t be an issue.
We love the inclusion of a HDMI 2.1 input. The excellent display is begging for more use than your workday and some PC gaming, and HP’s inclusion of an easy route to using the device with a PS5 or Xbox Series X deserves praise.
Entertainment Centred
The 32-inch display is large enough to enjoy from a couch with friends. At around 700nits peak brightness, movies and TV are wholly watchable from a distance. The stereo 2x2W speakers aren’t going to give you a home cinema audio experience, but they are loud enough to fill a small room.
The speakers lack a little bit of low-end grunt. Music is still enjoyable, but those who like bass will probably add some speakers to their workstation.
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HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC also features HDMI and DisplayPort outs to share to other displays should you feel the need to go bigger.
Better still, you can hook up other entertainment devices via the HDMI 2.1 input. Gaming on the monitor using PS3 and PS5 was excellent. The excellent overall image quality, the low response times and the low lag make it great gaming monitor.
Home Office
A 5MP webcam sensor offers a lot of detail. Infrared sensors gauge the distance between you and the lens so your background during meetings is reliably altered at your request.
The webcam clicks down into the HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC housing when not in use. The IR sensor is also used for one of the device’s suite of well-being features – that is, maintaining optimum distance between the user and the screen.
Gaming by Night
Our review model HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC (32-c0001na) features an integrated graphics solution. While a dedicated GPU will obviously give you superior gaming performance, our review model’s Intel Arc with a maximum of 16GB of the machine’s total 32GB RAM at its disposal does a surprisingly good job.
Cutting-edge racing sim Forza Motorsport runs at an almost stable 30 frames per second, albeit at 720p render resolution, and with plenty of graphical compromises.
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Gaijin’s uber-optimised War Thunder manages 30-50 frames per second at medium settings during Ground Battles. The more intense in-game benchmark scenarios performed similarly. For those willing to go to minimum settings (non-old GPU mode), the device can handily hit a 60fps minimum.
Eye-gouging 2D side-scroller Sonic Mania is flawless at 60 frames per second. The 10-bit HDR display sizzles as it flings the high-contrast pixel art to and fro.
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Horizon Turbo Chase looks similarly amazing at a rock solid 60fps. The deep blacks and neon-tinged colours offer beautiful 80s-inspired eye candy. The sharp models looks especially aerodynamic in 4K.
Bethesda’s finicky masterpiece The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion runs without a hitch at maximum everything at 60 frames per second with hertz to spare. Auto HDR looks incredible (and takes off the default bloom) as we amble the rolling hills and dales of Cyrodiil. All Windows 11 machines need a widely available patch to run Auto HDR on TES IV: Oblivion, mind, but this takes, literally, seconds to do yourself.
Betty’s even finickier Fallout: New Vegas works with minimal patches, and that’s good enough. It also runs somewhat reliably at 30-ish frames per second with all settings maxed out.
Upgrade Path
HP OmniStudio X 32 is user upgradable but will need a little more skill and a few more tools than a regular desktop. Options are also more limited in terms of replacement.
There are only two RAM slots inside the machine once you do complete the rather delicate task of removing the rear panel. Both slots are in use on our review unit so 2x 32GB RAM chips is your most likely path to making a meaningful upgrade when the time comes.
Specifications – HP OmniStudio X (32-c0001na) Desktop PC
| CPU: | Intel Core Ultra 7 processor – Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (up to 4.8 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost, 24 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 22 threads) |
| GPU: | – Intel Arc Integrated (up to 16GB VRAM from main RAM pool) |
| RAM: | – 32 GB DDR5 5600 SODIMM (16 GB x2) – SODIMM slots x2 |
| Display: | 31.5-inch diagonal, 4K UHD – 3840 x 2160 pixels, IPS, three-sided micro-edge, anti-glare, 550 nits (peak) |
| Webcam: | 5MP infrared camera with temporal noise reduction and integrated dual array digital microphones |
| Audio: | Dual 2 W speakers with DTS:X Ultra |
| Storage: | 2 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD |
| Mouse and Keyboard (Included): | HP 710 USB Meteor Silver Keyboard and Mouse Combo |
| Ports, I/O: | – USB Type-C x3 (20Gbps x2 [DisplayPort 1.4 in/out x1], 10Gbps x1) – USB Type-A 10Gbps x4 – HDMI-out 1.4 x1 – HDMI-in 2.1 – 3.5 mm headset and microphone 2-in-1 jack x 1 – Realtek RTL8125BGH-CG 10/100/1000/2500 GbE Network Interface Card (LAN) |
| Connectivity: | Wi-Fi – IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax – 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz – 2 x 2 MIMO – WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Expansion Ports: | M.2 x2 (SSD x1, WLAN x1) |
| Dimensions: | 714.8 x 200 x 565.5mm |
| Weight: | 9.56 kg |
| Colour: | Meteor Silver |
Pricing and Availability
HP OmniStudio X 32 All-in-One PC (32-c0001na) is available in Ireland now from around €2,299.
