Omnica SuBook 15.6", Celeron N, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black

16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD can't save a laptop with a Celeron N150. This is a basic office machine wearing a gaming laptop costume.

The 16GB of RAM is the one spec that stands out here, and it's the main reason this laptop feels snappy for everyday tasks. But that Celeron N150 sits in the 6th percentile for CPUs in our database, which means it's slower than 94% of the processors we've tested. The integrated graphics technically show up at the 82nd percentile for GPU, but that's a misleading number when the CPU can't feed it fast enough. Real world result: web browsing and Office apps are fine, but don't expect to run anything more demanding than Minesweeper without frustration.

Stacked against the ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA or the HP OmniBook X Flip, the SuBook gets absolutely demolished in performance, screen quality, and port selection. Those machines cost significantly more, but they're in a completely different league. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is what an actual gaming laptop looks like, and it makes the SuBook's 'Gaming Laptop' label feel like false advertising. The only real comparison here is against other sub-$350 budget machines, and even then, the Celeron N150 is a tough sell when AMD Ryzen 3 alternatives exist.

At $300 USD, you're getting a lot of RAM and storage for the money, but you're also getting a processor that belongs in a Chromebook. If you need a cheap machine for typing, browsing, and streaming, this works. If you need anything more, save your cash for something with a real CPU.

The Omnica SuBook is a budget laptop that tries to look like a gaming machine and mostly ends up being a basic office workhorse. The headline specs sound decent on paper, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, but that Celeron N150 processor is the anchor dragging this thing down. It's fine for email, web browsing, and light document work, but anyone expecting actual gaming performance from a laptop marketed with 'Gaming' in the title is going to be disappointed.

If you're looking for a gaming laptop, this isn't it. Go get a used Lenovo Legion or ASUS TUF with a dedicated GPU instead. If you need a machine for video editing, programming, or anything CPU-intensive, the Celeron N150 will have you staring at loading screens. Spend a bit more on something with at least a Ryzen 5 or Core i5.

The Omnica SuBook is a budget laptop with one good spec, 16GB of RAM, wrapped around a processor that can't keep up. Buy it if you need a cheap Windows machine for basic office work and web browsing. Do not buy it if you saw the word 'Gaming' in the title and thought you'd be playing anything made after 2015.