The MacBook Neo made quite a splash when it landed in March. $599 for a MacBook felt groundbreaking, and it was easy for casual onlookers to declare that Windows laptops had no true answer to it.

But what if I told you there was a Windows option that was better in almost every way? That's the HP OmniBook 5, a laptop you've probably never heard of unless you watch the space closely. I've been recommending it ever since I tested it last month. The price has been fluctuating, but more often than not, the 14-inch model was selling for $500. You read that right: $500. Today, the cheapest, most consistent price you'll find it for is $730 over at Walmart , but I've seen the HP frequently drop the price from $1,050 down to around $500.

And just take a look at what you get for the price, because it's absolutely stacked. It comes with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage, double what you get on the $599 MacBook Neo.…