On sale 38%
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.3 kg
Battery 53 Wh
47 Overall Score
Price CA$400
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong portability (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 72% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | No |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc 140V | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 54 | 70 | 75 | 66 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 26.1 | 49.4 | 36.9 | 89.9 | 63.5 | 85.9 | 24.6 | 32.9 | 19.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.3 | 71.5 | 65.5 | 52.7 | 86.8 | 91.2 | 79.7 | 97.7 | 98.8 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.6 | 65.7 | 67 | 84.1 | 83 | 87 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 99.1 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88 | 79.4 | 65.5 | 94.9 | 95 | 44.1 | 79.7 | 60 | 79.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.6 | 28.2 | 80.1 | 59.3 | 89.1 | 57.5 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 95.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 66.6 | 65.7 | 51.1 | 65 | 95.7 | 87.7 | 51.6 | 80.9 | 98.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations36
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