HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G
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
51 Overall Score
Price CA$490
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average cpu (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 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 | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
| Color Gamut | 72% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 54 | 75 | 80 | 66 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 21.7 | 47.9 | 37.6 | 95.3 | 80.9 | 84.9 | 17.8 | 48 | 32.6 | 62.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.3 | 70.6 | 66.1 | 58.4 | 86.8 | 91 | 80.4 | 89.7 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.1 | 64.5 | 90.6 | 80.8 | 96.3 | 73.3 | 80.4 | 0 | 59.5 | 96.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 83LT000EUS Compare | 94.4 | 82.1 | 57.7 | 95.3 | 91.9 | 13.4 | 62.5 | 89.7 | 80.4 | 97.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 26.7 | 80.8 | 64.4 | 89.3 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 79.1 | 80.4 | 95 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 71.9 | 84 | 84.9 | 72.4 | 89.6 | 74.2 | 94.3 | 0 | 59.5 | 67.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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