HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 2021
CPU Intel Core i7 1165G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 53 Wh
53 Overall Score
Price CA$610
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average cpu (24th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1165G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1165G | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 72 | 80 | - | 73 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 23.9 | 47.9 | 73.3 | 91.1 | 42.2 | 84 | 52.9 | 32.6 | 50.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81 | 72.4 | 52.3 | 88 | 99.3 | 72.5 | 80.7 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.4 | 88.5 | 87.5 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 54.5 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 90.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 64.7 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 73 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 89 | 78.8 | 91.2 | 75.4 | 95.3 | 92.7 | 62.9 | 59.5 | 95.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 26.6 | 80.9 | 64.5 | 89.2 | 57 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 95.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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