HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2020
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
What Buyers Say
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2020
This laptop features a 2 TB SSD and 32GB of memory, making it well-suited for multitasking and gaming. It comes with Windows 11 Pro 64-bit pre-installed and is available in Grade A refurbished condition, ensuring excellent cosmetic quality. Users appreciate the ample storage and memory, though the graphics card's gaming performance is questioned.
Pros
- Large 2 TB SSD storage
- 32 GB memory for multitasking
- Windows 11 Pro pre-installed
- Grade A refurbished condition
Cons
- Graphics card gaming performance uncertain
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is praised for its powerful performance, long battery life, and stunning OLED display, making it ideal for gaming, design work, and media consumption. Users highlight its lightweight design and fast charging, but note the lack of a touchscreen, occasional auto-restart issues, and loud fan noise under heavy load. The GPU can be overwhelmed by the high-resolution display, and some experienced BitLocker crashes. Overall, it's a compact, premium laptop best suited for those who prioritize portability and performance over touch input.
Pros
- Powerful performance
- Long battery life
- Stunning OLED display
- Lightweight and portable
- Fast charging
Cons
- No touchscreen
- Occasional auto-restart
- Loud fan noise under load
- GPU overwhelmed by 3K display
- BitLocker crashes
Scores
Specifications
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core i5 1145G | AMD Ryzen 9 270★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 4 | 8★ |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz | 4.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 8 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Shared | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 | LPDDR5X★ |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 px | 2880 px★ |
| Panel | IPS | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | — | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | — | 500 nits★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | — | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.46 kg★ | 1.50 kg |
| Battery | — | 73 Wh★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2020
- Strong storage (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong portability (78th percentile)
- Strong ram (73rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus 14" GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Platinum White 2025
- Strong screen (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong gpu (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong port selection (84th percentile)84th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 77 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 29 specs.
