HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Black 2021
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average screen (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | I5-1145G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS | MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2045 | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | I5-1145G | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 18" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 70 | 35 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 22.8 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 93 | 20.8 | 65.8 | 9.2 | 32.9 | 20.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.5 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 96.8 | 83.7 | 92.6 | 36.5 | 97.7 | 92 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS Compare | 96 | 94.3 | 98.6 | 28.3 | 93.8 | 7.3 | 97.3 | 80.9 | 88.6 |
| MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2045 Compare | 96 | 94.3 | 86.8 | 82.5 | 86.5 | 1.8 | 89.9 | 60 | 85.1 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 66.6 | 65.7 | 51 | 71.9 | 82.1 | 74.2 | 79.7 | 60 | 62.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.7 | 28.3 | 51 | 52.7 | 95.8 | 40.7 | 51.6 | 80.9 | 96.3 |
Price
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