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HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021

★★★★★ 4.7 (8)
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
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021 laptop
52 Overall Score
Price $197
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
  • Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
  • Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
  • Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th

Cons

  • Below average storage (18th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (22nd percentile)
  • Below average reliability (33rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

75/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 5 sources · Jun 2026

Based on 1 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 21.7
GPU 47.1
RAM 37.6
Ports 90.9
Screen 80.6
Portability 84.7
Storage 17.7
User Sentiment 47.9
Reliability 32.8
Social Proof 75.8

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
HDMI 1 x HDMI
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2
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 Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH ASUS Vivobook M1607KA-V16.R516512
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G Intel 9th Generation Core i7 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core i5 13450HX Intel Core Ultra 7 256V AMD Ryzen AI 5 330
RAM (GB) 16 16 16 16 16 16
Storage (GB) 256 512 512 512 1024 512
Screen 14" 1920x1080 16" 3072x1920 14" 2880x1800 15.6" 1920x1080 14" 1920x1200 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics AMD Radeon Pro 5300M Qualcomm Adreno NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Intel Arc Graphics 140V AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.3 2 1.2 2.4 1.4 1.9
Battery (Wh) 53 - 35 60 65 42
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 21.747.137.690.980.684.717.747.932.875.8
Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare 89.36726.798.293.521.859.7097.391.7
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare 98.925.552.152.69389.337.758.380.594.9
Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 Compare 76.574.556.872.270.527.552.379.280.586.2
Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH Compare 66.96467.680.867.581.180.58.41078.8
ASUS Vivobook M1607KA-V16.R516512 Compare 45.36961.564.167.523.537.779.259.797.2

Price

Value & Pricing

From $197 16 offers across 3 retailers
Newegg 14 offers From $197
Used Best Price $197 Refurbished $217 Used $219 Refurbished $253 Refurbished $269
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Refurbished $272 Used $316 Used $350 Used $468 Refurbished $472 Refurbished $600 Refurbished $631 Used Out of Stock $244 Out of Stock $280
Amazon 1 offer From $363
Renewed $363
Best Buy 1 offer From $469
Refurbished Kit $469

Price History

New Refurbished
$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 May 1May 22Jun 14Jul 7Sep 12 $280

Usage Scores

Overall (52.3)AI/LLM (17.6)Gaming (15.7)Portability (70.3)Creator (23.7)Student (58.2)Business (62.3)Developer (47.7)Entertainment (58.9)

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52
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $197
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Also available open box & refurbished:
Used $197 Newegg Refurbished $217 Newegg Used $219 Newegg Refurbished $253 Newegg

Other Configurations22

EliteBook 14" 840 G8i5-1145G16GB512GBBlack$260EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G16GB512GBSilver$299EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G16GB256GBSilver$300EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G78GB256GBSilver$359EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G8GB256GBSilver$401EliteBook 14" 840 G832GB32GB$470EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G732GB256GBSilver$475EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB256GBSilver$490EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB512GBSilver$540
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EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G716GB512GBSilver$557EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G716GB256GBSilver$570EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB1TB$649EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G32GB512GBSilver$693EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G732GB512GBSilver$716EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G32GB1TBSilver$743EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB2TBplateado$900EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G32GB2TBSilver$900EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G764GB2TBSilver$1,009EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1135G16GB256GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 11th Gen8GB128GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G716GB512GBEliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G732GB960GBSilver

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