On sale 33%
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G
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
47 Overall Score
Price $335
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong portability (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 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 | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 72% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | No |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| Battery | 53 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 2048 | 512 | 512 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 18" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | - | - | 75 | 35 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 26.1 | 49.4 | 36.9 | 90 | 63.5 | 85.9 | 24.6 | 32.9 | 19.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.5 | 42.5 | 47.1 | 96.9 | 83.6 | 92.6 | 36.5 | 97.7 | 92 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS Compare | 96 | 94.2 | 98.6 | 28.3 | 93.8 | 7.2 | 97.3 | 80.9 | 88.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 84.8 | 65.7 | 64.1 | 59.3 | 82.1 | 87 | 36.5 | 60 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.6 | 28.2 | 51.1 | 59.3 | 93 | 89.7 | 36.5 | 80.9 | 96.4 |
| MSI Stealth STEALTH18A2045 Compare | 96 | 94.2 | 86.8 | 82.5 | 86.4 | 1.8 | 89.9 | 60 | 85.2 |
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Other Configurations36
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