HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 Silver 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Graphics
OS ChromeOS
Weight 0.9 kg
17 Overall Score
Price $330
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel 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) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | ✓ |
| HDMI | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 0.9 kg / 2.0 lbs |
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Acer Aspire 14 AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 2048 | 512 | 512 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 16" 3072x1920 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | ChromeOS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.9 | 2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 75 | 35 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G5 | 7.5 | 52.9 | 37.4 | 55.2 | 21.8 | 93.7 | 17.3 | 32.7 | 73.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" Compare | 63.1 | 69.4 | 26.5 | 99.7 | 90.1 | 21.8 | 62 | 97.2 | 90.5 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS Compare | 96.2 | 93.2 | 98.8 | 38.4 | 93.9 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 87.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 85 | 63.4 | 65 | 63.8 | 81.1 | 86.4 | 37.4 | 59.6 | 98.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 24.3 | 52 | 52.3 | 93 | 89.1 | 37.4 | 80.4 | 94.8 |
| Acer Aspire 14 AI Compare | 63.7 | 63.4 | 80.9 | 95.2 | 41.7 | 80.2 | 94.2 | 10 | 85.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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