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HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 Gray 2016
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
47 Overall Score
Price CA$374
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong gpu (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong port selection (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th 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
75/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 35 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US | Acer Aspire 14 AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M2 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 2048 | 512 | 512 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple M2 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 75 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G3 | 35.1 | 80 | 4.8 | 66.3 | 41.8 | 75 | 17.5 | 47.7 | 32.8 | 87.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro Compare | 79.9 | 72 | 52.2 | 99.8 | 97.1 | 69.6 | 37.6 | 0 | 97.2 | 99.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 83F5006HUS Compare | 96.3 | 93.2 | 98.8 | 38.6 | 93.9 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 67.5 | 80.4 | 87.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 85.1 | 63.5 | 65.1 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 37.6 | 89.7 | 59.7 | 98.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro NP940XJG-KG2US Compare | 86.9 | 53.1 | 52.2 | 58.1 | 97.1 | 87.1 | 37.6 | 0 | 80.4 | 89.9 |
| Acer Aspire 14 AI Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 95.2 | 41.8 | 80.3 | 94.3 | 0 | 10 | 85.4 |
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