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
46 Overall Score
Price CA$429
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average social proof (19th percentile)
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average storage (26th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A13MT-610US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1185G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 1360P |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 53 | 54 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 25.1 | 48.5 | 37.7 | 91 | 64.6 | 85.8 | 25.7 | 32.8 | 18.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.6 | 67.7 | 90.5 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 86.8 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 99 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95.1 |
| MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo A13MT-610US Compare | 61.3 | 48.5 | 84.5 | 69.2 | 89.8 | 74.4 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 77.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$429
Bestbuy.ca 2 offers From CA$429
Newegg.ca 1 offer From CA$600
Price History
New Refurbished
Usage Scores
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