HP EliteBook 15.6" 850 G8 2021
CPU i5-1145G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6"
OS Windows 11 Pro
27 Overall Score
Price CA$530
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-1145G |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 15.6" 850 G8 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-1145G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 15.6" 850 G8 | 31.3 | 13.2 | 37.7 | 4.6 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 17.7 | 32.8 | 58.1 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 55 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 90.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.6 | 67.7 | 90.5 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| 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 Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 72.4 | 89.8 | 74.2 | 94.2 | 59.8 | 67 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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