HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2020
The 32GB of RAM and a spacious 2TB NVMe SSD make this a standout for heavy multitasking and local storage, far exceeding typical ultrabook configurations. Its 1.46kg weight and durable aluminum chassis offer genuine portability without sacrificing a strong selection of ports, including Thunderbolt and Ethernet. This laptop is best for business users who need to run multiple virtual machines or maintain large offline datasets while traveling.
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
55 Overall Score
Price CA$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (22nd percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 2 x Thunderbolt (USB-C) |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 21.7 | 48.5 | 73.1 | 86.1 | 42.2 | 78.2 | 94.2 | 79.1 | 32.8 | 9.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 80.6 | 87.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 94.8 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
Usage Scores
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