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HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021

★★★★☆ 3.5 (21)
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
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021 laptop
46 Overall Score
Price $300
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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

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
1★2★3★4★5★Q1 '26: 3.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '26: 3.7★ · 3 reviews (approx. date)Q3 '26: 3.0★ · 2 reviews (approx. date)132Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 25.1
GPU 48.5
RAM 37.7
Ports 91
Screen 64.6
Portability 85.8
Storage 25.7
Reliability 32.8
Social Proof 18.8

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 Pro M1 Pro Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 7x ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US MSI Prestige 16 Evo PRE16EVO13407
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G Apple M1 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core i5 13500H
RAM (GB) 16 16 32 16 16 32
Storage (GB) 256 512 1000 512 512 1024
Screen 14" 1920x1080 14.2" 3024x1964 14.5" 2944x1840 14" 1920x1200 16" 2880x1800 15.6" 2560x1600
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics Apple M1 Pro 14-core Qualcomm Adreno Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm Adreno Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.9
Battery (Wh) 53 - 36 75 35 82
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 25.148.537.79164.685.825.732.818.8
Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro Compare 70.560.227.399.498.470.13897.493.9
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x 7x Compare 98.827.493.454.198.172.462.380.698.3
ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare 85.16564.964.281.886.93859.899
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare 98.827.452.158.395.941.852.580.696.2
MSI Prestige 16 Evo PRE16EVO13407 Compare 69.348.584.580.889.642.867.759.862.4

Price

Value & Pricing

From $300 7 offers across 1 retailer
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Refurbished Best Price $300 Refurbished $330 Refurbished $340 Refurbished $350 Refurbished $380
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Refurbished $450 Refurbished $523

Price History

$200 $300 $400 $500 $600 May 8May 28Jun 9Jun 21Jul 16 $300

Usage Scores

Overall (46.4)AI/LLM (16.4)Gaming (14.4)Portability (65.4)Creator (21.7)Student (49.1)Business (48.5)Developer (42.4)Entertainment (48.7)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

46
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $300
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Other Configurations24

EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G16GB256GBSilver$228EliteBook 14" 840 G8i5-1145G16GB512GBBlack$260EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G16GB512GBSilver$320EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G78GB256GBSilver$359EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G8GB256GBSilver$401EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G732GB512GBSilver$430EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G16GB512GBSilver$449EliteBook 14" 840 G8i5-1145G32GB512GB$450EliteBook 14" 840 G832GB32GB$470
Show all 24 configurations
EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G732GB256GBSilver$475EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB256GBSilver$490EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G716GB256GBSilver$533EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB512GBSilver$540EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G716GB512GBSilver$557EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB1TB$649EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G32GB512GBSilver$693EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G32GB1TBSilver$743EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G32GB2TBplateado$900EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1145G32GB2TBSilver$900EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G764GB2TBSilver$1,009EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 1135G16GB256GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i5 11th Gen8GB128GBSilverEliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G716GB512GBEliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1165G732GB960GBSilver

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