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HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Silver 2021

★★★★★ 5.0 (2)
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G
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
53 Overall Score
Price $228
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
  • Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
  • Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
  • Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

  • Below average storage (18th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (22nd 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.

75/100Our AI sentiment readlow confidence · 5 sources · Jun 2026

Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 21.7
GPU 48.5
RAM 37.7
Ports 91
Screen 81.2
Portability 85.1
Storage 17.7
User Sentiment 47.8
Reliability 32.8
Social Proof 77.9

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 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Panel IPS
Brightness 1000 nits
Color Gamut 72% NTSC

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 x 2
HDMI 1 x HDMI 2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet 1 x RJ-45

Physical

Weight 1.3 kg / 3.0 lbs
Battery 53 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 83KT000GUS ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G Intel 9th Generation Core i7 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 Snapdragon X Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 16 16 16 16 16 16
Storage (GB) 256 512 512 512 512 1000
Screen 14" 1920x1080 16" 3072x1920 14" 2880x1800 14" 1920x1200 14" 1920x1200 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics AMD Radeon Pro 5300M Qualcomm Adreno Integrated AMD Radeon 840M Qualcomm Adreno Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.3 2 1.2 1.6 1.5 1.6
Battery (Wh) 53 - 35 57 - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageUser SentimentReliabilitySocial Proof
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 21.748.537.79181.285.117.747.832.877.9
Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare 89.467.926.998.293.721.859.8097.492.1
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare 98.827.452.152.793.289.5385880.696.2
Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 83KT000GUS Compare 66.258.365.569.268.174.252.567.380.689.5
ASUS Vivobook X1407QA-V14.X116512 Compare 89.627.463.975.358.776.6385859.896.2
Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare 66.86567.661.568.17462.3032.898.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From $228 14 offers across 3 retailers
Newegg 12 offers From $228
Used Best Price $228 Refurbished $253 Refurbished $271 Used $350 Refurbished $380
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Refurbished $389 Used $485 Refurbished $550 Refurbished $574 Refurbished $600 Refurbished $700 Used Out of Stock $239
Amazon 1 offer From $363
Renewed $363
Best Buy 1 offer From $469
Refurbished Kit $469

Price History

New Refurbished
$0 $200 $400 $600 $800 May 1May 27Jun 21Jul 18Sep 3Oct 9 $280

Usage Scores

Overall (52.8)AI/LLM (17.8)Gaming (15.9)Portability (70.6)Creator (24)Student (58.7)Business (57.6)Developer (48.1)Entertainment (59.4)

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53
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $228
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Also available open box & refurbished:
Used $228 Newegg Refurbished $253 Newegg Refurbished $271 Newegg Used $350 Newegg

Other Configurations24

EliteBook 14" 840 G8i5-1145G16GB512GBBlack$260EliteBook 14" 840 G8Intel Core i7 1185G16GB256GBSilver$300EliteBook 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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