HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 2021
CPU i7-1185G
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
41 Overall Score
Price CA$485
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About This Laptop
HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 2021 — CPU i7-1185G, RAM 32 GB, storage 512 GB, screen 14", OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU i7-1185G
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 14"
- OS Windows 11 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average port (15th percentile) 15th
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average social proof (25th percentile) 25th
- Below average reliability (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-1185G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 3, 2026 Refurbished CA$485
vs Competition
| Spec | HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | Apple MacBook Air M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-1185G | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | - | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 15 | 53 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP EliteBook 14" 840 G8 | 57.6 | 18.4 | 73.8 | 14.5 | 40.4 | 62.3 | 39.3 | 31.7 | 24.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 59.3 | 48.4 | 79.5 | 89.9 | 64.5 | 96.1 | 97.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 91.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 88 | 92.5 | 71.6 | 80.3 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 83.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.7 | 64 | 90.6 | 74.3 | 96 | 55.2 | 64.5 | 31.7 | 94.2 |
Usage Scores
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