HP EliteBook 840 G5 Core i5 8th Gen 8GB RAM 256GB SSD

Description

HP EliteBook 840 G5 design

The full aluminum exterior presents a minimalist silver finish accompanied by HP’s stylish slash logo. There’s a lightly engraved EliteBook logo on the hinge, and toward the top of the lid is a gray line dividing the lip of the laptop. I love that the hinge is at an angle, giving the notebook some flair compared to the plain, rectangular chassis of many other business laptops. The design is quite neat and simple. You can work in style.

As the laptop opens, you see a classy, backlit, island-style keyboard with a pointing stick.

At 3.4 pounds and 12.8 x 9.2 x 0.7 inches, the EliteBook 840 is slightly bigger than most of its competition. It matches the Dell Latitude 7490‘s 0.7-inch thickness but just beats that machine’s weight of 3.5 pounds. The Huawei MateBook X Pro is lighter and thinner than the HP machine, at 3.5 pounds and 0.6 inches, and the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) wins all the marbles, at 2.5 pounds and 0.6 inches.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 ports

The EliteBook 840 features several ports for business use. The left side features a secure lock slot, one USB 3.0 with always-on charging, and a Smart Card Reader.

On the right, you’ll find one USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt, an HP UltraSlim dock connector, an RJ45 port, an HDMI port, one USB 3.0 port, a combo headphone/microphone jack, and a WWAN SIM card reader.

Ports:
(1) Thunderbolt (USB Type-C connector)
(1) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 charging)
(1) HDMI 1.4b port (cable sold separately)
(1) RJ-45/Ethernet port
(1) Docking connector
(1) Headphone/microphone combo jack
(1) AC power port

HP EliteBook 840 G5 security and durability

The EliteBook 840 has gone through MIL-STD-810G certification, which means it can endure extreme humidity, extreme temperatures, vibration, and high altitude.

There’s the Sure View privacy screen, which protects the information on your display with a bright light that’s visible to anyone who isn’t directly in front of the laptop. This is activated by a simple click on one of the function keys.

One thing that you’ll notice right away is HP’s Privacy Camera, which contains a slider that physically blocks the webcam’s lens. Additionally, there’s a subtle fingerprint reader underneath the rightmost arrow key. HP’s Sure Recover feature can reimage your PC even if the hard drive gets wiped. HP also built in an Endpoint Security Controller, which is a physical chip that powers the company’s Sure Start software, a self-healing BIOS. BIOS is the first software run by all IBM-compatible PCs when turned on.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 display

The 14-inch, 1920 x 1080 IPS LED display on the EliteBook 840 base model was lackluster and too dim to enjoy. Watching Henry Cavill and his Superman’s muscles march across a bathroom to beat someone to death was designed to be an intense and joyful experience. Instead, it felt trivial as the bathroom lights faded out the color in the characters’ clothes and faces. Superman’s magnificent body and mustache meant nothing to me.

On the other hand, the config with the 1920 x 1080 integrated privacy screen produced bright and vibrant images. I was mesmerized as Tom Cruise fumbled with his seat belt and had a confused, then panicked expression as a military helicopter tumbled down a bright, snowy mountaintop toward him. From the sunset shading Cruise’s complexion to the different hues in the blue sky, the colors were dynamic.

The base display produced a dim 217 nits of brightness, crashing below the 305-nit category average. The HP’s privacy display, however, annihilated the competition, with a whopping 619 nits.

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(1) Screen Size: 14 inches
(1) Resolution: Full HD (1920 * 1080)
(1) Graphics Type: Intel UHD Graphics 620
(1) Total Graphics Memory: 4GB
(1) Shared System Memory: 4GB
(1) Display Memory (VRAM): 128MB

HP EliteBook 840 G5 keyboard, touchpad, and pointing stick

The EliteBook 840’s backlit keyboard is tight; it sharply sinks into the chassis, and the keys feel substantial and clicky while you’re typing. The backlighting has only two settings, which is disappointing for a laptop of this price.

We usually look for travel between 1.5 and 2 mm and actuation force above 60 grams. The keyboard is incredibly comfortable, allowing me to sail past my 60-words-per-minute average with 68 wpm on the 10fastfingers typing test.

There are two discrete mouse buttons for it at the top of the touchpad, but unlike the Latitude 7490 and ThinkPad X1, this HP doesn’t have a scroll button.

The 4.2 x 2.3 touchpad is smooth and responsive, with a decent pair of clickers. It captures all of the key Windows 10 gestures, from two-finger window scrolling to three-finger task swiping.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 audio

The EliteBook’s Bang & Olufsen speakers are a blessing to my ears. While listening to “Stressed Out” by Twenty-One Pilots, I heard every single entrancing beat from the percussion to the keyboard as they creatively intertwined with Tyler Joseph’s vocals. The balance of bass and treble allows each instrument to shine, creating a surprisingly intense experience. Bang & Olufsen provides its own equalizer app, so you can customize the sound to your specific needs.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 performance

You can do it all without a hint of lag. Our config is loaded with a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U processor, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, and an Intel UHD Graphics 620, which allowed the notebook to perform this multitasking with ease. On the Geekbench 4 overall performance test, the EliteBook 840 scored an excellent.

The EliteBook 840 took 15 minutes and 50 seconds to transcode a 4K video to 1080p on our Handbrake test, which completely destroys its competitors’ results. Copying 4.97GB of data was a breeze for the EliteBook 840s 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, taking only 10 seconds (for 509 megabytes per second). The category average is nearly half that speed (286 MBps).

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 (upgradable to AMD Radeon RX 540 2GB) maintained a solid 55 frames per second while running Dirt 3. While that is well above a playable 30 fps, the EliteBook’s competitors ran the game at higher frame rates.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 battery life

The EliteBook 840 will last an average workday. While web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits of brightness, the laptop lasted for 8 hours and 31 minutes.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 heat

The EliteBook 840 can run a little warm, but nothing too extreme. After I ran an HD video for 15 minutes, the HP’s undercarriage measured 99 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s slightly above our 95-degree comfort threshold. Meanwhile, the touchpad and center of the keyboard hit a cooler 87 and 98 degrees, respectively. The hottest temp was 101 degrees, which came from the lower left side of the undercarriage.

HP EliteBook 840 G5 software and warranty

HP jam-packs a ton of its own apps into the EliteBook 840. The most useful one is HP’s Recovery Manager, which can perform maintenance, reinstall drivers and manage backups. HP Support Assistant manages warranty and computer updates. On the security side, HP Client Security takes care of fingerprints, Sure Recover and other features.

HP WorkWise provides a way to manage your PC’s performance and security via a phone app with the same name. There’s also HP’s own download manager, a malware scanner for web browsers and a printing manager.

Along with all of those apps, comes a decent amount of bloatware, starring Candy Crush Saga, Cooking Fever, March of Empires: War of Lords and so much more.

The EliteBook 840 comes with a three-year limited warranty that can be downgraded to a one-year warranty.

Others:

(1) Keypad light
(1) Face ID
(1) Fingerprint
(1) Good battery life
(1) Original power adapter

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The EliteBook 840 G5 is the absolute beauty of a business laptop, providing a comfy keyboard, strong performance, and amazing sound in a stylish design. Power, security, productivity, and entertainment: The EliteBook 840 excels at it all. From its keyboard and privacy display to its speakers and performance, every aspect of this business laptop is high quality. But overall, the EliteBook 840 provides everything you could want from a well-rounded business notebook. Sardar Tech is the Best quality laptop shop in Dhaka Bangladesh. If you’re planning to get a used laptop. You can get a Second-Hand Laptop for Cheap from Sardar Tech.