HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 Review

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HP’s ultra-light 14” business Ultrabook weighs just 2.5 lb / 1.13kg, and sports a magnesium alloy casing. Despite its diminutive size and light weight, it packs a healthy number of ports including 2 Thunderbolt 2, 2 USB-A and an HDMI port. It’s more upgradable than the average Ultrabook thanks to 2 RAM slots. The laptop is available with Intel 11th gen Core i5 and i7 processors, with optional vPro and standard Intel Iris Xe graphics. It was released in the fall of 2021. There are a variety of display options and 4G and 5G WWAN are optional.
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@gerilynne1955 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another detailed review. You are my number go to when I'm deciding on which to buy. Or to keep myself updated.

@deanthompson1156 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lisa, for another very complete review. Stay safe and warm during another February Storm.

@denisalg1171 2 жыл бұрын

I'm very fond of Elitebooks. Especially old ones. I have an Elitebook 820 G1. It's ancient by today's "standards" but I've had it for ages and still don't need to upgrade. Mine survived so much I'm also very attached to it. I dropped it in a huge puddle once while in sleep mode and got flooded. When I picked it up water was cascading through the vents and the laptop was dead. Cleaned it and left it to dry for a day or so. Still works today. No corrosion or problems 3 years after that incident. My gf has a top spec 830 G7 from work and for what you'd use these Elitebooks mine feels just as fast. Compared to mine the new ones are even worse in the display department thanks to HP's sure view. The new keyboards are worse and the plastic they use for the keys is very brittle. One of her keys broke just from dropping a pen on it. Other than that they are tough little machines that are very upgradable. It took just 10 minutes to replace her keyboard. They are quite expensive for the hardware they have so you can find better value somewhere else but they are expensive because they are not disposable products like most laptops. Also, HP supports these machines for long periods of time with updates and security patches.

@jeffhale1189 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks…I enjoyed your review. Blessings on your day.

@RudrashishBose Жыл бұрын

I use this at work. It's darn amazing

@g43654 2 жыл бұрын

My company gave us these and boy do they get hot. It's summer in Australia now and working from home on this laptop is unbearable. However, a wireless keyboard and mouse combo is godsend. I do get random keystrokes and mouse clicks a few times a day though. Not sure why.

@user-gh1rg7uw6i 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for good review

@SelectedPeppa 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review. Waiting for the next gen with hopefully a Ryzen 6600u...

@mikerahl123 2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling that's going to be the next laptop my employer buys us all. This seems to be the series most in use for my company

@mimez98 2 жыл бұрын

True !!! my company got this one for us too

@Xp-Sam 2 жыл бұрын

@@mimez98 what's the battery backup

@user-iw2vn2ok5o 9 ай бұрын

Bought this today 😁

@anupambahl 2 жыл бұрын

Have the same ultrabook given by my employer in the i5 version… the battery on my i5 version is not great - i get around 4.5 - 5 hrs max which is similar to the gaming laptop that I have - HP Omen😐

@KM-eu2vt 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, what is this black thing, black dot next to the camera (on the right side) ? Is it another camera or is it some sort of a sensor?

@VicharB 2 жыл бұрын

Got recently myself 835 G8 based on Ryzen 5850U, my first EliteBook, as a replacement for ThinkPad based on 1135g7 which was really getting hot. Really liking it and can recommend, good battery life, just wish it had 16:10 aspect, with really good keyboard but missing the trackpoint. ThinkPad users should like it as an alternative.

@castle_novelist 2 жыл бұрын

How was the typing experience? I have Elitebook x360 and I love it but I'm thinking of switching to Thinkpad because I've experience it in a store and it's good.

@VicharB 2 жыл бұрын

@@castle_novelist ThinkPad for me is king when it comes to keyboard experience, along with TrackPoint. I'd recommend to wait for next gen CPU (Alder Lake in case of Intel), somehow Tiger Lakes are hot, though X1 series seem better.

@RedBeardedRabbit 2 жыл бұрын

I really like the HP keyboard and trackpad felt great last time I tried it. Still no middle button for the pointing stick users though ... sigh ...

@z00h 2 жыл бұрын

"trackpad felt great last time I tried it" that's a great joke

@hafssajatta Ай бұрын

Hi Lisa, Thanks for your helpful reviews. I have a question for you and I hope you can help and give me some advice, I'm planning to buy a dell xps 13 laptop for my studies (networking and systems administration), can you please tell me if it's a good choice or not? Thanks in advance.

@Zulgurub 2 жыл бұрын

Very neat laptop. Would have liked a price breakdown though

@commentarytalk1446 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking same: Review is very good but the price breakdown would add extra insight on value:price. Overall impressive laptop here with v useful extras eg LTE and upgradeability.

@salehel-malatawy4733 2 жыл бұрын

Wathcing from it :) Thanks a lot

@matchalina06 Жыл бұрын

Will you recommend it for 2023 and for a graphic design student??

@IDontKnow-bb6mt 2 жыл бұрын

I have a Z book version similar to this 2021 model as well. CRAP BATTERY LIFE. I cannot get more than 2 hours doing regular office work (teams chat, word, excel).

@MNHS16 Жыл бұрын

How is the battery life? I'm used to MacBook Air M1 and I can get a lot of battery.

@Tech1Tv 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Lisa do you know if MSI still going make 14” gaming laptops. I have the MSI GS43VR but the battery can’t hold charge anymore. I been waiting since 2018 but no new ones yet

@mobiletechreview 2 жыл бұрын

No idea, but I hope they do. With Razer and Asus doing well with 14" gaming laptops, it seems like MSI should jump back in.

@user-iy6ko1bz4y 2 жыл бұрын

Business laptop and no number pad?

@jerrylee1097 2 жыл бұрын

i would expect a g9th one

@Nearnface 2 жыл бұрын

wowowooww

@achman2621 2 жыл бұрын

Does it support 2.5gigabit ethernet?

@baldriss 2 жыл бұрын

"web surfing" wow, it has been a while since I heard that phrase :)

@AndeyKurniawan 2 жыл бұрын

Co uses hp slightly early generation. Lots of users experience os issue after a few days of use. Still not as reliable as thinkpads.

@CinimodMG 2 жыл бұрын

It's unreal they're charging $3,000+ for that... absolutely insane.

@prajaybasu 2 жыл бұрын

Don't think anyone buys it at full price.

@XMACHINAv2 2 жыл бұрын

@@prajaybasu Perhaps not. But then, I don't know how people are managing to get discount pricing from HP. Last summer I had the Z-Book Studio on a short list of laptops I was considering. I chose the "Build your own" option, and my configuration ended up being +$5000. I thought this must have been the _pre-discount_ price, and that I just needed to find a discount code somewhere on the site to get the _real_ price. (That's how Lenovo operates so I figured HP worked the same way.) No such discount code could be found: HP just expected people to pay double what they would for similarly configured laptops from the competition.

@CinimodMG 2 жыл бұрын

@@prajaybasu My large school district has a contract with Dell (not HP, so I fully admit this anecdote may not apply). Essentially, we can only purchase Dell products. I just ordered 14 business-grade laptops for a group of teachers (business-grade is required per the contract). When doing so, Dell acted like we were getting a discount worth hundreds of dollars for each laptop, totaling a discount of about $6,000. We ended up paying $950 for 13.4" laptops with i5 processors, UHD graphics and basically zero features. No touch screen, nothing. Come to find out after looking on their normal site at home and not through our business portal, I the discounts didn't exist. They jacked up the price in our business portal just so they could "give us a discount." Absolutely disgusting. I could've gone to Best Buy and bought far more capable laptops from Dell or any other brand for LESS than I was forced to pay. Sorry about the soap box moment - but I think there are a number of organizations who will end up paying very close to these outrageous prices because they're locked into (what I would consider) very dishonest contracts.

@kayaogz 2 жыл бұрын

Government negociated price for the full config is about 800€ for us.

@CinimodMG 2 жыл бұрын

@@kayaogz That seems like a fair price. Unfortunately in the U.S., companies are constantly taking advantage of schools financially. Then everyone wonders why we have no money... we do, we've just been forced to waste it.

@RogerAlan 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Lisa, could you do a video about windows laptops with gps capability built in?

@mobiletechreview 2 жыл бұрын

Laptops don't have GPS (perhaps some rugged laptops meant for the field might offer a GPS module). In theory, 4G and 5G options should have GPS capability, much like your phone.

@aelaan12 2 жыл бұрын

Odd that they still place a Gen3x4 nVME does it not have pcie gen 4 on board?

@CodeXploit 2 жыл бұрын

A bit disaponted... No funky t-shirt 😄

@tomicigoj5296 3 ай бұрын

It has waaay to many conectivity problems with Docks.

@lets_code_this2678 2 жыл бұрын

Is hp specter x360 good for programming

@justiceforall1288 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking’ laptop. 🙂 Is it pricey? ☝🏾🧔🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

@bradleyhansen394 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. Just got one as a work laptop... and I'm gutted. If I want a portable, I'll get an iPad. Sure it's light, small, and has a good battery life but as a work tool, it's garbage! Slow and can't really handle a 4k external display well, and the 250nit FHD is a dim and terrible option for a work laptop. HDD is fast which hides a lot of flaws IMO. Anyway, I'm stuck with it - my 2015 15" Macbook Pro blows this out of the water 7 years old!

@jiridvorak 2 жыл бұрын

Its funny,that if you get Intel CPU,you get 250nit display,which are really bad.When u get version with AMD then you get 400nits dipslay.

@m77ast 2 жыл бұрын

can it take more than 2TB SSD?

@m77ast 2 жыл бұрын

I still have this question. Can you please answer if possible. Thanks as I have just invested in a 4TB SSD.

@pakcokok88 2 жыл бұрын

Bought HP pavilion 3 in 1 awesome but battery was terrible. Regret buying for the price should buy MacBook Air M1

@user99tad Жыл бұрын

مشترينهن ودازيهن😅

@elaz2967 2 жыл бұрын

Love that sweater Lisa . Nike Fan

@tenevas666 2 жыл бұрын

Trackpad trop petit c'est absurde

@Raptor50aus 2 жыл бұрын

Very hard to hear your videos.

@mvevitsis 2 жыл бұрын

11th gen processor in 2022? Nah

@MaskSavesLives 2 жыл бұрын

No sound

@lets_code_this2678 2 жыл бұрын

Restart the video there is sound

@acos21 2 жыл бұрын

I have a general dislike for HP laptops and their aesthetics. Anyone with me?

@m77ast 2 жыл бұрын

@@zaandam0172 you don’t know V what you are talking about dear.

@mbovingfredy5114 2 жыл бұрын

🤔🤔🤔

@lets_code_this2678 2 жыл бұрын

I am the first like and comment (:

@thenubianspeaks4329 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most incoherent reviews that you have ever done. You ramble on and on and it is very difficutl to understand a word you are saying. slow down