The HP Elitebook 840 G9 follows in the high-performing footsteps of the 840 G8, and this new upgrade brings a taller, brighter screen to the table, great for content creators, and the battery life is great for workers on the go.

But I didn't notice any particular throttling of the 10-core, 12-thread i7 processor in my review sample. The 14-inch screen has a 16:10 aspect ratio, which has the added effect, so the keyboard area and the screen sizes match up, of giving you a larger trackpad than usual, along with a keyboard that doesn't feel too compact for prolonged use.The ultrabook market is geared towards business users on the go, and the HP EliteBook 840 G1 is the latest offering from HP in this market.

SSD stands for Solid State Drive and is a form of flash storage that has the same functionality as a hard drive but operates at much faster speeds. The contrast alongside the brightness elevates video-viewing experience far above what you'd expect from such a compact screen, meaning it's a great laptop for streaming, even without 4K. Unfortunately there’s no option to upgrade the GPU on G7 models but the EliteBook 840 G8 can be fitted with an NVIDIA GeForce MX450, in addition to the embedded graphics chip.The HP Elitebook 840 G9 supersedes the well-liked and very capable Elitebook 840 G8, and comes with a few upgrades over its predecessor too. The 840 G1 has distinguished, get-down-to-business looks, a great design, robust performance and all the correct corporate options. mm, the ultraslim and light HP EliteBook 840 comes with VGA, Display Port, RJ-45, USB, USB-C, and enterprise docking capabilities.

gen i7-1165 processor scores and slightly below Xeon processors like the CPU X5650 in our Cinebench R23 test. This PC is quite sustainable, with at least 50 percent recycled stamped aluminum in the cover, 75 percent post-consumer recycled plastic in the bezels, 50 percent post-consumer recycled DVDs/CDs in the keycaps, and 5 percent ocean-bound plastic in the speaker enclosure. BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Terms and Conditions: For promo code discounts, enter respective code to redeem the advertised product discount. We also run two tests from the cross-platform GPU benchmark GFXBench 5, which stresses both low-level routines like texturing and high-level, game-like image rendering.The main competitors for the HP EliteBook 840 G9 are the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 or T14s, and the Dell Latitude 7400 series. After recently reviewing the upper-end Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD SKU, we can finally now compare it the upper-end Intel Core i7-1280P option. Most of the AV features are configured using HP’s Audio Control app, which provides an Auto preset so you don’t have to switch manually between music, movies, and voice modes. I ran my usual performance benchmarks, and the EliteBook 840 G9 actually tests quite well, although that shouldn't be a surprise since it did so well in everyday usage. If you need a super-wide color gamut for photo or video editing, you can look for something with an OLED display.