HP ProBook 840 G8 review

A 2020 ProBook 840 G8 with maxed-out RAM, premium-priced without a GPU

The HP ProBook 840 G8 (2020) pairs an 11th-gen Intel Core i5 1135G7 with 64 GB of RAM and lands at $417, comfortably above the business-class median of about $297. Its one genuine strength is memory (64 GB, 60% above the median, "pro" level); the honest constraint is integrated-only graphics, which at this price makes the config feel specialist rather than balanced.

64 GB of RAM on a recent Intel platform

The i5 1135G7 is a capable 11th-gen quad-core processor that handles everyday multitasking and light development work comfortably, and 64 GB of RAM at a "pro" level is genuine headroom for memory-bound workflows. As a recent (2020) business platform, it should also age better than older siblings.

Graphics are the ceiling at this price

The weak spot by level is graphics performance (integrated only), which at $417 is a real constraint — most buyers at this price would expect some GPU headroom for creative work or light gaming. The strong memory is wasted on anyone who needs GPU power, so the value proposition depends on the workload.

Depreciation tracking the class

From a base near $1300, the laptop has depreciated to $417 at roughly 8.9% per year, with a projected value around $346 in two years — a typical curve for a 2020 business model.

Pricier and cheaper peers bracket it

Slightly pricier options include the HP ProBook 455 G9 ($468) and HP EliteBook 840 G10 ($471); cheaper alternatives include the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 2 ($390) and HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 ($371), which offer similar business-class hardware for somewhat less.

Bottom line

The ProBook 840 G8 is a premium-priced pick best suited to a memory-bound office user or developer where GPU power is irrelevant. Buyers who need any graphics headroom should look at a dGPU-equipped sibling — at this price, the iGPU-only config is hard to justify outside the narrow specialist case.