HP ProBook 445 G6 review

ProBook 445 G6 — 64 GB of RAM at a floor-tier price

The 2021 ProBook 445 G6 is HP's AMD business machine: a Ryzen 3 2200U with 64 GB of RAM. At $167 it sits far below the business-class median of $297, and the verdict rates it worth the asking price. The configuration is a paradox typical of the used market: maximum memory (top quarter of class, 60% above median) on an entry CPU (basic tier, −50% versus median) with no discrete graphics (score 0).

The memory paradox, explained

Someone bought the cheapest acceptable chassis and filled it with the maximum RAM — the classic specialist upgrade path. The Ryzen 3 2200U is a dual-core Zen chip: patient on compute, generous on efficiency. With 64 GB aboard, the practical envelope is memory-bound work at relaxed pace — large datasets in RAM, many VMs running slowly, browser farms without swap. For a specific class of server-adjacent or lab duty, the formula makes sense.

The honest floors

Graphics at 0 scopes the machine out of any GPU work — the integrated Vega 3 handles display and casual duty. The CPU's basic-tier placing bounds single-thread snap and parallel throughput alike. This is not a fast machine; it is a big-memory machine. Buyers should know which one they are paying for — at $167, the RAM alone justifies the price.

Price trajectory

From roughly $1,300 new to $167 today at 9.5% per year, projecting to $137 in two years (18% lower). The steep curve reflects the entry-CPU chassis; the RAM holds the residual value nearly alone.

Where it sits against peers

Pricier neighbors are the ProBook 645 G3 ($182) and ProBook 430 G7 ($187) — faster CPUs with standard RAM; cheaper options are the HP 250 G7 ($155) and ThinkPad Edge E545 ($157), both entry-tier with entry memory. Nothing in the band matches the 64 GB figure — the machine's only competitive dimension.

Bottom line

Worth the asking price for exactly one buyer: the memory-maximalist on a budget — lab machines, home servers with a screen, RAM-hungry legacy workloads. The compute and graphics floors are real and should be accepted in advance. For general office duty, a faster CPU with 16 GB serves better at the same price.