A lot of changes! After HP only gave its business notebook a quick brush-up last year, a lot of changes have been made to the new EliteBook 840. There is the Kaby Lake Refresh processor, and a new case redesign. This does not necessarily mean that new is always better. Find out what changes have been made and how the new business companion fares in our set of tests below.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-EliteBook-840-G5-i5-8250U-SSD-Full-HD-Laptop-Review.295916.0.html
Please modify the comparison table at the beginning of the article. The Elitebook G5 is not actually in the table, the G4 is.
Maybe partition is unaligned (4K; partition starts at 63 sector, not at 1MB)
Fan control of this laptop is broken; the fan quickly spins to full speed and stays at full speed until sleep/restart. The 830 G5 also suffers from this issue. If you're sensitive to noise, avoid the G5 series unless you want to gamble on new BIOS.
The RX 540 in the dGPU equipped version throttles at 60-65 degrees Celsius. The dGPU throttles by rapidly switching between 200-500MHz (normally 950-1000MHz). For long term usage, the dGPU is barely better than the iGPU (extremely bad framepacing/stuttering when the dGPU is throttled).
Doesn anybody know - what pci-lanes number it comes with on Thunderbolt port? 2x or 3x?
Anothe idea - is it possible to test 8550 with dGPU and WHQ display installed?
Thanks!
There's one major change from the G4 that should have been pointed out in the review - the G4 could accommodate both a SATA and an m.2 disk. As far as I can make out the G5 is m.2 only.
I see that the camera only scored 27 / 85. Could you share the test methodology?
One thing about the chassis is that the underside has a lot of sharpness to its length though the edges are rounded.
The underside is a bit easier to unscrew than the G4 due to less screws and the screws are attached to the base (not removable) but the base is harder to pry off.
G3/G4 had a displayport plug and the new G5 has HDMI instead.
The hotkey software doesn't seem to work properly currently (software update fixable) as it always enables the function key so if you want to alt F4 a program you need to push alt + fn + f4 otherwise the Fkeys will just do their pictured tasks.
Oh and HP's new logo looks like it is saying Lip
How do I temporarily disable the touchpad if I want to do some typing? There's no top left orange button to disable touch pad anymore.
I would like your advice in something about this ultrabook! How can I know the brightness of the screen of the model (3JX27EA) that I find in a store in Greece. Because I see that HP has different options as far as the screen is concerned during the buy process in their site. Thank yoy very much.
According to HP specs for the 840 G5, if there's an ambient light sensor - it's a 400nit screen. It has much higher color gamut as well.
Why Display only 87%?! Redaktion?
1600:1 (as on top smarphones), <0.25 black level, 90% sRGB, it almost perfect IPS for this segment! 95%, not less.
85-87% in your review you claimed for dull and with contrast 800:1, <60% sRGB. In this case, such should receive no more than 70%. Do you have any inadequate model for screen ratings, expensive edition
If there typo or measurement error in sRGB rating?
If not, the comment about screen quality of G5 is not correct then.
"Compared to the HP EliteBook 840 G4, the fifth-generation shows visible improvements".
Yes, properties of this screen are better compared to TN display in previous version of HP 840 G4 but compared to 2 IPS screens offered by previous G4 model this one is worse offering only 88% of sRGB compared to 92-94% before.
Check out your previous comparison of those 3 panels:
HP-EliteBook-840-G4-What-is-the-best-display-option
Could you please comment on it?
Thank you!
Beware the keyboard of this laptop as it does not have an Insert key !!! Thankfully I figured it out before buying, this key in crucial for work related programs. HP suggests using the combination FN + E, but people say it doesn't always work plus when combined with ctrl or shift it's freaking hard to press all this keys with your left hand.
The 840G5 keyboard is very "clicky" and loud. The Elitebook 840 G1 keyboard appeared to be far quieter and more comfortable to type with.
In the past an issue with HP laptops has been their uncomfortably sharp front edges, apparently as a result of a decision to sacrifice user comfort for 'sharp' appearance. Sharp appearance, it seems, means sharp edges, which equates to sore palms. Many HP notebooks have a sharp front edge. There's a discussion of the issue as relates to other models on the HP site.
It would have been good to have had this important aspect of the design mentioned.
I really hate this machine, first of all it does not have card reader..ok I know it is 2019 everything is moving at 5 + GHz but...
the other thing that totally annoys me on this machine is probably windows 10 related.. it just sucks...all kinds of bugs.. it not even possible to compare to my old lenovo x series i7 processor laptop..it was smooooooooooooth compared to this junk.
Quote from: Muramas on June 08, 2018, 17:48:27Oh and HP's new logo looks like it is saying Lip
Cannot unsee
Working since a half year or so with 840 G5 I7 8th Gen.
Cannot confirm no coil whine, neither am I happy with the selection of ports.
If working on Desk unit is usually docked, so why RJ45 Network native? One more USB A would have been the better choice. Only 2 Standard USB A ports allow pluging of company supplied Mouse and headset. To plug in all development and other USB stuff I need a Port Expander or dock in HomeOffice (using Icy Box Dk4050 here with no probs)
USB C Connector is very close to standard Power Supply Conenctor, that could have been exchanged against another USB C Port with PD feature and a PD PSU.
Fan comes on frequently. Not extremly noise but with hearable alternating revs, which is very inconvinent, loud under load (Companys Antimalware
scan takes half an hour and drives Unit to maxload fan revs once a week and I then usually take a looong coffee break :))
Build quality ist very strong and sturdy, keyboard it self is nice, if you can l livve with the strange layout.
Compared to my personal X390 Yoga I prefer that keyboard and its layout if this helps any.
Touchpad is very good.
Display is lower end IPS type. Matte is very nice, viewing angles good, but the Display from factory has a very greenish tint, which may be problem of the display itself as I can reproduce it with 1pix white/black alternating vertical lines in native resolution. INstead of showing a homogeneus grey the Unit shows a light greenish grey. I wouldn't have expected this with a relatively large colour Gamut given.
All in all an acceptable unit and comparably lightweight with its 1500gr. it feels heavier subjectively, probably due to size and Alu-Chassis.
SIM Slot is completly useless and a waste of connector space. SD-Card reader instead is painfully missing.
Hi everybody..
I been using this laptop for 1 year at work. and it's not so bad.. I really like it but i have added additional 8GB RAM.