HP EliteBook 840 G5 (14-Inch, 2018) Series

Sleek design. Good battery life. Available 4K and privacy-screen display options, as well as discrete graphics. Comfortable backlit keyboard.

Expensive with options. Base screen is dreary.

Bottom Line: The midrange EliteBook 840 G5 is a first-class 14-inch business laptop that challenges its up-the-stack HP kin, though you'll want to upgrade from the dim default screen.

Lovely engineering ; Stunning display ; Excellent performance

Proprietary PSU

Built for the power user on the move, the HP Elitebook 840 G5 crams all the latest Intel technology into a highly engineered package.

Classy design; Awesome keyboard; Solid battery life; Vivid privacy display; Quality audio ; Blurry webcam; Display on base model is mediocre ; The EliteBook 840 G5 is an absolute beauty of a business laptop, providing a comfy keyboard, strong...

Blurry webcam; Display on base model is mediocre ; The EliteBook 840 G5 is an absolute beauty of a business laptop, providing a comfy keyboard, strong performance and amazing sound in a stylish design.

The EliteBook 840 G5 is an absolute beauty of a business laptop, providing a comfy keyboard, strong performance and amazing sound in a stylish design.

very bright, high-contrast IPS display ; Full HD resolution ; attractive and stable case ; many security features ; NVMe SSD ; good system performance ; comfy input devices ; Thunderbolt 3 ; docking port

mediocre battery life ; no memory card reader ; occasional electronic crackle ; PWM

The EliteBook 840 G5 belongs to the luxury class of business laptops. Our test device is the top-of-the-line model. In terms of the laptop's configuration, HP makes no compromises. The Core i7 processor provides enough processing power for all the...

good looking, stable case ; bright, matte IPS ; no PWM ; many security features ; good system performance ; comfortable input devices ; USB Type-C with Thunderbolt ; case temperatures remain low ; docking port

display has a strong blue cast ex-works ; SSD not as good as we expected ; average battery runtimes ; no card reader ; processor cannot reach its full potential

The HP EliteBook 840 G5 is a high-quality business device, now in its fifth generation. The successor of the HP EliteBook 840 G4 has been given a new design and an up-to-date Kaby Lake Refresh processor, although this cannot reach its full potential....

Fantastic security features ; Feels sturdy ; Great screen

Strange trackpoint position ; Not the best battery life

While I wouldn’t rush out to buy the EliteBook 840 G5, there’s much to like here: the conferencing features; the extra levels of privacy; the convenience of built-in Ethernet and HDMI ports to accompany Thunderbolt 3. This versatility, and prices...

Classic design ; Long battery life ; Splendid keyboard ; High quality audio system ; Vivid display

Blurry and low-grade webcam ; Proprietary PSU ; No memory card reader ; Mediocre display for base models ; Mediocre SSD

Excellent port selection; Great business features; Keen price

Chunky, unprepossessing design; Performance can't match the Dell XPS 13

While we wouldn’t rush out to buy the EliteBook 840 G5, there’s much to like here. This level of versatility, and prices starting at £1,099 inc VAT on HP’s website, make the EliteBook an attractive option for security-sensitive businesses.

Very good input devices;High contrast screen with comfortable viewing angles;Easy to get inside and upgrade;PWM-free across all brightness levels;Supports super fast NVMe storage;Backlit keyboard;Battery life is on point

Core i7-8550U underperforms in raw benchmarks;Heavy price tag;Thermal management is terrible;Gets warm on the surface under heavy load;Mediocre color range