Inside HP EliteBook 830 G8 – disassembly and upgrade options

Not only is this device easy to disassemble, but it offers a decent amount of upgrade options as well.

Check out all HP EliteBook 830 G8 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.


1. Remove the bottom plate

Thankfully, there are only 5 Phillips-head screws holding the bottom panel in place. After you undo them, pry the panel with a plastic tool and lift it away.


2. Battery

Inside, you will find a 53Wh battery pack. Before you continue, unplug the battery connector from the motherboard.


3. Мemory and storage

To access the memory and the storage, you have to remove two metal brackets. They are hiding two SODIMM slots for up to 64GB of dual-channel RAM, as well as an M.2 PCIe x4 slot.


4. Cooling system

This notebook’s processor is cooled down by one heat pipe, and a medium-sized fan. Interestingly, there is a pattern on the heat spreader that should help with heat dissipation.

Check out all HP EliteBook 830 G8 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.

HP EliteBook 830 G8 in-depth review

If you are an enterprise laptop user, you would be familiar with brands like ThinkPad, Latitude, and EliteBook. Today, we are going to review a notable member of the EliteBook family, called the EliteBook 830 G8. Ultimately it's not very different from its predecessor from the G7 series.However, this unit comes with Tiger Lake CPUs - a huge jump from the Comet Lake-U processors from last year. Actually, the performance was one of the main issues with yesteryear's model. Despite that, it was extremely efficient and posted one of the best battery life we've ever tested here. We really hope [...]

Pros

  • Decent battery life
  • PCIe x4 support + 64GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel
  • Two Thunderbolt 4 connectors, Wi-Fi 6, and optional 5G support
  • 89% of sRGB coverage and great color accuracy with our Gaming and Web design profile (IVO X133NVFF R0 (IVO8596))
  • No PWM for brightness adjustment (IVO X133NVFF R0 (IVO8596)9)
  • Spill-resistant keyboard
  • IR face recognition and fingerprint reader

Cons

  • Weird fan noise at low RPM
  • High deviation in luminance in the top left corner (IVO X133NVFF R0 (IVO8596))
  • Minimum brightness is too high for use in the dark (IVO X133NVFF R0 (IVO8596))
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