HP EliteBook 840 G6

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Date Published: 15 Apr 2020

Intel Core i7-8565U
Intel UHD Graphics 620
14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
512GB SSD
16GB DDR4
1.48 kg (3.3 lbs)

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HP EliteBook 840 G6

$2500^.00

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Review

HP EliteBook 840 G6 in-depth review

HP EliteBook 840 G6 is part of the latest generation of EliteBook 800 laptops. Traditionally, the EliteBook brand has been known for its extreme reliability and longevity in terms of degradation and moral aging.Interestingly, this laptop doesn't differ a lot from its predecessor from the fifth generation 800 devices. While it retains the aluminum chassis, it now embodies the Whiskey Lake processors from Intel. Security-wise there are the HP Secure Start and Secure Click (not very creative from HP, we know), and furthermore, you can pick from several vPro-labeled CPUs.Display-wise there is a 4K IPS option, which is probably not going to be the most popular one, as it will significantly increase the cost of the EliteBook 840 G6. Nevertheless, we did manage to get our hands on a 1080[...]

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Pros

Classy aluminum shell
Quiet and cool during full load
Wide variety of I/O options
Super long battery life
Wide color coverage (94% of sRGB) and great color accuracy thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile (Chi Mei CMN14E0)
Reaches high maximum brightness (444 nits) and doesn't use aggressive PWM for brightness adjustment (Chi Mei CMN14E0)

Cons

A little pricey

DISPLAY: 14.0-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
Chi Mei CMN14E0

Diagonal
14.0"

Pixel density
157.35 ppi

Brightness
444 cd/m²

sRGB
94%

PWM frequency
26000 Hz

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
22 inches (56 cm)

Contrast
1330:1

dE Color Checker
2.8 1.1

PWM Rating
8.8: (acceptable)

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