HP Elitebook 840 G9 review: more power, speed... and height?

With the Elitebook 840 G9, HP brings a great upgrade to a capable laptop.

A silver HP Elitebook 840 G9 laptop on a green sofa
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Our Verdict

The HP Elitebook 840 G9 follows in the high-performing footsteps of the 840 G8, and this new upgrade brings a taller, brighter screen to the table, great for content creators, and the battery life is great for workers on the go. With the more powerful Intel Core i7 processor, our recommended option for this pro notebook, it also handles all general creative tasks with ease and even though it's no gaming powerhouse, you can still get plenty of casual gaming joy out of it.

For

  • Bright, tall screen
  • Great battery life
  • Powerful i7 processor option

Against

  • Speakers are serviceable at best

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HP Elitebook 840 G9 review: Key specs

Processors available: 12th-gen Intel Core i5-1235U, i5-1240P, i7-1255U,  i7-1260P, i5-1245U, i5-1250P, i7-1265U, i7-1270P, i7-1280P
RAM: 8-64GB
Storage: 256GB-2TB SSD
Display: 14-inch, 250-1000 nits depending on power options
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe graphics
Ports and connectors: 1 HDMI 2.0; 2 Thunderbolt 4 with USB4 Type-C 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4); 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (1 charging) ; (HDMI cable sold separately.); Optional Ports: 1 Smartcard reader (optional); 1 External Nano SIM slot for WWAN
Camera: 5MP Windows Hello-compatible
Dimensions: 31.56 x 22.4 x 1.92cm
Weight: 1.36kg

The HP Elitebook 840 G9 supersedes the well-liked and very capable Elitebook 840 G8, and comes with a few upgrades over its predecessor too. 

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The Verdict
8.8

out of 10

HP Elitebook 840 G9

The HP Elitebook 840 G9 follows in the high-performing footsteps of the 840 G8, and this new upgrade brings a taller, brighter screen to the table, great for content creators, and the battery life is great for workers on the go. With the more powerful Intel Core i7 processor, our recommended option for this pro notebook, it also handles all general creative tasks with ease and even though it's no gaming powerhouse, you can still get plenty of casual gaming joy out of it.

Erlingur Einarsson
Tech Reviews Editor

Erlingur is the Tech Reviews Editor on Creative Bloq. Having worked on magazines devoted to Photoshop, films, history, and science for over 15 years, as well as working on Digital Camera World and Top Ten Reviews in more recent times, Erlingur has developed a passion for finding tech that helps people do their job, whatever it may be. He loves putting things to the test and seeing if they're all hyped up to be, to make sure people are getting what they're promised. Still can't get his wifi-only printer to connect to his computer. 

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