HP EliteBook 840 G5 is €63 cheaper today, 23% below the other.
Over the 42 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the HP EliteBook 840 G5 was the cheaper one on 32 of 42 days, by €58 to €95, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
None of the three facts this site researches separates them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- HP EliteBook 840 G6€266 now
- HP EliteBook 840 G5€205 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- HP EliteBook 840 G6PCLiquidations
- €266
- HP EliteBook 840 G5redodevice.com
- €205
Every week, as a table
| Week | HP EliteBook 840 G6 | HP EliteBook 840 G5 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €302 | €208 |
| 31 August 2026 | €266 | €208 |
| 7 September 2026 | €266 | €205 |
| 14 September 2026 | €266 | €205 |
| 21 September 2026 | €157 | €204 |
| 28 September 2026 | €157 | €204 |
| 5 October 2026 | €266 | €205 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | HP EliteBook 840 G6 | HP EliteBook 840 G5 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop. “GPU Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (Whiskey Lake) (rev 02) Works 8086:1916 i915 N/A”wiki.gentoo.org, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop. “works”linux-hardware.org, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “There is no RAM soldered onto the motherboard like with other notebooks.”9to5gadgets.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “The device has two RAM slots and neither is soldered on.”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “HP EliteBook 840 G6 has a Full HD IPS panel with good contrast, comfortable viewing angles, great maximum brightness, and wide color coverage.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “But thanks to its low black value (0.25), the display still offers the best contrast ratio (1656:1).”notebookcheck.net, checked 6 September 2026. |
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