HP EliteBook 840 G8 is €79 cheaper today, 26% below the other.
Over the 10 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the HP EliteBook 840 G8 was the cheaper one on 10 of 10 days, by €76 to €125, 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 G8€214 now
- HP EliteBook 840 G9€290 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- HP EliteBook 840 G8Online Used Laptops
- €214
- HP EliteBook 840 G9Online Used Laptops
- €290
Every week, as a table
| Week | HP EliteBook 840 G8 | HP EliteBook 840 G9 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €437 | |
| 31 August 2026 | €437 | |
| 7 September 2026 | €219 | |
| 14 September 2026 | €214 | |
| 21 September 2026 | €214 | |
| 28 September 2026 | €214 | €339 |
| 5 October 2026 | €214 | €290 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | HP EliteBook 840 G8 | HP EliteBook 840 G9 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Bluetooth, Wifi, Audio, Touchpad, Webcam, Special function keys and others are working out of the box, the fingerprint reader does not because of missing proprietary drivers.”h30434.www3.hp.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “Many things from the HP EliteBook 840 G9 like the webcam, touchpad, and speakers, might not work right.”xda-developers.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “You will notice that there are two metal brackets. One of them hides two RAM SODIMM slots, which fit up to 64GB of memory in total and work in dual-channel mode.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | The RAM can be upgraded. “You can upgrade the memory via two SODIMM slots, hidden beneath a metal bracket.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Screen quality | Reviewers rate this screen well. “HP EliteBook 840 G8’s IPS panel has a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles, high maximum brightness, and a very good contrast ratio.”laptopmedia.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Reviewers rate this screen well. “I'm sad that the EliteBook doesn't match most rivals in supporting a high-res screen option, but the 1,920-by-1,200 display is perfectly crisp and quite bright.”uk.pcmag.com, checked 6 September 2026. |
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