HP EliteBook 840 G5 is €125 cheaper today, 37% 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 42 of 42 days, by €117 to €121, a gap wide enough to decide on by itself.
Linux support and the screen both differ between them.
Price history: the lowest price we saw each week
- HP EliteBook 840 G4€325 now
- HP EliteBook 840 G5€205 now
Week of 5 October 2026
- HP EliteBook 840 G4PCLiquidations
- €325
- HP EliteBook 840 G5redodevice.com
- €205
Every week, as a table
| Week | HP EliteBook 840 G4 | HP EliteBook 840 G5 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2026 | €325 | €208 |
| 31 August 2026 | €325 | €208 |
| 7 September 2026 | €325 | €205 |
| 14 September 2026 | €325 | €205 |
| 21 September 2026 | €325 | €204 |
| 28 September 2026 | €325 | €204 |
| 5 October 2026 | €325 | €205 |
What differs between them
No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.
| Fact | HP EliteBook 840 G4 | HP EliteBook 840 G5 |
|---|---|---|
| Linux support | Linux runs on this laptop, with something not working. “As of now, the wifi is not working. There seems to be drivers missing.”stefon.wordpress.com, checked 6 September 2026. | Linux runs on this laptop. “works”linux-hardware.org, checked 6 September 2026. |
| Soldered RAM | The RAM can be upgraded. “Two memory module slots Memory is customer accessible/upgradeable”h10032.www1.hp.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 poorly. “The biggest problem, however, is the Full HD TN display. Luminance and resolution are okay, but the panel disappoints in pretty much all the other measurements.”notebookcheck.net, 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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